Ocean or Pool?

i love to swim, so it doesn't really matter much if it's in a pool or the beach...but if i had a choice i'd go to the beach everyday. lots of things to do there other than just swin...

I live near the St Lawrence River and it is wonderful to slip into when it is a hot summer day. So I would say a fresh water river is a great place as well. But I still prefer a clean pool. I like to be able to know what is on the bottom and not hidden in the sand.

I like swimming pools coz I don't know how to swim,lol. In ocean i tend to get far from the shore and get into the deep part. There's a security in the pool, you get to choose whether you would go to the kid's pool or the deep one. Another is I don't like the salty beach, I tend to drink some, oh gosh! but my mom said, it's healthy to swim in the beach. It's a cure for some skin disease. I'm not sure if it's true.

for me i like swimming in a pool, i hate the taste of the ocean, especially when it hits my eyes, it makes me cry and itchy. i love swimming in a pool.

I love the ocean... Ocean has life, you can see living organisms... Unlike pools, there are no living creatures... I'm very biased coz I'm a marine biology student... Peace!

i just dont really like the beach.....

I like swimming and enjoy both pools and oceans.....lakes however are not as clean. I know the ocean might not be but the places I have swam in them are beautiful....

I like a calm ocean. I dont like big waves as I am not a good swimmer. In times that the ocean is a bit rough, I prefer the pool. I think it is just a matter of the season. Good day!

I love clean lakes and pools, but I'm deathly afraid of oceans! The killer jellyfish are everywhere and my motherly and survival instincts are just totally overpowering. I think Lake Michigan is my favorite spot to swim. They have some of the most gorgeous beaches. Of course one day I would like to travel to Hawaii and maybe the bahamas but still may be alittle leary. I will probably be the only one out there in 100 degree weather in a full wetsuit w shoes and a head covering, snorkal etc. I know they have nets, but the deadliest jellyfish are a cousin to the box jellys and they are tiny enough to swim through the nets and deadly enough to kill you. Pools, I do like them, but the thought of swimming in others urine is a major turnoff. Although I do like the clean, bleachy feeling!

I think that I prefer the ocean or a lake. Yes, a pool is more regulated, but no matter how big it is, it is still a confined space that you have to share with who knows how many people, some of whom can't swim quietly and therefore splash everything and everybody in sight, even people sitting far back from the pool in beach chairs trying to quietly read a book. It is just too much of a crowd for me. Of course, there might be a bunch of people at an ocean or a lake at any given time, but you can usually carve out a little space for yourself. And if you pick the right time of day to go, you might be able to swim nearly all by yourself without having to deal with anybody else or very many other people. :) So, going to an ocean or a lake is much more peaceful. :)

I don't like my hair turning green, or my eyes turning red, and not being able to see from the high amount of chlorine that most public pools have. Also don't like swimming in human waste. There's much more to see, and explore at the beach. And I don't mind whale piss. I gargle it. ;p

I like the ocean more, just because I really like laying on a beach.

I prefer the beach....and skinny-dipping in the ocean (haha..just kidding). Seriously, i love beaches, especially the uncrowded ones. Also love island-hopping, snorkling and whale-watching. I feel more relaxed when surrounded by nature, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

I love the water! And I love swimming in them specially that we are on a tropical country. Pools would be refreshing but nothing takes my breath away than the sight of the ocean. One, because blue is my favorite color and another reason is that, when I was small, we lived on a city on top of a mountain. The beach would be a two hour ride from home. Our yearly, rarely, twice a year treat to the beach would be so fun and enjoyable.

[i]I swim on both but I don't really like the pool that much. I'm somewhat claustrophobic and I hate the feeling of confinement that the pool is giving me after a few laps. Also, the water tends to go dirty fast, it's good if the water is flowing though. I guess I've always been a beach-lover. I love the sand, I love the ocean. I like the wide and vast waters that could seem to take my mind somewhere else, you know, forget some of life's anxiety. So between the two, it's definitely the ocean! [/i]

Pools are useful for swimming. But a chance of pollution there.