I wish I liked swimming - it would be a great mode of exercise for me because I have a very bad back, it's been painful more of less constantly since I was about 8. I understand that swimming is very beneficial for that. I just find it so boring and stressful, which is not a good combo. Plus I have a dislike of deep water so it's also frightening.

How come you wear a wet suit? Is it to prevent you from getting too cold? I know very little about wet suits - here I think it's mostly windsurfers and people like that who wear it, not swimmers. I think.