Swimming is boring, or not

I have a friend that once said to me that he would never do a triathlon because swimming was too boring. True, it is monotonous. Stroke, stroke, breathe, stroke, stroke, breathe, where is the wall...... Is that really so bad?

Sometimes I use my swim to organize my day--conference call at 9:30, be sure to copy my presentation on to my thumb drive, do I know what airline I am taking, don't forget to submit my weekly program report....blah, blah, blah. Mainly, I use it to process. Usually I process work-related stressors like how to deal with personnel issues, or what I will say to X funder, or on a good day when the light at the end of the tunnel is an interview I practice my responses to interview questions. I use my swim to rehearse my conversations and organize my thoughts.

Is swimming boring? In my view that is the wrong way to look at it. Does swimming offer an opportunity to self-reflect? Oh, yeah (she says in her Canadian border town accent) you betcha!