Pat Faull has never been in a book club. So, it’s all new to her, really. But a book club in a pool? Well, she’ll be the first to admit that it’s different. “It’s unique, for sure,” says Faull, who has been swimming for more than 10 years.
Faull is one of a dozen or so women who’ve had the opportunity to try the growing “Book Club: Water Workout” at the Funk Zone’s Anderson Aquatics. Introduced in February by co-owner Breanna Anderson, things are going so swimmingly (pun intended) that a second book club may be on the horizon for the aquatic personal training and rehabilitation center.
For anyone that reads — whether paperback or Kindle, combining books and water isn’t often recommended. But when a client came to Anderson complaining about their inability to find a book club, Anderson immediately saw an opportunity. “We’re always looking to offer something different and bring together clients of different backgrounds and ages,” says Anderson, who also notes that her own book club never revived following the pandemic. So, she filled in the gap.