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1001 Pools


Feb 281 min read
Pool Review: 0724 - Complexo Desportivo de Alvor -
28 February 2025 After the very hard Breakthrough 100s set the day before, my plan on our last Friday in the Algarve was just to enjoy a...


Feb 272 min read
Pool Review: Slamming in Silves (#723)
27 February 2025 While I was truly quite happy with the pool in Lagoa , happy enough to have had two solid workouts there, I wish I had...


Feb 262 min read
Pool Review: Lengths in Lagoa (#722)
26 February 2025 En route from Lisbon to Carvoeiro we took as much of the scenic, backroads route as possible, which was great when we...


Feb 233 min read
Pool Review: Laps in Lisboa (#721)
24 February 2025 My wife and I flew down to Portugal on Saturday to spend the better part of the week in the Algarve with family (who...

Feb 234 min read
Race Report: Hemel Hempstead (& pools #717 & #718)
23 February 2025 On Saturday the 15th of February, I went up to the 1st Hemel Hempstead Masters meet at the surprisingly fast (at least...


Feb 71 min read
Fast(er) Friday - Hackett 200 IMs
7 February 2025 I really love the concept of test sets, sets that one does exactly the same way over & over again to track progress. I...


Feb 72 min read
Slothful in Slough - Pool #716
6 February 2025 I recall traipsing around Slough about twenty years ago and not being impressed. I was managing my company's global work...


Feb 52 min read
Not Fawlty in Torquay - Pool #715
1 February 2025 As part of our adventure of living in London, my wife and I are determined to see as much of this part of the world as...
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