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1001 Pools


Eccentric Pushups & A Treatise on the Art of Swimming
23 August 2025 From Bonnie Tsui 's excellent book "On Muscle," I found this rather eccentric 19th-century definition of a pushup, which...
1 day ago1 min read


Pool #748: Not in Canada
22 August 2025 Of course, it makes sense that the city name Edmonton originated in the UK and not in Canada! However, as I have only...
2 days ago2 min read


Broke the Water Break
19 August 2025 9 days! After racing in Manchester , I took a conscious break from swimming. I can’t say that I fully enjoyed this “dry...
4 days ago1 min read


Racing Ugly, But Happy (#746 & #747)
9 August 2025 After I finished my first 400 LCM free of 2025, back at the K2 Crawley meet in mid-January , I wrote ... I still think I...
Aug 103 min read


Testing my Heart & Health (#745)
7 August 2025 An old friend was in London on a business trip, so we made plans to meet up for dinner at his hotel, the Leonardo Royal...
Aug 62 min read


The Cult of Swimming
6 August 2025 Among serious swimmers and/or the aquatically-obsessed, The Haunts of the Black Masseur and Waterlog have become cult...
Aug 61 min read


Dolphin Diving to Taper to Race
4 August 2025 Forget the diving well, the London Aquatics Center 3M depth competition pool is perfect for dolphin  dives! I start and...
Aug 41 min read
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