29 August 2026 It's been a relaxing week since I swam the 400 IM at the European Masters Championships in Slovakia, but recovery time is over because the Swim England Masters Championships kick off in eight weeks at the excellent Ponds Forge International Sports Centre: Reflecting back on the summer of training and racing, I had three big lessons: Vacation after the event - My wife and I had a great holiday, sandwiching in the 2/3 days of racing in Bratislava between 3 days i

23 August 2026 My 1,001 pool quest originally started from a desire to get and stay healthy after a period of intense work and business travel while building a startup tech company between mid-2002 and 2007. After the sale of that company later in 2007, I realized I had let my work consume me ... and let my nascent masters swimming career (begun in 2001) and attention to fitness fall far too low in my priorities. It's not like my work life got a lot less intense after I sta