24 October 2026 I made my way via the very comfortable LNER train up to the excellent Ponds Forge International Sports Centre on Friday for this year's Swim England Masters SCM Nationals, arriving well-rested, caffeinated and with a fancy new Mizuno GX-Sonic Royal MT racing suit (see this article to read more about this range): In an ideal world, I would not have packed 4 races into two sessions, especially the Friday evening and Saturday morning sessions, but the events I wa