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1001 Pools


10.5 year Flashback Workout
6 June 2022 In the spirit of putting into practice my learning that I need to build a better base, I took the main set from a workout I...
Jun 6, 20222 min read


What a drag it is getting old
2 June 2022 Back in the 80's, after a taper & shave meet, our coaches used to have all swimmers, boys & girls, men and women, wear...
Jun 2, 20222 min read


In lightning learning
23 May 2022 When the wind blew and the rain flew on Saturday night knocking the power out to my Quebec City Airbnb, I didn't really think...
May 23, 20226 min read


Almost best of the 50s - Part Two
21 May 2022 How can you not love a competition where this is your warmup pool - The only real difference from this pool versus the...
May 21, 20222 min read


Time traveling back to 50 at Canadian Masters Nationals!
20 May 2022 You really couldn't ask for a better pool setup for a national championship than the double-ended, 10 lane x 25 meter setup...
May 20, 20222 min read


Ordre Aquatique Québécois
20 May 2022 If my first experience swimming in a community pool in Quebec City is indicative of the well-ordered aquatic community here,...
May 20, 20221 min read


If The Cure built a pool ...
16 May 2022 As great as the swimming was in Tampa, the travel back home on Friday night was the opposite - so many Air Canada...
May 18, 20223 min read


Tampa Triple Shot
13 May 2022 With omicron and BA2 fading ... or with us in North America just selectively agreeing to ignore them in favor of getting back...
May 17, 20222 min read


Moving Day is not Taper Day
8 May 2022 While yesterday was a beautiful day to move my daughter across Hamilton, Ontario from her medical school apartment to her...
May 8, 20221 min read


Booster Proof
6 May 2022 A year ago yesterday, 5 May 2021, I had gotten my second COVID-19 vaccine dose (Pfizer), so it seemed to make sense to...
May 6, 20222 min read
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