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1001 Pools


10 years and 2 days = 6% decline
16 October 2021 With what appears to be a commitment (& success!) in Ontario to keeping our fitness facilities open, I'm getting...
Oct 17, 20212 min read


Hacking of (not quite) Olympic proportions
5 October 2021 Though not quite as grand a setting as some of the pools I've swum at over the week, the Arundel Olympic Swim Center was...
Oct 5, 20212 min read


Hopping to some 300s in a fair land
3 October 2021 I love it when fellow swimmers point me in the right direction to a great pool. During my last trip to the greater DC...
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Swimming: a community like no other
2 October 2021 While I do enjoy solo swimming as it induces an extra meditative component above the baseline contemplation that water...
Oct 2, 20212 min read


IM taking liberty with Mr. Adams in Washington
29 September 2021 I flew down to Washington, DC later this afternoon for my first in-person conference, tomorrow, since the pandemic...
Sep 29, 20212 min read


Papaya Jam
28 September 2021 Many swimmers, especially solo-training Masters Swimmers, trade sets and workouts like DJs trade song samples, ripping...
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Blinded by the Flying Fish Heads
27 September 2021 I try very hard to keep my non-professional social media presence squarely focused on swimming, so I'm always excited...
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Outdoor Time Trial - Pool #485
26 September 2021 While pools are now consistently open and Masters Swimming teams across Ontario are slowly starting to gain pool time...
Sep 26, 20212 min read


WAW on FYF
24 September 2021 I have been so fortunate over my nearly 50 year swimming career to have had the opportunity to train under some of the...
Sep 24, 20212 min read


Fulcrum Focus
23 September 2021 Continuing my trip down swim memory lane into my 2011 workouts. I was reminded of a piece of equipment I used to train...
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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