As a slow-twitch distance swimmer myself and fan of watching distance events (see this video for the best 1650 race ever), I was always...

My pool list has a few fundamental problems when it comes to enumerating the full-range of my globe-swimming adventures: it only covers...

My perfect morning when traveling for business is to wake up around 5/5:30am, down some cold espresso and then head out for a walk to a...

We're approximately mid-way through the June 1st to 11th "Try Masters Swimming Week." You might think this 11 day week is yet another...

As someone who probably should've been diagnosed with hyperactivity disorder decades ago, I've never really had a problem being active...

Probably the most common question in any swimming workout is this, "How many have we done?" Depending upon the coach, a swimming workout...

One of my early posts encouraged swimmers to look beyond the goggles to other cool and useful training equipment, but I was reminded...

Donuts rank #2 behind ice cream on my personal 'food vice' list. As I've advanced in years, I've both had to cut back on them and do...

When I was in New England last summer and made a detour over to swim at Dartmouth, I was initially bummed out that their main training...

When one thinks of sports in Nepal and India, swimming doesn't jump to the top of the list. Trekking and cricket are much more the...