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Racing Ugly, But Happy (#746 & #747)
9 August 2025 After I finished my first 400 LCM free of 2025, back at the K2 Crawley meet in mid-January , I wrote ... I still think I...
Aug 103 min read


The Cult of Swimming
6 August 2025 Among serious swimmers and/or the aquatically-obsessed, The Haunts of the Black Masseur and Waterlog have become cult...
Aug 61 min read


Pool Review: My Kind of Lifestyle (#744)
27 June 2025 I think more London area fitness facilities should adopt this term - “Lifestyle Club” - over the much more dominant “Leisure...
Jun 271 min read


It's a Wrap on British Nats!
15 June 2025 But, first, a word of thanks to our sponsors for a most excellent weekend of racing: I don't know what it costs for the...
Jun 152 min read


Brit Nats Day 2: Tenths Matter
14 June 2025 Back at the wonderful London Aquatics Centre this morning for two events - a mixed 200 free relay and the 400 freestyle...
Jun 142 min read


British Masters Nationals Day 1
13 June 2025 Friday the 13th might not generally be thought of as an auspicious day, but it was a beautiful day, inside and outside the...
Jun 133 min read


Times Change, Or Do They?
9 June 2025 I probably didn't discover The Jam's "Going Underground" in 1980 when it was originally released, but I know I knew it well...
Jun 92 min read


Pool Review: Killing it at Kildeskovshallen (#729)
13 March 2025 OK. I realize that Kildeskovshallen translates to something like the Spring Forest Pool, but the fine people of Gentofte...
Mar 163 min read


Fun with 1500s (almost)
9 December 2024 I first created and did this workout in SCM back in August of 2009. The intervals were faster back then, but I do like...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Training Table: Olympic Mornings
7 October 2024 While I've got a focus for the next six weeks or so on the USMS Virtual 3,000 yard event , I've already decided that I'll...
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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