27 August 2025 Technically (unless I do some rounding), I didn't cross the 75% achievement hurdle on my #1001Pools goal until I swam in...

22 August 2025 Of course, it makes sense that the city name Edmonton originated in the UK and not in Canada! However, as I have only...

7 August 2025 An old friend was in London on a business trip, so we made plans to meet up for dinner at his hotel, the Leonardo Royal...

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

4 August 2025 Forget the diving well, the London Aquatics Center 3M depth competition pool is perfect for dolphin  dives!  I start and...

27 June 2025 I think more London area fitness facilities should adopt this term - “Lifestyle Club” - over the much more dominant “Leisure...

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...

14 June 2025 Back at the wonderful London Aquatics Centre this morning for two events - a mixed 200 free relay and the 400 freestyle...

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...

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...