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1001 Pools


Not Fawlty in Torquay - Pool #715
1 February 2025 As part of our adventure of living in London, my wife and I are determined to see as much of this part of the world as...
Feb 52 min read


Training Table: Broken 400 Free Test Set
13 January 2025 I cannot enter a year without setting some goals for my swimming. Not every year's goals are about times and racing. ...
Jan 132 min read


Results = Reality - Expectations at Piscine Georges Drigny (Pool #694)
2 August 2024 Knowing how crowded Parisian pools are, I actively sought out 33M or 50M pools when I was in town for the first week of the...
Aug 25, 20242 min read


My Longest Workout in ~40 years!
August 18th, 2024 After bonking on last Sunday's attempt at a 12,500-meter workout, I tried to prepare myself this week, through more...
Aug 18, 20242 min read


A Crowd-Free Parisian Paradise? (Pool #693)
1 August 2024 The city of Paris (and Lille, Nanterre, St.-Denis, etc.) put on a fantastic show for the 2024 Olympics. I went to Paris...
Aug 17, 20242 min read


Form is Function - Piscine Pailleron (#692)
31 July 2024 After a Wednesday morning watching beach volleyball at probably the coolest sports venue I have ever been to ... ... I took...
Aug 10, 20243 min read


Pool Review (#602) - Beauty Beach Weekend in Brighton
8 July 2023 This morning was an absolute delight to be able to join Maia with her #Masters team at #Brighton #SwimmingClub . The...
Jul 7, 20231 min read


Race Report: IM Fast(er) Masters Challenge
18 December 2022 It's been over a decade since I last tried tapering for a meet where I switched out my normal mid-to-long distance focus...
Dec 18, 20223 min read


Five Days of Rest in Five Pools
17 December 2022 While it is certainly not my preference to have a business trip right before a taper meet, this happens more often than...
Dec 17, 20223 min read


Chasing Alex Baumann
6 November 2022 OK ... not quite ... but I was certainly inspired by this plaque on the wall behind the start end of the competition pool...
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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