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Reading & Relaxing (#752 and #753)
30 August 2025 My wife went to Paris for the weekend to connect with her (practically) lifelong friend, who happened to be there for a...
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Negative Splitting my 1001 Pools "Race" (#751)
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...
Aug 29, 20253 min read


Bath-ing Beauty(-ies?) - #749 and #750
25 August 2025 Since Roman times, many people arrive in Bath, England with healing waters on their minds. I was no different when my wife...
Aug 28, 20253 min read


Pool #748: Not in Canada
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...
Aug 22, 20252 min read


Broke the Water Break
19 August 2025 9 days! After racing in Manchester , I took a conscious break from swimming. I can’t say that I fully enjoyed this “dry...
Aug 20, 20251 min read


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 10, 20253 min read


Testing my Heart & Health (#745)
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...
Aug 6, 20252 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 27, 20251 min read


Excellent Egham (Pool #743)
25 June 2025 I had a business lunch meeting at a Thames-side hotel in Runnymede today, so I switched up my morning swim plan from the...
Jun 25, 20252 min read


Flight Delay? Swim Hooray!! (Pool #742)
30 May 2025 Never before has a flight delay brought me so much joy. For our routing from Lilongwe to London, my wife and I had a ~13-hour...
May 29, 20253 min read
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