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1001 Pools


Pool Review (#651): Revisiting a Revitalized Queen Mother
22 December 2023 The Queen Mother Sports Centre was actually one of the first five English pools I ever swam in, but it was a family play...
Dec 23, 20231 min read


Pool Review (#603): The Beach Life in Brighton
9 July 2023 Maia and I packed a lot of fun into my first visit to Brighton, with her being a most-excellent hostess and tour-guide. In...
Jul 9, 20231 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 8, 20231 min read


Pool Review (#601) - First Swim in Germany
5 July 2023 Eindrucksvoll und exzellent! After two days in crowded pools, I was very much hoping that this outdoor schwimmbad about...
Jul 5, 20231 min read


My 2022 Swim(ify) Wrapped
2 January 2023 Reflecting on the swimming highlights of the year: #1 - Swimming with Family I come from a swimming family, then created a...
Jan 2, 20232 min read


The Best Black Friday Deal (Pool #557)
25 November 2022 Forget the deals in the stores, I got the best deal around for a pool tourist when I dropped into The Workout Club in...
Nov 27, 20222 min read


Waking, Walking & Wonderful in Boston (Pool #556)
23 November 2022 A last-minute, temporary hiccup in our plans to spend an extended American Thanksgiving weekend with friends in New...
Nov 26, 20222 min read


Life Time Love & The Virtual 3,000 (Pool #555)
12 November 2022 If there's a North American fitness chain that understands swimmers, it is Life Time. When they opened their first...
Nov 12, 20223 min read


Heart & Rating Ithaca
16 October 2022 My wife and I went down to lovely Ithaca, New York for a weekend getaway. My father had spent part of his boyhood years...
Oct 16, 20222 min read


Yeah - LA Fitness Pool Heater Still Broken
7 October 2022 I was pleasantly surprised to find that my local LA Fitness still has not fixed their pool heater, so I was able to swim...
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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