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1001 Pools


3rd Time For a 1st Try With a Magic 5
14 June 2022 Though I have always ended up quite quickly returning to my beloved Speedo Vanquisher goggles, if there's one piece of...
Jun 18, 20223 min read


Biggest volume week since January 2016
12 June 2022 I wrapped up this week with my 400 IM Test Set, the first time I've done it completely in a bit over 6 weeks. More...
Jun 12, 20222 min read


The family that swims together ...
9 June 2022 ... stays together, even if they are far apart and only virtually swimming together. I come from a swimming family. My...
Jun 9, 20223 min read


10.5 year Flashback Workout
6 June 2022 In the spirit of putting into practice my learning that I need to build a better base, I took the main set from a workout I...
Jun 6, 20222 min read


What a drag it is getting old
2 June 2022 Back in the 80's, after a taper & shave meet, our coaches used to have all swimmers, boys & girls, men and women, wear...
Jun 2, 20222 min read


Ordre Aquatique Québécois
20 May 2022 If my first experience swimming in a community pool in Quebec City is indicative of the well-ordered aquatic community here,...
May 20, 20221 min read


If The Cure built a pool ...
16 May 2022 As great as the swimming was in Tampa, the travel back home on Friday night was the opposite - so many Air Canada...
May 18, 20223 min read


Tampa Triple Shot
13 May 2022 With omicron and BA2 fading ... or with us in North America just selectively agreeing to ignore them in favor of getting back...
May 17, 20222 min read


Moving Day is not Taper Day
8 May 2022 While yesterday was a beautiful day to move my daughter across Hamilton, Ontario from her medical school apartment to her...
May 8, 20221 min read


Booster Proof
6 May 2022 A year ago yesterday, 5 May 2021, I had gotten my second COVID-19 vaccine dose (Pfizer), so it seemed to make sense to...
May 6, 20222 min read
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