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Having a Blast in Basingstoke - Racing & Pool Reviews

21 December 2024 These days, I like to enter some sort of competition at least once a month. Imagine my delight and surprise when,...

4 days ago2 min read

Fun with 400s Kick-for-Time

20 December 2024 I think I'll get a lot more takers on this fun main set versus the last set I posted ;) I first did the MEMO (Marcia's...

Dec 91 min read

Fun with 1500s (almost)

9 December 2024 I first created and did this workout in SCM back in August of 2009. The intervals were faster back then, but I do like...

Dec 72 min read

Canadians 1, English 0

7 December 2024 One would think, in a country that both invented the English language and a country whose ground exists in a (largely)...

Nov 254 min read

A small cut can bleed a river

19 October 2024 " Fortunately, I escaped with just a bloodied elbow … and very wounded pride," was how I described the very small cut I...

Nov 241 min read

October was all going so swimmingly ...

10 October 2024 After my lazy September, I started October with a renewed training enthusiasm, with an intent to focus my training on the...

Oct 72 min read

Training Table: Olympic Mornings

7 October 2024 While I've got a focus for the next six weeks or so on the USMS Virtual 3,000 yard event , I've already decided that I'll...

Oct 62 min read

Pool Review: Palais des Sports de Puteaux - Indoors

1 October 2024 This was almost the definition of a perfect, if too constrained on time, morning biz-trip swim. I had managed to find a...

Oct 22 min read

Q4 Virtual Event Training Kickoff

30 September 2024 For many years, US Masters Swimming has run a ‘virtual distance event’ that includes the 3,000 yard freestyle. I’ve...

Sep 251 min read

Pool Review: Clissold Leisure Centre (#703)

25 September 2024 As it had been over three weeks since I added a new pool, I was itching to get back out there as a Pool Tourist. I...

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