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Training Table: Not Breaking on Broken 400s
3 March 2025 I love going to the London Aquatics Centre first thing in the morning, but it's oh so much nicer when you arrive as the sun...


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Pool Review: Lengths in Lagoa (#722)
26 February 2025 En route from Lisbon to Carvoeiro we took as much of the scenic, backroads route as possible, which was great when we...


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Pool Review: Laps in Lisboa (#721)
24 February 2025 My wife and I flew down to Portugal on Saturday to spend the better part of the week in the Algarve with family (who...

Feb 234 min read
Race Report: Hemel Hempstead (& pools #717 & #718)
23 February 2025 On Saturday the 15th of February, I went up to the 1st Hemel Hempstead Masters meet at the surprisingly fast (at least...


Feb 71 min read
Fast(er) Friday - Hackett 200 IMs
7 February 2025 I really love the concept of test sets, sets that one does exactly the same way over & over again to track progress. I...


Feb 72 min read
Slothful in Slough - Pool #716
6 February 2025 I recall traipsing around Slough about twenty years ago and not being impressed. I was managing my company's global work...


Feb 52 min read
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...


Jan 271 min read
Training Table: Good Day Sunshine
27 January 2025 Part of keeping my commitment to train for the 400 long course freestyle this year means repeating my 3 x 300 test set...

Jan 242 min read
Training Table: Flashback Friday
24 January 2025 As I was cooling down in Lane 5 this morning, one of the two "fast" lanes during lane swimming sessions at the London...


Jan 183 min read
Race Report: Crushed (again) by K2!
18 January 2025 When I raced at this long course meet last year at the (generally) excellent K2 Crawley pool ... ... I wrote that it, "...
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