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Apr 26, 20201 min read

Pools #401 to #410: Canada & California

These 10 pools cover a tight and important time - March and April of 2019 - when we were still brand-new to living in Canada and just as...

Apr 17, 20201 min read

One month dry: wistfully recalling pools #411 to #420

Had I known that my March 16th, 2020 swim of 1,750 yards was going to be my last for a while, I would have cranked out more. The...

Apr 11, 20201 min read

3 universities, 2 communities and 1 whack of algae: Pools #421 to #430

I really should choose my next home to be near a university with a great pool that has community access. As I doubt I'll be living in...

Apr 5, 20201 min read

A bubble, an upside down arc, 4 lanes, 6 lanes, whatever goes - Pools #431 to #440

I think it's actually good that I didn't keep up with my Pool Pics every time I added a new pool. Going back and updating these in sets...

Apr 1, 20201 min read

Flattening the wrong curve

I have officially wrapped up my 13th year of this epic quest to swim in 1,001 different pools before I die**. With all the buzz about...

Mar 28, 20201 min read

Swimming with friends - Pools #441 to #450

Pandemic Panic be damned! If I can't go to my happy place, I'm going to think about my happy places. I've updated my next set of 10 pool...

Mar 22, 20201 min read

Remembering swimming

In retrospect, my wide eyes from my late February swim capture the emotions I feel now, as we all deal with life shut down,...

Feb 9, 20202 min read

Race Report: All-Out Swim

While I can almost always wish I had swum faster, I had a pretty perfect day at the Downtown Swim Club's All-Out Swim meet, hosted long...

Feb 3, 20202 min read

Training Table: On the right track

I had a very solid month of training in January, at least in terms of consistency of being in the water and swim volume/effort. There...

Jan 27, 20203 min read

Training Table: 400 IM Test Set

The long slog to get back into shape continues and I finally felt just good enough in the water to even attempt my 400 IM Test Set, a...

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