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1001 Pools


Oct 30, 20172 min read
Never too old to learn
Somehow I managed to get myself installed as the Chair of the Arizona Local Masters Swimming Committee (LMSC) this year* and, thanks to...


Oct 14, 20172 min read
What's the MVP?
Traveling to the east coast this week for company strategy meetings had me involved in a lot of discussions around what our Minimally...


Sep 5, 20172 min read
Beyond the Goggles: Swimnerds
I have done the odd crowdfunding campaign over the years, almost always swimming-related. My best one to date (and still highly...


Sep 3, 20171 min read
Could I be done in 12 years?
If you were to ask me how hard I trained over the last twelve months, I'd tell you it's been the lamest period of effort since I returned...


Jun 16, 20172 min read
Stepcount Tri-Meet
Continuing my adventures in counting steps, one day this week I strapped on three different devices to compare step counts: My iPhone SE...


Jun 14, 20171 min read
Harvard and London 2012 - LA style
Sometimes it takes a little extra sleuthing to find new pools and a way into them, but the return is always worth the effort. I like to...


Jun 14, 20171 min read
Always be learning
Someday, with my incessant quest to enumerate things, I'll go through my pool list and create a parallel list (or at least count) of the...
Jun 13, 20173 min read
Olympic Dreams - Unrequited
Part Three - The Bucket List I have already recounted the Olympic Pools I swam in, as well as my near misses. This final post covers all...


Jun 11, 20171 min read
Aqua-town USA: Mesa, AZ
I imagine that, when most people think about swimming towns, Mesa, Arizona doesn't automatically rise to the top of mind, but I think...


Jun 10, 20171 min read
Pool crush: The Richmond Plunge
When I was doing a bit of research into architect Julia Morgan's pools, I came across this article from the National Trust for Historic...
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