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1001 Pools


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 14, 20171 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 13, 20173 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 11, 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...
Jun 10, 20171 min read


Great Olympic Decision
As a slow-twitch distance swimmer myself and fan of watching distance events (see this video for the best 1650 race ever), I was always...
Jun 10, 20171 min read
In what countries have you swum?
My pool list has a few fundamental problems when it comes to enumerating the full-range of my globe-swimming adventures: it only covers...
Jun 8, 20174 min read


El Cerrito-Richmond Walkabout
My perfect morning when traveling for business is to wake up around 5/5:30am, down some cold espresso and then head out for a walk to a...
Jun 8, 20172 min read


Try Masters and defy time
We're approximately mid-way through the June 1st to 11th "Try Masters Swimming Week." You might think this 11 day week is yet another...
Jun 6, 20171 min read


Can your step-counter count?
As someone who probably should've been diagnosed with hyperactivity disorder decades ago, I've never really had a problem being active...
Jun 5, 20172 min read
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