8 July 2024 I've heard and read that one needs to use a chest strap to most accurately measure heart rate while swimming.  My morning...

22 June 2024 Coming to Indianapolis to race at the US Masters Swimming National Championships has brought many delights - swimming at my...

June 12, 2024 Windsor Athletic Club (West Windsor Township, New Jersey) I have been doing Dave Salo's "Pulse Plot" test set (see this...

6 April 2024 I was very slow to “officially” post pool #670 on my #1001Pools quest, the interesting, spacious and aptly beautiful Beau...

29 March 2024 When I turned forty and somewhat offhandedly set this intention to swim at least 1,001 meters in 1,001 different pools...

20 January 2024 A beautiful pool named after the world's second tallest mountain should be inspiring ... ... and it was. But, racing...

July 12, 2023 Traveling around pools of the world, you learn what different cultures, countries, and localities really care about. In...

22 December 2023 The Queen Mother Sports Centre was actually one of the first five English pools I ever swam in, but it was a family play...

9 July 2023 Maia and I packed a lot of fun into my first visit to Brighton, with her being a most-excellent hostess and tour-guide. In...

8 July 2023 This morning was an absolute delight to be able to join Maia with her #Masters team at #Brighton #SwimmingClub . The...