13 January 2025 I cannot enter a year without setting some goals for my swimming. Not every year's goals are about times and racing. ...

2 August 2024 Knowing how crowded Parisian pools are, I actively sought out 33M or 50M pools when I was in town for the first week of the...

August 18th, 2024 After bonking on last Sunday's attempt at a 12,500-meter workout, I tried to prepare myself this week, through more...

1 August 2024 The city of Paris (and Lille, Nanterre, St.-Denis, etc.) put on a fantastic show for the 2024 Olympics. I went to Paris...

31 July 2024 After a Wednesday morning watching beach volleyball at probably the coolest sports venue I have ever been to ... ... I took...

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

18 December 2022 It's been over a decade since I last tried tapering for a meet where I switched out my normal mid-to-long distance focus...

17 December 2022 While it is certainly not my preference to have a business trip right before a taper meet, this happens more often than...

6 November 2022 OK ... not quite ... but I was certainly inspired by this plaque on the wall behind the start end of the competition pool...

6 August 2022 I recall reading a story about how Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon reached the top of the World Championships podiums last...