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1001 Pools


May 21, 20222 min read
Almost best of the 50s - Part Two
21 May 2022 How can you not love a competition where this is your warmup pool - The only real difference from this pool versus the...


May 20, 20222 min read
Time traveling back to 50 at Canadian Masters Nationals!
20 May 2022 You really couldn't ask for a better pool setup for a national championship than the double-ended, 10 lane x 25 meter setup...


May 20, 20221 min read
Ordre Aquatique Québécois
20 May 2022 If my first experience swimming in a community pool in Quebec City is indicative of the well-ordered aquatic community here,...


May 19, 20223 min read
If The Cure built a pool ...
16 May 2022 As great as the swimming was in Tampa, the travel back home on Friday night was the opposite - so many Air Canada...


May 18, 20222 min read
Tampa Triple Shot
13 May 2022 With omicron and BA2 fading ... or with us in North America just selectively agreeing to ignore them in favor of getting back...


May 1, 20222 min read
Amphibious Assault
1 May 2022 I live about 25 minutes away from the largest training establishment in the Canadian Armed Forces, CFB Borden, and have known...


Apr 28, 20222 min read
Subterranean swimsuit blahs
27 April 2022 You would need a weather man to know which way the wind blows while mixing up a workout in the Athletic & Swim Club...


Apr 24, 20222 min read
Hart House: Old Pool for an Old Man
23 April 2022 My family tends towards "experience gifts" versus "thing gifts" for birthdays and special occasions, so I was thrilled when...


Apr 6, 20222 min read
Uptown (Pool) Boy
5 April 2022 Much as I do love the electric energy and vibe of New York City, it's a challenging place for a traveling swimmer: there are...


Mar 16, 20223 min read
On the brink, into the Brank ...
15 March 2022 ... some. I had been wanting to go to the Great Whales exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum for awhile now, but never quite...
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