I recently became a high school swim official in Maine (USA), and I just attended my first high school swim officials live training by shadowing an strokes and turns official at a swim meet. I will start out my officiating... Read More

Earlier this year, I overcame a 50 year anxiety disorder called Paruresis. For all of my conscious life I have lived with what is also non-scientifically called a “shy bladder”. In this interview I talk about my recovery from this... Read More

During my walk this morning I was continuously amazed at the beauty around me. But curiously I didn’t notice it during my entire walk. Sometimes I’d be thinking about my conversation with my wife. And at points I was lost... Read More

As a Masters Swimming Coach, one of the questions I usually get asked in some form or another is “Can I be a Masters Swimmer”? It doesn’t always get asked that way, and often it is not asked at all.... Read More

Warmup: 300 free, 200 stroke Main Set: 3 x 50’s sprint, 60 seconds rest. Fast, hold same pace, then 50 EZ 3 x 50’s sprint, 60 seconds rest. Fast, hold same pace, then 150 EZ Repeat set with different stroke... Read More