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I did say the blog would live on and this was a memorable swim event for the journey to continue. The Tide had their annual trip to Maine and I was asked to help chaperone.  The destination was Bowdoin College for a dual meet against Greeley High School and a Pentathlon meet the second day.… Continue reading #51 The Tide in Maine to Ring Out 2013

We’ve all heard the above truism in the past reminding us to enjoy the moment as we strive for a goal and that sometimes what we learn on the journey could be more valuable than the goal itself. This certainly holds true in my journey to swim in 50 different pools in one year. It… Continue reading It’s the journey…not the destination.

A good friend told me I shouldn’t end this 50th Birthday Celebration project with a run of the mill YMCA or community indoor swimming pool but to go out-BIG! I took his advice and decided to cap this adventure off in Santa Barbara at two of my most favorite pools. To make it extra special Dad… Continue reading #49 & #50 The Finale…Santa Barbara Bound!

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend Holiday. There was a lot of food and catching up with kids. Ryan, came home from USC and Jessica took the train up from NYU. We enjoyed listening to stories about early college life. We also got to visit with Tommy, Alden, and Katie. Everyone was having completely different… Continue reading #48 Thanksgiving Weekend Swim

It was awesome and fitting that the Westport Family YMCA worked its way into the closing days of this journey. This is the pool where roughly 13 years ago my passion for swimming and some would say swim fashion was rekindled. When we moved from Chicago to Westport I joined the Y and donned the… Continue reading #47 Stars & Stripes and Friendship @ the Y

Pool #46 at the Mercer Island Country Club was a small by product of an awesome few days with my college friends in Seattle. After nearly 30 years of a long over due reunion we had a reunion of our Sigma Chi pledge class that coincided with our collective 50th birthday celebrations.  I flew to… Continue reading #46 One Is Silver The Other Is Gold

I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream to hit #44 & #45… Shannon, Sean and I are here for Trojan Family Weekend 2013!  Courtney stayed at home this trip because of her important roles in her Treasures of Weston play. We miss her. We spent our first night at the Georgian Grand… Continue reading #44 & #45 Hopped Off A Plane @ LAX

Today’s pool is the first in a series associated with college football games. A DSM meeting in Greenville, SC in the fall followed by a Clemson football game has become a tradition for our sales management team.  Today’s game is a big one Clemson vs Florida State two teams ranked in the top 5. Because… Continue reading #43 Game Day Clemson, South Carolina

I’m in Dallas for four nights at an airport hotel for a series of meetings. The view from my room is beautiful-see below.  Fortunately, I’m near a Mexican resturant that I really like Via Real in Los Colinas-already eaten there twice. I was also able to find a nice pool at the North Lake College… Continue reading #42 The Big D and my first senior discount…

There are eight traditional prestigous eastern Ivy League schools in America In this quest for 50 pools I have been fortunate enough to swim in the natatorium of three of them; Penn, Harvard and Brown.  Through some Google Images home work of my own and very reliable anecdotal conversation I am happy to report that… Continue reading #41 Best of the Ivy’s