It kinda crept up on me but social media postings would say that the last seven days were quite active for me and open water swimming. Allow me to quickly recap the week in open water swimming via social media. On Saturday June 13th it was the Doty Swim in Southie at the L Street… Continue reading Open Water Swimming & Social Media–#OWS #socialmedia #instagram #facebook

Wow-what a week for nice people and swimming! This week work found me in Chicago for a couple of days. When I texted my good friend Pat for lunch he said I know exactly where we will go. We went to Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria on State Street for deep dish pizza which is always good… Continue reading #swimmersarejustnicepeople

The alarm went off this morning at 6:09am to make a 6:45am Saturday morning workout. I hit the snooze and rolled over. I just needed another 30 minutes or so of sleep. Sadly, I didn’t sleep as I tossed and turned feeling guilty about not going to practice. Finally I reached the point where it… Continue reading #68 Thoreau Club, Concord, MA–Fit & Faster Swim Clinic

Great swim today at Walden Pond this morning. Blue skies, 72 degrees and sunny with warm water to boot! I swam with three good swimming friends; Dustin, Josh and Katie. What made it extra special aside from the obvious camaraderie of this quartet was that we had representation from four different age groups; the 20’s,… Continue reading Decades Swim @ Walden Pond

While the month of May didn’t find me in any interesting new pools or locales it kicked off the long course and open water swimming seasons. The big excitement at the MIT pool was that it converted from short course yards to long course meters for the summer. The first couple of practices are a… Continue reading Long Course & Open Water Season Begins

Wow-what a great way to end Spring Break 2015!  We had a quick trip to San Francisco after Yosemite before heading home. Lunch at the Ferry Building, a tour around the old haunts on Russian Hill and Chestnut Street capped off by dinner at Trattoria Contadina and a walk through North Beach.   With less… Continue reading I Left My Heart…in Aquatic Park*

Such an awesome week!!! I was able to hit three outdoor pools (in three legendary swimming counties) and an open water swim in Southern California and see some dear old friends to boot-all in three days. #65 Laguna Beach Community Pool: Went back to the old stomping grounds of Laguna Beach and swam in the… Continue reading #65 Orange County, #66 Los Angeles County, #67 San Diego County

It’s not too often in sport you can say, “I participated in the first ever…”. Yesterday, I had the chance to swim in the inaugural Swim Around Lido Key swim (7 miles) in Sarasota, Florida.  The beaches are beautiful white sand and turquoise blue warm waters. I stayed with my old friend and former boss,Bob… Continue reading Swim Around Lido Key & Pool #64 Lido Beach Pool

This past week Shannon and I had a much welcomed respite from the long New England winter and went to the Dominican Republic.  We stayed at a great resort called Casa de Campo on the southeast coast. It’s a huge resort and community with horseback riding, polo, golf, a marina, fine dining and of course… Continue reading Dominican Republic Lap Swimming

This week I celebrated with two birthday swims both in excess of 5,000 yards. My friend, Big Daddy Carmen and I share the same birthdate March 10th. I am however a couple of years older and wiser. On Tuesday, March 10th BD was traveling so I was solo. I got in a bit early, swam… Continue reading Birtdhay Celebration Swims