Hi friends!Wow. It’s been ages and feels a bit like an eternity since we all began to live this new reality last March. I hope that all of you are well and healthy and surviving isolation as best you can. I know that many of you are trying and embracing new sports. Rowing, Hiking, Running, … Continue reading
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Swimcrest Coronavirus Update – 15 March 2020
Hello my lovely swimmers! As of today, Sunday, the 15th of March, Swimcrest will be closed for one week, through, at least, Sunday the 22nd. It has been determined that pools are relatively safe environments in terms of the water itself, but the concern is with locker room and changing areas, as well as the … Continue reading
Help the Texas Civil Rights Project! (And in return, I’ll swim A LOT.)
In less than two weeks, I will enter the waters of Lake LBJ, in Texas. For 20 miles, I will swim, doing what I know how to do, all the while raising money for and honoring the work of the Texas Civil Rights Project. And for the first time in my swimming career, I am … Continue reading
Swimcrest Swimming Silliness.
So much fun swimming happening here lately. Have I mentioned that I love my job?
Swimcrest will be closed for Thanksgiving, because, well, of course it’s what all businesses should do!
Lest you worry about the working conditions of your beloved Swimcrest employees, rest assured that all will be given the day off to spend with their family on Thanksgiving. Yes, I have given the pool boy, aka my husband, the day off to relax, cook, perhaps watch a movie or two, and have his butt … Continue reading
This Week at Swimcrest
Swim Lingo
Awesome search term that led people to this site? Swim Girl. Yup. That’s me. (With plenty of Mexico adventures to share soon!)
“Pioneering Strokes” – How often does swimming make the front page? (Other than that Phelps guy, of course.)
Yesterday, I was surprised to get a call from a reporter at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Apparently, tales of my little swim excursion had reached them and there were questions. This morning when I got up for swim practice, I was delighted to find this story on the front page. Thanks to Scott Merzbach for … Continue reading
Sunderland to Northampton, Massachusetts – 13.38 miles in the Connecticut River or How to perfect your Goggle Face
When you are a lover of open water swimming, every body of water looks slightly different to you than it does to normal folks. And for me, the Connecticut River has always looked like possibility, water waiting for me. I was raised near the beach, and my one lament about living in rural Massachusetts has … Continue reading
July 31st is a BIG swim day for me!
Yup. 13+ miles in the Connecticut River, my longest swim thus far. I’ll be swimming from Sunderland, Massachusetts way down south to lovely Northampton. Not quite sure of the exact distance since we had to use the USATF site to map it. Why oh why can’t there be a good swim distance measurement site? Hmm, … Continue reading