Presence

I don’t like to call it work because I love it.  Just because I love it doesn’t mean it’s easy to get in the water and practice.  But I get in the water to practice because there is work to be done.

Not to compare and contrast. But to wonder and awe! All of the bodies going hither and yon. Whether their ability is known or unknown. Busy doing the best that they can with their accumulated knowledge, life experiences, and understanding. Take a moment, or three — just look around you. What do you see? How…

What do you measure to gauge progress in swimming?  If you beat the send off times for the set that you did yesterday, do you know how you beat them?  If you swim further than you did last week, do you know why? Measuring the wrong thing can give a false sense of progress. Just…

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Knowing this, you can assess each action that you make in the water. Observe the reaction. If you sweep your hand to the side, where do you think your body will go? To the opposite side! Are you trying to move to the side of…