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  • Gene Simmons’ birthday – a bloody tale, 40 years in the making.
  • Origin Story
  • Singapore Sensation – the jaw-dropping Marina Bay Sands
  • Welcome to the epic quest to swim 1000 metres in 1000 pools
    • 5 reasons swimming is awesome
    • FAQs
    • Ocean swim #1 – trust me, it ain’t nothing like the pool
    • Pools and wildlife
    • Progress v Target
      • The History of the Quest
    • The Maps
    • The Not Top 5 pools
    • Top 5 unconquered pools
    • USA – State by State
    • What exactly is – and is not – a pool?
    • Olympic Venues
    • The Swimming – pool by magnificent pool
    • My Top 5 pools (so far)

2015

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Australia #376 – #382 (Newcastle Uni, Kiama Nth, Unanderra, Woongoolba Qld, Mantra Legends Qld etc.)

Swimming blogBy adminNovember 28, 20153 Comments

Summer is here and that means swimming, swimming, swimming. Of course, I was swimming throughout winter – what Hard Core Pool Conquering Tragic wouldn’t be? – but now all the hibernating pools are open again. And the ocean’s well and truly warming up. (And if you think I should be swimming in the ocean all…

Australia #371 – #375 (Yamba NSW, Newmarket Qld, Noosa Pacific Qld, Coffs Harbour NSW, Black Head NSW)

Swimming blogBy adminApril 20, 2015Leave a comment

Driving from Sydney to Queensland brought a whole slew of unconquered pools into my sights. I didn’t waste the opportunity. #371 – Yamba Ocean Pool, NSW The sea was wild the day I headed – with the kids – to Yamba. But the city beach is about as well-sheltered as a beach can be with…

Australia #366 – #370 (Murray Rose NSW, Austinmer Sth NSW, Gungahlin ACT, Buladelah NSW, Macksville NSW)

Swimming blogBy adminMarch 20, 20151 Comment

#366 – Murray Rose Pool, NSW This is really touch and go as to whether it counts as a pool (according to my own very tight guidelines). But I reckoned the two fixed floating platforms provided enough of a hard surface from which to do laps, and the location is stunning, so off I went. Nestled…

Europe & Australia #358 – #365 (Stockholm, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Istanbul, Gymea Baths NSW)

Swimming blogBy adminMarch 5, 2015Leave a comment

In late December, 2014, we flew out of New York to return to Australia. We had a month’s holiday in Europe and I made sure to conquer a pool in each country we visited. Anything else would just be disrespectful to The Quest. #358 – Eriksdalsbadet, Stockholm A beautiful facility with two indoor 50m pools, plus…

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