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  • Welcome to the epic quest to swim 1000 metres in 1000 pools
    • 5 reasons swimming is awesome
    • FAQs
    • Pools and wildlife
    • Progress v Target
      • The History of the Quest
    • The Not Top 5 pools
    • The Pool Maps
      • USA – State by State
    • Top 5 unconquered pools
    • What exactly is – and is not – a pool?
    • The Swimming Blog – pool by magnificent pool
    • My Top 5 pools (so far)

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2017 Pool of the Year (Yes, I’m calling it early)

Swimming blogBy adminSeptember 20, 20172 Comments

Three milestones in one post. Shake your head in disbelief if you will, but read on. It’s all true. (As always, click on every image to see in full) Firstly, Pool Of The Year (otherwise known as, POTY). Pool #446 – QUT, Garden Point We’re only in September, but I’m sure I’ve already found it.…

2016 – The Year in Review (albeit quite late)

Swimming blogBy adminJuly 28, 2017Leave a comment

2016 was the best pool-conquering year since this Great Challenge began over 20 years ago. 37 new pool scalps hanging from my Speedos, 13 ahead of target. Indeed, so quickly did they fall that at one point the dizzying, tantalising thought entered my head: could I possibly reach 48 pools in one year, ie double…

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