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• Part II – Shoulders – How Swimming Makes You Ugly

  By emilykunze on October 18, 2012 • ( 3 )

  I admire with great envy women with wimpy spaghetti arms. As a swimmer, however, I will never be one of them.  Casually shopping at lunch today, the sales woman, grabbed a shirt I was looking at and said, “Vaya, tu… Read More ›

• Ranie Pearce – Interview

  By mauprieto on October 16, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Ranie Pearce has quite an endurance swimming resume.  A resident of the SF Bay area, where she swims year round in the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean, she has swam across the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel, and… Read More ›

• Mind Games

  By Soozmoody on October 13, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  One thing I’m pretty good at is forcing myself to not think negative thoughts when swimming in the ocean.  When Carrington waxes on about sharks or Emily flips about huge jellyfish, I usually say: “no, there’s nothing out there…. just… Read More ›

• Part I – Hair – How Swimming Makes You UGLY

  By mauprieto on October 10, 2012 • ( 5 )

  A casual comment from Mau after our last swim on how we are really getting big was a like a shot in between the eyes. Of course he meant it as a compliment because we are getting our arms and… Read More ›

• Interview Susan and Emily after their 10K Sitges swim

  By mauprieto on October 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Emily, Susan and I swam the 10K Marnaton from Sitges to Port Ginesta.  Beautiful sunny day, current against us in the second half of the swim. I finished in 2:58 and was very proud of  Susan who finished at 3:10 and… Read More ›

• Water Therapy

  By mauprieto on October 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Swimming both soothes and energizes, the best full-body massage available. I think that’s partly biological: the skin is our largest organ, so swimming is our most sensuous sport. Little wonder poet Paul Valéry described the sea as his lover: “In… Read More ›

• Ordinary People….

  By emilykunze on October 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  There is a lot going on this week with our Sitges 10k race tomorrow (and my first 10k race in the Sea) but more on that later! We need to give a shout out to Angela and Isabel for completing… Read More ›

• SMS between swimmers

  By Soozmoody on October 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Emily: “Coach (Mauricio) said we shouldn’t drink much this week.  Is 2 glasses of wine ok?”  (We have a 10 K race this weekend in Sitges) Susan: “Yea, but Thursday only 1 and Friday none” Emily: “Meant to ask you, should… Read More ›

• From the dark horse herself

  By carringtoncole on September 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Today is the day: my first blog post. Not just this blog – any blog. My typical day begins at about 6:30 when my 19-month-old wakes up (sometimes earlier depending on what time my 3-year-old climbs into bed with us – stop… Read More ›

• 39.4km on the first day of fall

  By mauprieto on September 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Big swim day for the 4 of us. Emily and I swam 9.5km in Sitges (house – Aiguadolç – Sausalito – church – Terramar) with our good friend Alberto Compte, who crossed the strait of Gibraltar last summer. Visibility was… Read More ›

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