It’s About Health … BINGO!
What’s good health worth? For me and approx. 8.3 million American, and about 70,000 San Diegans, the obstacle to living a good healthy and full life is a disease called…
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It’s About Health … BINGO!
La Jolla Cove – Jewel and Aqua Playground of San Diego
Today I joined seven other La Jolla Cove Swim Club members for an amazing Sunday morning swim at the Cove. The Cove is located close to the Ellen Browning Scripps…
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La Jolla Cove – Jewel and Aqua Playground of San Diego
The Robben Island Crossing – What It Takes
According to the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association (CLDSA), the Robben Island crossing is held to the same rules and standards that govern English Channel attempts. This means that swimmers…
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The Robben Island Crossing – What It Takes
La Jolla Cove Swim Club – Chill Swim
Chill Swim To encourage its members to continue swimming during the colder months of the year, the La Jolla Cove Swim Club has a fun and friendly competition called “Chill…
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La Jolla Cove Swim Club – Chill Swim
Three Ways to Support my Freedom Swim
With about 10 months to go to my Freedom Swim, I am thinking about my training and what I need to do to accomplish the 6-mile swim from Robben Island…
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Three Ways to Support my Freedom Swim
Double Setback and my Health Care Team
A Cold then Flu and then Allergies Despite having a flu shot in 2018, I contracted the flu late in the season. After I spent 3 days in bed, hallucinating…
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Double Setback and my Health Care Team
Swimming In Sedona – What I’ve Learned from Others
A week of R&R and Swimming in Sedona, Arizona Arriving for a week of rest and relaxation at a timeshare resort just outside of Sedona, I immediately checked out their…
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Swimming In Sedona – What I’ve Learned from Others
Man in Grey Suit
Swimming in the ocean can conjure up fears, including drowning and sharks. Movies like Jaws (1975) and the media are partly responsible for stoking fears of sharks. While I am…
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Man in Grey Suit
First Big Training Swim
Five Miles in Cold Water To swim from Robben Island to the Mainland, it is either about 4 or 7 miles (depending if Bouberg Beach or Three Anchor Bay is…
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First Big Training Swim
A view of Robben Island from Lions Head
Apartheid South Africa I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa in the 1970’s. My view of the world was skewed by the pariah status of apartheid South Africa among…
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A view of Robben Island from Lions Head