Archive for the tag 'dolphin club'

Dec 14 2008

Piloting Open Water Swimmers

Published by neal under Misc.

In mountain climbing the unsung heroes are the sherpas/porters. In open water swimming the unsung heroes are the pilot boats.
Typically I’m a swimmer, and pilot boats protect me. Today I had the opportunity to switch roles. I piloted a swim with 25 swimmers. There were 5 other pilot boats including me.
Role of the pilot [...]

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Oct 29 2008

Swimming in the Ocean at Night

Published by neal under Training

Last night I swam in black glass. We jumped into the San Francisco Bay ocean water after dark. It was so darn peaceful as the light of the Ghirardelli Chocholate Factory shone across the black glassy water. These are the nights that can make any workday worth living. It was a wonderful cold water training swim. My [...]

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Jun 11 2008

California Dreamin’

Published by adam under Training

It’s coming down to D-day. Less than two weeks! This past weekend, in final preps for our journey, I left the loving comfort of my family and my new Denver home and headed west to the land of fruit and nuts. The San Francisco Bay is a phenomenal training ground for the [...]

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May 21 2008

Two upcoming open water swims

Published by neal under Training

Sorry for the radio/blog silence. I was driving cross-country in my Jeep & Trailer. What a gorgeous drive!
I moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. I’m new here, and one of the big parts of moving for me is finding a new place to workout. I know about the Dolphin Swim Club in San Francisco, so [...]

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Dec 03 2007

Local oil spill in my training grounds = Big impact

Published by neal under About us

As many of you know, I trained this past summer at the Dolphin Swim Club in the San Francisco Bay. Swimming there each morning was an amazing treat, especially since I lived just blocks away. On November 7, 2007 there was a 58,000 gallon spill. The spill came from a tanker that broad-sided the Bay [...]

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