With the new year upon us, this week's Monday Motivation is going to be a little different. Instead of publishing a few pool workouts,...

Today's workouts are aimed toward technique and learning how to feel more self-aware in the water. If your goal is to start bulking up...

I live with Selkie Sam and LOVE to pester her with questions. We spent the weekend cold swimming, so what better topic? Q: Introduce...

This past weekend, Selkie Sam and I had a double dip. On Saturday, we swam with Cyndi and Elizabeth, and on Sunday, we swam alone, but...

Today's workouts are aimed toward gaining yardage and endurance. If you're training for a distance event, or using these workouts for a...

Today's workouts are targeting speed changes and sprinting. Despite these being lower yardage, you'll need to be lifted out of the pool...

In a previous life, I dated a randonneur cyclist. Unlike a typical cycling event where riders have road-side support for refills, fuel,...

Training for a cold water swim requires specific preparation to acclimate your body to the lower temperatures and ensure your safety....

Today's workouts are focusing on kick and pull efficiency. When you're kicking freestyle, backstroke, or butterfly, you want to kick...

You: I want to swim a 5K next year. Me: Rad. Let's do it. You: I don't know where to start or what yardage I need to aim for. Me: No...

Let's face it: swimming is TOUGH. For most people, swimming efficiently doesn't come naturally, and unlike most land endurance sports,...

Otis the Quackpacker was a stowaway for our recent trip to St. Lucia. Although he wasn't my +1 for the wedding we traveled to the island...

On Friday evening, friends from the Portland Merfolk swim group met up for a weekend of swimming at Eel Lake in William M. Tugman State...

I'm so excited to have Quackpackers venturing out into the world! I wanted to be sure to explain how they are "assembled" once you...

On September 1st, 10 boxes of Quackpackers arrived on our doorstep. We loaded them all into our warehouse (our garage), and started...

Swimming for long distances isn’t exactly an adrenaline-junkie’s sport. You’re doing repetitive motions, you can’t usually see the...

Have you ever gotten that itch to go swimming in the San Francisco Bay at 3:30 AM with water and air temps in the low 50s/high 40s? ...