by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 13, 2024 | article, Swimming
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.” Jim Collins, Author of Good to Great – husband of Joanne Ernst, 1985 Hawaiian Ironman Champion The forgotten fingers- the...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 13, 2024 | article, Swimming
“Just throw me a line that’s all that I ask, Well it’s sink or swim and I’m goin’ fast. I need love and it’s you. And I feel like William Holden floating in a pool.” Blue Rodeo, Canadian Rock Band The best way to go fast The best way to go...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 13, 2024 | article, Swimming
Ocean Breath – How to find yours . . . . . “Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.” George Carlin Swimming is the only sport where the coach yells at you for breathing, for actually taking in...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 13, 2024 | article, Swimming
“Siren salamander, slimy and brown, sat by the water worried he might drown. Along came a spotty little mudpuppy. She sang. Don’t worry you have gills to help you breathe.”Linda Ayers When you reach for the catch in swimming, I sometimes say “punch...
by Eney Jones Pool and Open Water Champion | Dec 12, 2024 | article, Swimming
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. So you let them go.” Stephen King Swimmers can learn from the V Formation of birds Scientists have always debated why birds fly in a V position. It makes flight easier and takes less effort. In...
