Todd Rowley Back In The Pool After Running The 2014 Boston Marathon In 3:01

After running 26 Miles, 385 Yards (42.195K) in a time of 3 hours, one minute and 32 seconds on Monday April 20, 2015 in the World's Oldest Annual Marathon, Todd Rowley was back in the Huntington Y Pool this morning (Norton Pool), and took his usual close-to-the-front-of-the-line position with nary a complaint! Way to go Todd on the 3:01 -- NOT a PR but a very good time! Heck, I've been on the Long Island Expressway longer than that to cover a shorter distance! 

It Was a Day For 101 Dalmatians... Ooops That's 101 One Hundreds!

Once you do 100 One Hundred's, what's left... 101 One Hundred's! So, on a Sunday morning in April, (April 13, 2014), Sal (pictured above) and Paul (hanging on the wall below) decided to up last Fall's 10,000 yard swim with an extra 100. Hence, the "101 Dalmatians" reference. Though they were the only ones to swim the full distance, they were joined throughout their swim by numerous other Huntington Masters Swimmers in a near endless line that kept the Norton Pool constantly churned. Congratulations Sal and Paul! 

Robert Moses Beach, Field 5: Someone Was In The Water On Saturday April 5, 2014

He was in a full wetsuit and wasn't really swimming -- just jumping up and down in the shore break but, he was in the water. Like a Robin is the sign of Spring, I take this sighting as a sign that true Open Water Swimming is not really that far away for Long Island Swimmers. At least, the hardy ones! You probably won't catch me out there till well into the Summer! Till then, see you in the pool.