Uhooo I did 40 laps/1000 yards in about 24 minutes (July 27 was 27 min): this is an improvement, but again, I have more of my limbs back.
The bathroom, however, is terrible. I was the first one using it – notice the dry floor. But the two drainages are dirty and two toilets are out of order.
Bathing suit, cap, goggles, and the headphones.
My new goggles, Friendly $22 for two, designed by the Swedes but made in China. Each goggle has a hard shell plastic box and two extra bridges. They’re pretty good – I’m still using it in 2024
Since Katie Ledecky signed up with TYR (The name TYR is a reference to the Norse god Týr), I’ve been using its gear – swimming suit and caps since. And it’s pretty good too.
The following TYR bathing suits, from L: 2021, 2023, 2024. I purchased them all on Amazon, and realized that each bathing suit’s seller is different, so is the product. The Blue/yellow lasted more than two years; the green about 6 months … then ripped (retired it on 2024.12.13) – how terrible!! I’ll wait and see the solid blue which I purchased on 2024.2.20.
After years of using TYR, I got a blue Speedo F Competitive (?) in Oct 2025: the higher polyester the longer the suit lasts. My light blue tyr suddenly decided to deteriorate overnight, and the color faded too.
The goggles:
There is a huge crowds at the park when I got there at close to 6pm. Cars are parked outside, which is never seen before. The head count today, till me, is 177! That’s a record. Probably due to the fest. The algae at the pond is filled to the brim.
Great swimming/diving photos by others during 2020 Tokyo Olympics, some are from unusual angles …
I finke, I can -:) cute line. Men’s 800m freestyle, Finke is coming from behind (pic 1), with only few seconds left, to win (pic 2)… It’s thrilling. Here is the YouTube full race. Tokyo 2020.
The pool isn’t busy at all. Today is the first time that I swam with another person in the lane for about 20 laps which is long. One other time I got into the lane with a person already in there but after a lap he left.
There is a girl by the entrance who counts us. Yesterday was 93 (because of the little summer campers) and today I’m the 31st, at 5:53pm, a little over an hour to closing.
The green algae at the pond
Current women’s swimming Olympic records.
Hooray: I’m able to reduce from 34 minutes to 27 minutes in 1,000 yard of swim.
Ok … truth be told, only because I’ve more use of limbs – not yet 100% but most of them anyway. I still can’t kick full force so, there is still some tiny room to improve.
This morning, I was able to do the flip turns but won’t kick too hard.
Saturday 7:35pm
For 3 days, July 15-17, the pool that usually closes at 7pm, extended an extra hour, closing at 8pm. How did I find out? When I left at 6:50 and there were still a few swimmers in the pool, so I asked.
“Because of the heat wave, we’re closing an hour later.”
What’s the point when no one knew?
“How do we find out?” IF I weren’t there? “Call 311,” the lady manager who also cleans the bathroom, said, “we were told in the morning, to open late today.”
Who would know to call 311 to find if a pool will extend its opening hour???
On Saturday, I called 311 and was told, yes, it opens till 8pm.
Goose (or geese) is main stay in our area. They walk leisurely and poop all over the place.
The summer is here and the day campers for swimming and tennis are coming to Whitney Pond Park.
Two generations of distance swimmers Janet Evans (1971, 5’3″/1.65m) and Katie Ledecky (1997, 6’/1.83m; niece of Jon Ledecky), both are my idols. Ledecky is tall but Evans is not but she won over the big girls who took drugs, which was some awesome accomplishment. They were all graduated from Stanford, Katie this month.
八八🏊二代长距离🏊女神
1⃣️ Katie Ledecky (1997, 1.83米) 2012 伦敦奥运会 15岁 800米赢了她第一奥运金牌
2016 里约热内卢奥运 四个🏅️
到目前为止她赢了34面主要奖牌: 28金 5 银1 铜
这个月她从史丹福大学毕业
2⃣️ Janet Evans (1971, 1.65米) 也是史丹福毕业生. 赢了四面奥运金牌(1988, 1992). 她身材瘦小 但🐂到轻轻松松赢过高头大马+吃药💊打针💉的同行 [偷笑][玫瑰]
有人说看🐟降血压, 看🏊是无聊[偷笑]
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