Swimming
The Comfort of 0.11 Seconds: Tatjana Smith's 25-Metre Pool and South Africa's Hollow Breaststroke2026-09-26The Number That Never Reaches the Headline I carry a stopwatch that I refuse ...
October 2026: The Month Swimming Becomes Pure Turn Arithmetic2026-09-27Mirpur, December 2026. At the National Age Group Championship I swam the 50m...
From Emajõgi to Greeley: The 12.9-Second Gap Sending an Estonian Junior to an American Pool2026-09-26Tartu in November. When fog settles over the Emajõgi, the city folds inward,...
The 30.09 Front Half: Tatjana Smith's 0.11 Seconds and South Africa's Single-Core Breaststroke2026-09-2630.09. The opening fifty. Then 33.91 on the way home. In a 25-metre pool the...
Twice 22.91: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold, and a Venue Name That Doesn't Check Out2026-09-26Twice 22.91: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold, and a Venue Name That Doesn't Che...
The 2:06.59 in the Wrong Column: Where the Asian Games Swimming Numbers Stop Adding Up2026-09-26Hook Somebody's timesheet carried four figures side by side: 2:06.59, and...
SwimmingOctober 2026: The Month Swimming Becomes Pure Turn ArithmeticMirpur, December 2026. At the National Age Group Championship I swam the 50m...
SwimmingFrom Emajõgi to Greeley: The 12.9-Second Gap Sending an Estonian Junior to an American PoolTartu in November. When fog settles over the Emajõgi, the city folds inward,...
SwimmingThe 30.09 Front Half: Tatjana Smith's 0.11 Seconds and South Africa's Single-Core Breaststroke30.09. The opening fifty. Then 33.91 on the way home. In a 25-metre pool the...
SwimmingThe Comfort of 0.11 Seconds: Tatjana Smith's 25-Metre Pool and South Africa's Hollow BreaststrokeThe Number That Never Reaches the Headline I carry a stopwatch that I refuse ...
SwimmingTwice 22.91: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold, and a Venue Name That Doesn't Check OutTwice 22.91: Bahrain's First Swimming Gold, and a Venue Name That Doesn't Che...
SwimmingThe 2:06.59 in the Wrong Column: Where the Asian Games Swimming Numbers Stop Adding UpHook Somebody's timesheet carried four figures side by side: 2:06.59, and...
SwimmingTatjana Smith's 0.11 Seconds: A Short-Course Flash and the Unanswered Long-Course QuestionTatjana Smith's 0.11 Seconds: A Short-Course Flash and the Unanswered...
Swimming0.11 Seconds Away, Four Seconds Behind: Tatjana Smith's Record ChaseThe scoreboard is a bad historian, but it is an unimpeachable witness. At the...
SwimmingSeven Golds, One Time, and a Notebook Margin That Reads 'Source: None'The light had not fully risen over the Shitalakshya ghat. I was sitting on th...