This is Todd, one of the fabulous members of the Pickering Master Splashers Swim Club! Here is his swimming story...
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I’ve always loved the water and began swimming competitively when I was 10 and reached the Michigan State finals in backstroke when I was 11. We then moved to Newfoundland where, in university, I learned to scuba dive. Always in the water in oceans, lakes and friends pools, I was asked to join a triathlon relay team at the Bala Falls Tri in 2012.
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That’s when the “tri-bug” bit me and I began training and participating in sprint and full triathlons each season – reaching the podium for my age group at Wasaga Beach in 2018.
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I joined Pickering Master Splashers in 2016 on a recommendation from Andy Manahan and really enjoy the camaraderie and rigour of our Monday and Thursday long swim course practices at the Pan Am Sports Complex. I love open water distance swimming and multiple kilometre swims at the cottage whenever I get a chance (with one of my teenage daughter’s following along in kayak).
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PMS has helped me improve my stroke technique and breathing form and provides great structure and variety for my off-season triathlon training. Pool-side and locker room banter and challenging swim drills are another key reason I keep signing up – thanks for keeping it real and fun PMS! ...
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Our first Thursday practice of 2019!!! See you at the Pan Am Centre tonight at 8:30 for a long course workout. Let’s see what Coach Iain has in store for us tonight... ...
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