2011 program dates to be announced. For other programs and clinics, or to enroll, see Open Water Programs.

If the program is full or you are more experienced and just want a workout, I swim at Walden Pond (Concord, MA), Nantasket Beach (Hull, MA), Niles Beach or elsewhere in Gloucester (MA) on occasion, and former students, teammates and friends are welcome to join me (just a swim, no coaching). See my Open Water Workout Schedule page.

Thoreau went to Walden Pond

"..to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life."

He was talking about swimming, biking and running, right?

Walden Yards and Routes Maps
Click the link above to open a single-page PDF version of two maps. One shows distances in yards, the second shows routes for .5 mi, .9 mi, and 1.2 mi swims.

Or if you measure your distances in rods, Thoreau's map (below) will do: