Author: Fraser Darcy
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Pre-Season Round 2
January is a great time of year. Tennis AND cricket are both flooding free-to-air TV and I’m into my normal summer training routine. It’s not the first time I’ve found a rhythm in summer and this certainly helps I think. My body knows it’s time to get fit and get itself right for another busy…
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A Moment of Clarity
Getting to the end of the year now and things are all wrapping up nicely in preparation for 2023. Firstly, I finished off the Goose Island programs I was working on over a week ago. Managed to crank out a lap around the island SWIMMING in just over 30 minutes. Felt pretty bloody alive after…
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What/How do you want to be?
What do you want to be when you finish school? What do you want to be when you grow up? Such a typical question. Does anyone ever get it right? Probably not, so why do we bother asking if no-one seems to be getting it right in the end. Over on Goose Island, we’ve been…
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Sailing Guiding Explained
If you’ve seen my calendar at the moment you’ll notice it has a large chunk blocked out with ‘Sailing Guiding’. I’m down on the Yorke Peninsula, specifically at Goose Island, working with high school students on a Year 10 Aquatics program. I value this work pretty highly on my schedule for a number of reasons.…
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Another String to the Bow
Pool season is finally upon us here in the Flinders. Without the luxury of a heated indoor facility the Quorn and Hawker pools both lie dormant until around about now each year. Last season, my first in the Flinders, I fell into the job as a casual pool supervisor and enjoyed the community and regular…
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