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The hardest part of Texas Water Safari training? Boat calculus
One of the trickiest parts about Texas Water Safari training is what my teammate Deb Richardson calls “boat calculus.” She’s talking about the high-level math required to determine what time we need to meet at the Starbucks to get to Martindale to pick up our boat,...

Jimmy Harvey drops off Arctic Cowboys’ Northwest Passage paddling expedition
The lineup of an Austin-based team of paddlers who will attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage this summer has changed. Jimmy Harvey announced this week that he is dropping off the Arctic Cowboys expedition. That leaves expedition leader West Hansen, who...

Ceremony will honor Joan Khabele, who led effort to desegregate Barton Springs
Before her high school senior picnic, the principal at Austin High School called Joan Means Khabele into the office to tell her the school’s eight black students wouldn’t be allowed to attend. Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool were segregated. That spurred the young...

Deep Eddy closes Sunday for two weeks of spring cleaning
Heads up, swimmers. Deep Eddy Pool, that chilly oasis where horses once dove off diving board and a man once ate bananas underwater, will close from April 10 until April 24 for annual spring cleaning. The pool will reopen April 25 for normal hours. In the meantime,...