Swimming pool headed to Wellesley/Dover's Elm Bank Reservation

bbrown — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:19:10 +0000

Elm Bank is currently all about Christmas trees at Mass Hort’s Festival of Trees, but this summer the reservation will be home to a new swimming pool for use exclusively by LINX campers. Look for the pool to reside atop what LINX calls the Slip ‘N Slide hill (or the sledding hill, during winter). It will be an above-ground/in-ground model.

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Olympian Erik Vendt: from Wellesley to Beijing

bbrown — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:15:07 +0000

If you can’t stomach the thought of rooting for say, Kobe Bryant, as a U.S. Olympian over the next couple of weeks during the summer games in Beijing, be on the lookout for swimmer Erik Vendt. After all, at least some of the three-time Olympian’s bios list him as being born in Wellesley. Though it sounds like he did most of his growing up in North Easton, Mass., and he later made a splash at USC. Vendt will partake in the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay (heats Tuesday, Final Wednesday). He already has two Olympic silver medals to his name, and has come back one more time in search of the gold.

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Swimming pool headed to Wellesley/Dover's Elm Bank Reservation

Olympian Erik Vendt: from Wellesley to Beijing