Unlike many of her generation, Priscilla Logan's problem when husband Tom retired from the armed forces more than 30 years ago wasn't getting him out of the house. It was slowing him down.
Priscilla is happy to admits defeat on all fronts as Logan, who left the Navy in 1977 as the first New Zealand dentist to attain the rank of Surgeon Captain, used retirement to really get busy.
He died shortly before Christmas after a brief illness, aged 84, leaving a massive hole in the local and national swimming fraternity, particularly the masters movement, who will be forever indebted to his drive, enthusiasm and passion.
"Tom remained a very fit man and every morning he'd disappear into our back shed," Priscilla said, "where he'd set up his own gym with a walker, rowing machine, bike and bench press, for an early-morning workout. Then it was up to Baywave [pool], where he'd wait for all the kids to get out, chomping at the bit to get in and get swimming."
Logan was head boy and first XV rugby captain at New Plymouth Boys' High, graduating from Otago University as a dentist in 1951, where his rugby teammates included future All Black captains Ponty Reid, John Graham and Ron Elvidge.