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Swim Report – September 7, 2025 – Morning Chill

September 11, 2025 By Steve

The air temp came in at a brisk 52F, but we had a 69F lake and perfect swimming conditions at 6:20am! I got in aRead More

Swim Report – August 24, 2025 – Sunrise and Sailboats

August 28, 2025 By Steve

The lake temp backslid a bit from our last meetup but still came in at a perfectly balmy 74F. The air had a slight hintRead More

Swim Report – August 10, 2025 – Peak Summer

August 28, 2025 By Steve

The lake hit a summer high of 77.2F this morning – at par with the 78F air temp. Ma Nature gave us some rather vigorousRead More

Swim Report – August 3, 2025 – Hazy Chops

August 3, 2025 By Steve

Our first meetup of the new month gave us a choppy 74.2F lake with an outside temp of 70F at 5:45am. Thanks to the spilloverRead More

Swim Report – July 27, 2025 – Summer Pool Party!

July 28, 2025 By Steve

There were lots of people out at the lakefront at 5:40am. I can’t blame them – we had a 74F lake temp, 76F air temp,Read More

Swim Report – July 20, 2025 – Midsummer Chops

July 28, 2025 By Steve

We had some thunderstorms on Saturday, and we thought we might have to contend with some questionable weather on Sunday morning. But the weather godsRead More

Swim Report – July 12, 2025 – Saturday Vibe

July 28, 2025 By Steve

Due to a scheduling conflict, I had to change the meetup day to Saturday. But it turned out to be the better day anyway asRead More

Swim Report – June 29, 2025 – Summer Bliss

July 7, 2025 By Steve

We finished up June with another perfect swim at 5:20am. The lake temp came in at 68.4F, an ideal combo with the 73F air tempRead More

Swim Report – June 22, 2025 – Happy Summer 2025!

July 7, 2025 By Steve

Our first official summer meetup took place at 5:30am just on the other side of the solstice. The lake temp came in at 68F withRead More

Swim Report – June 8, 2025 – Aquarium Edition

June 13, 2025 By Steve

Sunrise came in a 5:15am, but the super early swim time was well worth it as the lake came in at an amazingly temperate 64FRead More

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