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Swim Report – March 15, 2026 – 40F Chaos

March 18, 2026 By Steve

The good news was that the lake came in at 41F – which means that swimming is still very cold but no longer pain free.Read More

Swim Report – March 8, 2026 – Early Spring?

March 18, 2026 By Steve

At 7:10 AM, the water was 38°F and the air was nearly identical at 37°F. The lake was perfectly calm, and the sunrise was magnificent.Read More

Swim Report – February 22, 2026 – Full On Winter

February 25, 2026 By Steve

The unseasonal weather and sunny days from just a short while ago only warmed us with insubstantial hopes. Ma Nature returned with a vengeance givingRead More

Swim Report – February 15, 2026 – Channeling the Titanic

February 25, 2026 By Steve

A near perfect morning out at the old swim spot! The lake came in at 35F with the air slightly above at 38F. But itRead More

Swim Report – February 1, 2026 – Ice Man

February 7, 2026 By Steve

Sunday morning brought us a 32F lake with air temperatures landing at 15F. But we lucked out with no wind, calm water, and a magnificentRead More

Swim Report – January 18, 2026 – Deep Chill

February 7, 2026 By Steve

The good news was that the lake came in at 33F and was mostly clear except for a skin of ice that was still formingRead More

Swim Report – January 11, 2026 – First Swim of the Year!

January 11, 2026 By Steve

The lake stabilized slightly after this week’s heavy rain and warm weather, giving us a 35F water temperature reading by L1. This is was muchRead More

Swim Report – December 21, 2025 – Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter (all in one swim!)

January 7, 2026 By Steve

In one of those rare confluences of space and time, the winter solstice for 2025 took place at 9:03am this year, which was within strikingRead More

Swim Report – December 7, 2025 – Early Winter

December 11, 2025 By Steve

We had an overnight snow dump early Sunday morning, and the streets were still mostly unplowed when I began the trek to L1. So itRead More

Swim Report – November 30, 2025 – So long November!

December 11, 2025 By Steve

I was out of town the prior weekend, so I missed out on one of the last truly balmy swims of the year. But theRead More

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