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Swim Report – November 17, 2025 – Into the Sub 50F Zone

November 17, 2025 By Steve

The in-swim lake temp came in at 49F, signaling the beginning of the Lake Michigan’s fall turnover and ending the unseasonably warm streak we’ve beenRead More

Swim Report – November 2, 2025 – Morning Chill

November 6, 2025 By Steve

L1 UPDATE: 53F lake temp, 42F air temp, slight swells and overcast skies. But we did get a brief surreal sunrise on our first NovemberRead More

Swim Report – October 26, 2025 – Mid-Autumn Bliss

November 6, 2025 By Steve

L1 UPDATE: 58F lake temp, 48F air temp, slightly windy with some rather vigorous shops. But the water was clear and fresh with another amazingRead More

Swim Report – October 11, 2025 – October Chops

October 22, 2025 By Steve

We had a rare Saturday meetup due to the Chicago Marathon taking place the next day. But it turned out to be a great swimRead More

Swim Report – September 28, 2025 – Welcome Autumn!

September 29, 2025 By Steve

Lake Michigan isn’t quite ready to give up on summer – and that’s perfectly alright by me! The water temp came in at 68F (inRead More

Swim Report – September 21, 2025 – Farewell Summer!

September 25, 2025 By Steve

Lake Michigan surged up to 72F this past Sunday giving us some wonderful conditions on the last official meetup of summer. We had some overcastRead More

Swim Report – September 14, 2025 – Return to 70F!

September 25, 2025 By Steve

The lake temp bounced back from last week, hitting the 70F mark once again and giving us hope that summer might extend well into September!Read More

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

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