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Swim Report – September 27, 2026 – Happy Autumn!

September 27, 2026 By Steve

Ma Nature gave us a 65F lake at 6:30am with the air coming in at 60F. But it was a crisp 52F just as IRead More

Swim Report – September 19, 2026 – Eye of the Storm

September 27, 2026 By Steve

Heavy t-storms at 6:30am. But things cleared up a bit at 7:00am. Not enough for an extended swim, but just enough of a window ofRead More

Swim Report – September 6, 2026 – Late Summer Chops

September 27, 2026 By Steve

We had a gloriously balmy 72.2F lake in lock step with a 72F air temp at 6:15am – so perfect conditions. The lake was aRead More

Swim Report – August 30, 2026 – Late Summer Rain

August 30, 2026 By Steve

Despite the intermittent rainstorms that took place earlier this morning, L1 was mostly calm when I got there just before 6:00am. We had some occasionalRead More

Swim Report – August 23, 2026 – False Alarm Edition

August 23, 2026 By Steve

I was reminded multiple times yesterday evening about the beach hazard warning (“3-6 foot waves”) and dangerous swim conditions. But since you never know whatRead More

Swim Report – August 16, 2026 – Misty Morning

August 23, 2026 By Steve

It was more active than usual at 5:50am due to some early bird Air Show spectators scoping out the best seating areas. But we hadRead More

Swim Report – July 26, 2026 – Late July Nirvana

July 30, 2026 By Steve

Another perfect morning out at the greatest swim spot on the planet! Ma Nature gave us a 75F lake, 75F air, and mirror flat conditionsRead More

Swim Report – July 19, 2026 – Balmy Chaos

July 23, 2026 By Steve

Sunday morning brought us a magnificent 76F lake with the outside air coming in at a pleasantly balmy 72F. However, these ideal conditions were somewhatRead More

Swim Report – July 12, 2026 – In the 70F+ Zone!

July 16, 2026 By Steve

After an early July heat wave, the lake finally caught up and came in at 74F this morning – finally shattering the 70F ceiling! TheRead More

Swim Report – July 5, 2026 – Calm After the Storms

July 16, 2026 By Steve

Fortunately for us, the thunderstorms that plagued the Independence Day events dissipated during the night giving us low lying clouds and overcast skies at 5:20amRead More

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