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Swim Report – January 1, 2022 – Happy New Year!

January 6, 2022 By Steve

The first day of 2022 seemed like a continuation of the prior month – namely, a dreary and blustery overcast morning the likes of whichRead More

Swim Report – December 19, 2021 – Goodbye Autumn 2021!

December 19, 2021 By Steve

We got an unexpected bonus this morning with the lake coming within striking distance of 40F again (38.9F in swim). While not much of aRead More

Swim Report – December 12, 2021 – Sub 40F Zone!

December 19, 2021 By Steve

We finally broke through the 40F floor with an in-swim lake temp of 38F lake temp – almost at par with the 35F air temp.Read More

Swim Report – November 28, 2021 – Fall Turnover Edition

December 2, 2021 By Steve

We had a surprisingly great showing of Lake Monsters on a rather bitingly cold (32F air temp) late autumn morning. Perhaps it was the laterRead More

Swim Report – November 14, 2021 – Grey Dawn

December 2, 2021 By Steve

Three of us met out at L1 for our second November swim of 2021. I wasn’t expecting the lake to be that palatable since weRead More

Swim Report – November 7, 2021 –

November 13, 2021 By Steve

Eight of us made it out to L1 at 6:30am just a few minutes before sunrise, and it was another splendid one! While we wereRead More

Swim Report – October 31, 2021 – Halloween Edition

November 5, 2021 By Steve

The days of warmer water are quickly coming to an end as the lake teeters on the precipice of the Fall turnover. However, we stillRead More

Swim Report – October 24, 2021 – Whitecap Edition

November 5, 2021 By Steve

The lake was a bit of a hot mess at 7:00am with heavy chops and steadily increasing swells courtesy of a sustained wind from theRead More

Swim Report – October 17, 2021 – Autumn Paradise

October 20, 2021 By Steve

Well it’s certainly no longer summer out at the lake! For the first time since last Spring, I dressed in layers to go out toRead More

Swim Report – October 3, 2021 – Missing Sunrise Edition

October 20, 2021 By Steve

The temperature drop we had the previous week looks to have been an aberration as the lake came in at 67.4F – almost on parRead More

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