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Swim Report – March 9, 2025 – Early Spring!

March 22, 2025 By Steve

For the first time since later 2024 we had a lake in the 40F+ zone. That means that the lake is starting to shed itsRead More

Swim Report – February 23, 2025 – As Good As It Gets!

February 23, 2025 By Steve

The forecast called for overcast skies and warmer air temperatures with the possibility of light drizzle. Fortunately for us, the meteorologists were way inaccurate asRead More

Swim Report – February 16, 2025 – Biting Wind

February 23, 2025 By Steve

The lake temp came in at 35F – a slight bump from the prior weeks. I had to spend some time deicing L1 and theRead More

Swim Report – February 9, 2025 – Super Bowl Swim

February 9, 2025 By Steve

We lucked out again this morning with warmer air temperatures to offset the colder lake. The mid-winter water was still around 33F, but the airRead More

Swim Report – February 2, 2025 – Warm Spell

February 9, 2025 By Steve

Our first meetup of February gave us a 33F lake and an outside air temp of 31F – a huge bump from earlier in theRead More

Swim Report – January 19, 2025 – Polar Vortex Edition

January 19, 2025 By Steve

The polar vortex came in with a vengeance over the weekend, giving us an 8F air temp at 7:15am. But, miraculously, the lake did notRead More

Swim Report – January 12, 2025 – Iced In (Again!)

January 13, 2025 By Steve

The forecast called for south/southwest wind, so I was expecting the lake to be fairly clear of ice close to the short. However, we hadRead More

Swim Report – December 22, 2024 – Happy Winter!

December 25, 2024 By Steve

Our first official winter meetup took place at 7:10am. And while we didn’t really get much swim time in the lake, it was worth theRead More

Swim Report – December 15, 2024 – Fog Monsters

December 25, 2024 By Steve

The good news this morning was that the 95% humidity forecast didn’t translate into drizzle – just heavy fog. So we didn’t have to worryRead More

Swim Report – December 8, 2024 – Late Autumn Warm Spell

December 25, 2024 By Steve

We lucked out with the lake temp still out of the cellar (40F) and the air temp an even more balmy at 42F . TheRead More

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