The forecast called for up to five inches of snow overnight, so I was expecting the lakefront to be an ungovernable mess. And while IRead More
Author: Steve
The warmer temperatures this week eliminated all the ice and snow around our world famous swim site, so we had a clear area to swimRead More
Four of us met out at L1 shortly before sunrise on Saturday. Unlike the past two weekends, the air temperature was mercifully mild this timeRead More
L1 was a total bust this morning. The lakefront path was completely shut down due to the ice from yesterday’s monster waves. While the lakeRead More
The first official OWC swim of 2018 proved to be quite a challenge – and not just because of the 32.1F lake and 7F airRead More
Four of us met out at L1 for our first official winter meetup, and it was a rather brisk morning out at the old’ swimRead More
The lake was a bit more agitated this week, so I couldn’t get an accurate surface temperature with my pool thermometer. The reading came inRead More
People sometimes raise an eyebrow whenever I tell them that it’s actually much more difficult to swim in December than it is in January. TheRead More
I made it out to the lakefront about 20 minutes before sunrise, and there were already photographers set up all along the North Avenue BeachRead More
Four of us met out at L1 at 6:50am this morning and were greeted with picture perfect swimming conditions. Perfect, that is, if you enjoyRead More