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The Weissmuller Pavilion: A New Chicago Park District Project for 2016

April 1, 2016 By Steve

The L1 open water site is about to get swim lockers – and a whole lot more! One of the lesser known projects of MayorRead More

Swim Report – March 26, 2016 – Holy Saturday (and Happy Spring!)

March 26, 2016 By Steve

My alarm didn’t ring this morning, so I had to hustle out to L1 whilst still in a sleepy haze. Luckily, I made it justRead More

Swim Report – March 19, 2016 – Last Winter Meetup!

March 19, 2016 By Steve

I met up with Mikala, Mary Ellen, and Tim out at L1 this morning for our last winter swim of 2016. The lakefront was aRead More

Swim Report – March 12, 2016 – Early Turnover?

March 13, 2016 By Steve

Our world famous swim site was completely enveloped in a curtain of fog at 6:15am on Saturday morning. Given that the lake temperatures had beenRead More

Swim Report – March 5, 2016 – Overcast Chill

March 6, 2016 By Steve

I met up with Tim out at L1 just before “sunrise” on Saturday morning. Unlike last week, we did not have the benefit of aRead More

A Dangerous Lake in the Winter

February 29, 2016 By Steve

Dave was out at the lakefront yesterday and took this photo over by Diversey Harbor: He sent me the pic along with these comments: TheRead More

Swim Report – February 27, 2016 – Greyhound Edition

February 27, 2016 By Steve

Other than the colder than expected air temperature, this morning’s L1 adventure was pretty much a carbon copy of last Saturday. Four of us madeRead More

Swim Report – February 20, 2016 – Early Spring?

February 20, 2016 By Steve

I’ll keep this brief since it’s so nice outside right now, and I don’t want to spend any more time inside if I can helpRead More

Swim Report – February 13, 2016 – Deep Freeze

February 15, 2016 By Steve

Steady eastern winds almost kiboshed our early morning swim outing on Saturday. Fortunately for us, we had a reserve swim spot! L1 was as picturesqueRead More

Swim Report – February 6, 2016 – Over the Hump

February 6, 2016 By Steve

This time of year is typically a “break through” point for us. Since we’ve been coming out to the lake fairly consistently, we’ve finally managedRead More

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