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Swim Report – March 31, 2024 – Easter Swimday

March 31, 2024 By Steve

Six of us made it out to L1 this morning to get in one last swim for the month of March. The lake temp cameRead More

Swim Report – March 24, 2024 – Happy Spring!

March 27, 2024 By Steve

Sunday morning gave us a 35F outside temperature and a 42F lake. However, we had a rather vigorous and sustained wind from the south thatRead More

Swim Report – March 17, 2024 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 27, 2024 By Steve

I scrambled to find something green to wear for this morning’s swim. Fortunately, I still had my super awesome Limerick Narwhals swim cap (thanks againRead More

Swim Report – March 10, 2024 – Cold Fury

March 27, 2024 By Steve

Catching up on these reports! March 10 was a real challenge. No so much because of the 42F lake temp and 31F air temp –Read More

Swim Report – March 3, 2024 – Gusts and Chops Edition

March 4, 2024 By Steve

The good news was that the lake continued its unseasonably warm temperature trend, coming in at a balmy 42F. The not so good news wasRead More

Swim Report – February 18, 2024 – Clear Skies!

March 4, 2024 By Steve

The air temperatures dropped down to the mid-20Fs this week, and this drove a slight dip in the lake which came in at 37F. Still,Read More

Swim Report – February 11, 2024 – Early Spring?

February 11, 2024 By Steve

I got out to L1 a bit early and noticed that the water was a bit less opaque – i.e. it didn’t look like theRead More

Swim Report – January 28, 2024 – Fog & Swells

February 11, 2024 By Steve

The polar vortex finally broke giving us a very pleasant 37F air temp and a 34 lake temp. We had foggy skies to the south,Read More

Swim Report – January 21, 2024 – Happy New Year!

January 26, 2024 By Steve

We got a late start with our 2024 meetups thanks to me being out of town the first week and then unexpectedly coming down withRead More

Swim Report – December 17, 2023 – Thermocline Redux

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our last Autumn 2023 meetup gave us nearly identical conditions to the prior week – a 42F lake temp with including a calm and crystalRead More

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