Amanda Hunt, Lake Monster #26, is on her way to the Golden State this weekend to swim the Catalina Channel. Her epic journey begins Monday evening, and we’re all just thrilled to bits that we have such an amazing athlete in our midst. Go Amanda!!!
This is totally unrelated to OWC (other than it allows me to bring more rum-covered pineapples out to L1). But as of 12:45pm today, I am officially debt-free. No more student loans (woo hoo!!!).
Last year we celebrated the end of summer by being in the lake just before 10:09pm – the moment the autumnal equinox arrived. We’re looking to do another summer/fall bridge swim for 2011. It will be this Friday, Sept 23, at 4:00am (summer officially ends at 4:05am CST). Dave, Danny, and Amanda are in. Nick is a possibility as well as yours truly if I can get a ride from Evanston (help!). Any other takers?!?
And just in case you forgot, here is a shot from last year’s Super Harvest Moon equinox swim!
Dave had brought out his extra tanks last Saturday morning, so he and Daphne decided to do some underwater exploration of “the pool.” So here’s a series of snapshots that Dave and I took as well as an accompanying video compilation of Daphne’s scuba adventure!
Gearing up
Posing for the camera!
Another sighting of the elusive Great Lakes Mermaid…
Daphne with her newly discovered Lake Michigan artifact!
Mermaid video
Diver Dave just left me a message that he found what looks to be a wedding band just about 3 feet off the side of Ladder 1. So if you think this might be yours (and you wish to once again earn the goodwill of your spouse), send us a quick note with the description of it.
Kudos to Dave’s niece Jelly (a.k.a. Lake Monster #59) for braving the tempestuous lake and making her first ever landing at Oak Street Beach at age 10. Per Dave:
THE WATER WAS 75 DEGREES BUT THE 6 INCH TO 12 INCH CHOP KEPT BUILDING UNTIL SHE WAS SWIMMING IN 3 TO 4 FOOT TALL CHOPPY WAVES AT THE 1/4 MILE MARK.
Great job, Jelly!
ADDENDUM: Because of this monumental feat, Jelly is now part of the “Super Elite Ladder #1 Mermaid” division along with, Stephanie Carona, who Dave also taught to swim the 1/2 mile at age 8!
Hi everyone! Be sure to come on out to Ohio Street Beach on Saturday morning, July 23, the cheer on Team Carol! Here is our fabulous roster of swimmers:
Laura Kochevar
Sharon Bielski
Mary Rose Birch
Katie Bublitz
Stephen Hernan
Amanda Hunt
Donna Hynes
Kelly Hynes
Laura Hynes
Michael Hynes
Jonathan Leuchs
Scott Rooney
FYI, we’re just shy of reaching our team fundraising goal of $5,000 for the July 23 Swim Across America event, and each of our swimmers has his or her own individual fundraising goal as well.
So please check out the Team Carol Website for this event and feel free to donate to either individual swimmers or to the group as a whole.
And we hope to see you all out at the lake on the 23rd!
Thanks!
Dave was out at the swim site, and he took this shot of a recently repaired L1:
Also, the lake temp came in at 63F (surface) and 57F at the 1-meter mark.
Check out the trailer for “Ladder 1,” a new film by Arthur Swidzinski and Dan Mott. This looks WAY cool!
Ladder 1 – Trailer from Dan Mott on Vimeo.
