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Swim Report – April 7, 2018 – January Redux

April 8, 2018 By Steve

Old Man Winter sure is a sprightly fellow. Just when you think he’s shuffled back into his dark hovel for the rest of the year,Read More

Lakefront Closed Indefinitely: DHMO Contamination

April 1, 2018 By Steve

Dave was out at L1 a short while ago and alerted me of a new and very distressing development. It appears that all access toRead More

Swim Report – March 31, 2018 – Holy Saturday!

March 31, 2018 By Steve

This morning had an 80% chance of rain with forecasted 20mph winds. Fortunately, we had a sliver of good weather and relatively calm conditions beforeRead More

(Non) Swim Report – March 24, 2018 – March Madness

March 24, 2018 By Steve

The lakefront was a chaotic mess this morning, easily some of the worst conditions I’ve ever seen. So no swimming – although we did donRead More

Swim Report – March 17, 2018 – St. Pat’s Day Plunge!

March 19, 2018 By Steve

Saturday morning was pretty much a copy of our last meetup – albeit with bigger swells… Once again, Ma Nature greeted us with overcast skiesRead More

Swim Report – March 11, 2018 – Cold Chaos

March 12, 2018 By Steve

We had some early hints of Spring this week, but Old Man Winter sure wants us to know he’s still in charge for now! GordonRead More

Swim Report – February 18, 2018 – Clear Skies!

February 18, 2018 By Steve

I was a bit worried that we’d have a frozen mess after getting the snowfall earlier in the weekend. Fortunately, Sunday morning proved to beRead More

Swim Report – February 4, 2018 – Super Bowl Sunday!

February 5, 2018 By Steve

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

Swim Report – January 28, 2018 – Blazing Cold

January 28, 2018 By 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

Swim Report – January 20, 2018 – Positive Wind Chill Edition

January 22, 2018 By Steve

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

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