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Swim Report – July 14, 2024 – Calm Before the Storms

July 31, 2024 By Steve

Sunrise is still pretty early at 5:30am, but it turned out to be the sweet spot for a lake swim this morning! The water tempRead More

Swim Report – July 7, 2024 – July Bliss

July 13, 2024 By Steve

We finally broke out of the 60Fs with the lake coming in at 70F (in swim reading). And with the outside temp at 73F andRead More

Swim Report – June 30, 2024 – Summer Swells

July 5, 2024 By Steve

The last morning of June was a bit raucous with 2-3 foot swells due to a 15mph wind from the north. But we had aRead More

Swim Report – June 23, 2024 – Hello Summer!

July 5, 2024 By Steve

Our first meetup of the summer brought us a 68F lake, an outside temp of 76F, and perfect lake conditions – about as good asRead More

Swim Report – June 9, 2024 – Lake Monster Milestone!

June 13, 2024 By Steve

With the summer solstice almost upon us, the days are the longest and the sunrises are the earliest this time of year. But despite theRead More

Swim Report – May 26, 2024 – Spring Chops

June 9, 2024 By Steve

Lake Michigan gave us a 64F lake temp – much more temperate than the 59F air temp – and some chops and building swells atRead More

Swim Report – May 12, 2024 – Bright and Early (and 60F!)

May 18, 2024 By Steve

Spring has finally sprung, and we got to experience its full morning splendor last Sunday. The lake came in at 60F (finally breaking out ofRead More

Swim Report – May 5, 2024 – Almost 60F!

May 18, 2024 By Steve

A few intrepid Lake Monsters came out at 5:40am to get in a swim in a perfectly clear lake that was within striking distance ofRead More

Swim Report – April 28, 2024 – Birthday Swim!

May 1, 2024 By Steve

The bad news is that I didn’t get to sleep in on my birthday. The good news is that it was an amazing morning forRead More

Swim Report – April 21, 2024 – Morning Chill

May 1, 2024 By Steve

The good news was that the lake had warmed up to a balmy 51.5F. The not so good news is that the air temp wasRead More

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