Nick, Mike, and I made it out to L1 for a brisk early Spring swim on a very foggy morning. The lake temperature came inRead More
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I was flying into O’Hare on Thursday morning, and the plane circled around the lakefront. So I took some quick aerial photos of some ofRead More
Huge kudos go out to Vinny at the Park District for coming out and fixing Ladder 1! Dave was out at the swim site earlierRead More
Here’s Dave’s niece getting in her winter swim out at Oak Street Beach on Saturday!
Chapter 5: The Afterdrop – What it is and How to Manage it After your body finally gets acclimated to the colder water, you’ll be surprisedRead More
Nick and I trekked over to L1 about a half hour before sunrise. It was still dark enough to see the crescent moon, and thereRead More
Chapter 4: Taking the Plunge – How to Effectively Manage the Swim Start When you let go of the ladder and start to wade out into the lakeRead More
The one good thing about losing an hour this weekend was that we got to catch more of the sunrise on our way out toRead More
I decided to take advantage of the sunny, 60F weather and went out to Lighthouse Beach for a quick dip. There is NO WAY thatRead More
We got up an hour earlier this morning and headed out to MSW. However, Dave scouted out the area beforehand and deemed it to beRead More