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Swim Report – April 12, 2026 – Crescent Moon Edition

April 14, 2026 By Steve

Another great morning out at the lake! The water came in at 48°F, with outside temps around 62°F, which made both the pre- and post-swimRead More

Swim Report – February 22, 2026 – Full On Winter

February 25, 2026 By Steve

The unseasonal weather and sunny days from just a short while ago only warmed us with insubstantial hopes. Ma Nature returned with a vengeance givingRead More

Swim Report – February 15, 2026 – Channeling the Titanic

February 25, 2026 By Steve

A near perfect morning out at the old swim spot! The lake came in at 35F with the air slightly above at 38F. But itRead More

Swim Report – August 24, 2025 – Sunrise and Sailboats

August 28, 2025 By Steve

The lake temp backslid a bit from our last meetup but still came in at a perfectly balmy 74F. The air had a slight hintRead More

Swim Report – August 10, 2025 – Peak Summer

August 28, 2025 By Steve

The lake hit a summer high of 77.2F this morning – at par with the 78F air temp. Ma Nature gave us some rather vigorousRead More

Swim Report – July 27, 2025 – Summer Pool Party!

July 28, 2025 By Steve

There were lots of people out at the lakefront at 5:40am. I can’t blame them – we had a 74F lake temp, 76F air temp,Read More

Swim Report – July 12, 2025 – Saturday Vibe

July 28, 2025 By Steve

Due to a scheduling conflict, I had to change the meetup day to Saturday. But it turned out to be the better day anyway asRead More

Swim Report – June 29, 2025 – Summer Bliss

July 7, 2025 By Steve

We finished up June with another perfect swim at 5:20am. The lake temp came in at 68.4F, an ideal combo with the 73F air tempRead More

Swim Report – April 13, 2025 – Holding Steady

April 27, 2025 By Steve

While the lake temp stayed consistent at 48F, the air temp came in at a much warmer 53F – way more in line with spring!Read More

Swim Report – February 2, 2025 – Warm Spell

February 9, 2025 By Steve

Our first meetup of February gave us a 33F lake and an outside air temp of 31F – a huge bump from earlier in theRead More

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