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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

Swim Report – December 8, 2024 – Late Autumn Warm Spell

December 25, 2024 By Steve

We lucked out with the lake temp still out of the cellar (40F) and the air temp an even more balmy at 42F . TheRead More

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