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Swim Report – July 29, 2017 – Plan (OS)B

July 29, 2017 By Steve

I was really excited when I woke up this morning as the pre-dawn skies were clear and cloudless. So I knew that the sunrise wasRead More

Swim Report – July 15, 2017 – Ahead of the waves

July 17, 2017 By Steve

A quite sizable group of early morning swimmers showed up at L1 at 5:28am. As expected, we had clear skies and a magnificent sunrise. TheRead More

Swim Report – July 1, 2017 – Happy July!

July 1, 2017 By Steve

This will be a quick one as it’s a mighty fine weekend, and I don’t want to squander it in front of the computer! SufficeRead More

Swim Report – June 24, 2017 – All Summer in a Morning

June 24, 2017 By Steve

Our first summer meetup brought out several new swimmers as well as some recently minted Lake Monsters who are now officially part of the “hardcoreRead More

Swim Report – June 18, 2017 – Farewell Spring!

June 18, 2017 By Steve

Once again, the weather gods cooperated this morning to give us a great swim! Five of us met out at L1 for a special SundayRead More

Swim Report – June 17, 2017 – Squeaking By

June 17, 2017 By Steve

All the conventional wisdom and expert opinion of the weather experts pointed towards a disastrous thunderstorm taking place just around the time of our swimRead More

Swim Report – May 27, 2017 – Holiday Weekend!

May 29, 2017 By Steve

The weatherman was wrong for once. Instead of scattered thunderstorms, we had lots of sun for Memorial Day weekend along with a perfectly swimmable lake.Read More

Swim Report – December 3, 2016 – Late Autumn Turnover

December 3, 2016 By Steve

We were getting a bit spoiled in November with the unseasonably warmer lake temperatures. But Ma Nature sure let us know who was boss thisRead More

Swim Report – October 22, 2016 – Bright and Brisk

October 22, 2016 By Steve

Since we haven’t yet turned our clocks back, sunrise is around 7:05am these days. This later swim time gives us a bit more sleep whichRead More

Swim Report – October 15, 2016 – Sub 60F zone

October 16, 2016 By Steve

We managed to punch through the 60F ceiling at our last meetup, and I was hoping to get something similar this Saturday. And while theRead More

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