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Swim Report – May 2, 2015 – Spring Perfection

May 3, 2015 By Steve

I get a lot of flack for scheduling these meetups so godforsakenly early on a Saturday morning. But what people don’t realize is that thisRead More

Swim Report – April 18, 2015 – Spring Turnover Edition

April 18, 2015 By Steve

Despite a forecast calling for high winds, the swim site was perfectly calm at 6:00am. Marton, Mary Ellen, Jared, and Fred were there along withRead More

Swim Report – November 1, 2014 – All Saints’ Day Swim

November 2, 2014 By Steve

The saints sure were with us in the lake this morning! Five of us met out at L1 at 7:30am and looked out at veryRead More

Swim Report – October 25, 2014 – As good as it gets!

October 25, 2014 By Steve

As I have repeatedly opined in the past, the October sunrises – and accompanying swims – are often some of the best of the year…Read More

Swim Report – October 18, 2014 – Storm Surge Edition

October 18, 2014 By Steve

I caught up with Nick on the walk out to L1 from Clark Street, and we knew we were in for a very different kindRead More

Swim Report – October 11, 2014 – Autumn Chops!

October 12, 2014 By Steve

Nine of us made it out to L1 just before sunrise. The lake temperature came in at 58F (surface) with a 56.7F reading taken inRead More

Swim Report – October 4, 2014 – Deep Freeze!

October 4, 2014 By Steve

Ma Nature threw us a curve ball with a 38F air temperature reading at 6:45am. Fortunately for us, the lake temperature came in at aRead More

Swim Report – September 7, 2014 – Photogenic morning!

September 8, 2014 By Steve

We had a great turnout at 6:15am, and those who showed up got to experience one of the best sunrises of the year! The lakeRead More

Swim Report – August 30, 2014 – Lucky morning!

September 1, 2014 By Steve

Due to holiday weekend laziness, I am only just posting this today (Labor Day). I’m going to keep this brief since I’m heading back toRead More

Swim Report – August 23, 2014 – Swimmers in the Mist

August 24, 2014 By Steve

It’s been a while since we had this much fog at a meetup (June 22 to be specific). But even without the sunshine, the lakeRead More

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