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Swim Report – June 21, 2014 – Summer Solstice Edition

June 22, 2014 By Steve

About 15 swimmers showed up for our last swim of Spring and first swim of Summer.  And with the official solstice taking place at 5:51am,Read More

Swim Report – June 14, 2014 – Late Spring bliss…

June 15, 2014 By Steve

After a chaotic week where the air temperatures dipped into the low 50F’s, we lucked on out Saturday morning with a nice, sunny day –Read More

Swim Report – June 7, 2014 – Dangerously enjoyable

June 8, 2014 By Steve

According to the Chicago Tribune, 63F is “dangerously cold” water. However, Lake Monsters seem to thrive in these conditions… As we edge closer and closerRead More

Swim Report – May 31, 2014 – Last swim of the month!

May 31, 2014 By Steve

I arrived at L1 a bit ahead of the 5:15am swim time, and there were already some people (non-swimmers) out at the south wall ofRead More

Swim Report – May 24, 2014 – New Lake Monster sightings!

May 24, 2014 By Steve

Yet another picture perfect late Spring morning out at L1.  Where were you?!? Just a quick report today as I’m getting back outside to enjoy theRead More

Swim Report – May 17, 2014 – Mother Nature pushes back

May 18, 2014 By Steve

Ma Nature must have decided that we were getting a little too presumptuous over the past few weeks. So she presented us with a 48FRead More

Swim Report – December 13, 2013 – New Ice Monster!

December 13, 2013 By Steve

Dave and Mike met up with new Lake/Ice Monster Helen earlier today out at Tower Beach. Helen first gave it a whirl in her wetsuit,Read More

Swim Report – October 27, 2013 – Still above 50F!

October 27, 2013 By Steve

We’re still above 50F in the lake, folks! The air temperature, though, was a different story at a rather arctic 35F… A resilient group ofRead More

Swim Report – October 19, 2013 – The Big Chill Arrives…

October 19, 2013 By Steve

Indian Summer was fun while it lasted… It sure felt like a true fall morning out at L1 with the overcast skies and the 46FRead More

Swim Report – October 12, 2013 – Sunrise!

October 15, 2013 By Steve

Once again, we beat the storms! Ma Nature gave us a crisp and choppy lake at 7:00am, so things were a bit slow going atRead More

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