The remnants of Hurricane Isaac finally hit the Chicago area, and the sustained winds brought plenty of excitement out to L1 this morning. While theRead More
Category: Lake Monsters
If you were ever asked to describe a perfect morning for a lake swim, I’ll bet you would cite this past Saturday as a strongRead More
Due to the Air and Water Show going on today and tomorrow, I scheduled a super early start time for this morning’s swim (5:30am). BecauseRead More
I’m out of town again for another stretch – this time for work – but I was able to sneak in a swim meetup earlyRead More
Big kudos to Paul Carter for finishing his first ever open water swim event in this morning’s Swim Across America! Paul started swimming just aRead More
I will freely admit that it is nothing short of excruciating to conjure oneself out of bed for a 5:30am swim time. The rewards, however,Read More
Despite the threat of thunderstorms moving in from the west, we had a nice showing at 5:30am. Fortunately, the band of bad weather passed toRead More
Nick, Bethany, and 6-month-old Archer got in a swim yesterday morning with the latter two earning their Lake Monster stripes – with Archer being theRead More
Here’s Lisa, hailing all the way from Switzerland, getting her Lake Monster number after a scuba outing with Diver Dave at the swim site. GreatRead More
5:30am may be early for most people, but it’s prime time for those who swim at L1! We had a really great group of peopleRead More