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Swim Report – Sunday August 4, 2019 – Summer Minimalism

August 6, 2019 By Steve

Our last meetup started out on a fantastic note as I once again secured rock star parking in one of the spaces just on theRead More

Swim Report – July 28, 2019 – Thermidor Edition

August 1, 2019 By Steve

Sunday’s mercury topped out at 92F in the afternoon which was hell on earth for me when I was outside trimming trees. But fortunately everythingRead More

Swim Report – July 21, 2019 – Storm Delay

July 25, 2019 By Steve

Things weren’t looking too promising at 5:30am on Sunday. But fortunately our patience paid off! I saw it as a good omen that I wasRead More

Swim Report – June 30, 2019 – Summer!

July 3, 2019 By Steve

Even with the 5:18am sunrise/swim start time, we had a sizable group show up for our first official OWC meetup of Summer 2019. The lakeRead More

Swim Report – June 9, 2019 – 60F+!

June 10, 2019 By Steve

After a couple of weeks where we were agonizingly close to 60F, we finally broke through that ceiling and enjoyed a 5:15am swim in someRead More

Swim Report – June 2, 2019 – Happy June!

June 7, 2019 By Steve

Another quick (and late) report. All the storms from last week kept the lake temperature below the 60F level – but just barely. The in-swimRead More

Swim Report – April 21, 2019 – Happy Easter!

April 24, 2019 By Steve

I’ve had some amazing mornings out at the lakefront, but this past Easter Sunday was certainly one for the ages. Not only did we getRead More

Swim Report – November 11, 2018 – Fall Turnover Edition

November 12, 2018 By Steve

The idyllic swim outings of summer are now a mere distant memory with Old Man Winter threatening to push aside autumn and stake his claimRead More

Swim Report – October 13, 2018 – Autumn Chill

October 15, 2018 By Steve

A very brief report… A surprisingly large group of swimmers showed up at L1 on Saturday morning despite the 37.0F air temperature. But luckily forRead More

Swim Report – September 23, 2018 – Happy Autumn 2018!

September 24, 2018 By Steve

The first day of autumn gave us great swimming conditions – and we took full advantage of them! Daylight is officially shorter than darkness rightRead More

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