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Swim Report – March 1, 2020 – Late Winter Chops

March 2, 2020 By Steve

The good news (it’s all good news) is that the lake temperature seems to have bottomed out and is now on the rise (albeit slowly).Read More

Swim Report – February 23, 2020 – Ice Floes

March 2, 2020 By Steve

Our last swim of February 2020 was one of my favorites ever. The lake temp came in at a crisp 33.4F, but we had aRead More

Swim Report – February 9, 2020 – Icy Breeze Edition

February 11, 2020 By Steve

While the air temperature was a mostly tolerable 27F, we had a sustained – and steadily increasing – wind from the south that plagued usRead More

Swim Report – January 24, 2020 – Lake Placid

January 29, 2020 By Steve

Another quick one as it’s already Wednesday…Three of us met at L1 on Sunday morning and had near perfect swimming conditions. The lake was perfectlyRead More

Swim Report – January 5, 2020 – Happy New Year!

January 7, 2020 By Steve

Just a quick report as I am still catching up from 2019! I was out of town last week, and I understand that lake accessRead More

Open Water Chicago – December 22, 2019 – Happy (Almost) Winter!

December 25, 2019 By Steve

Given that the winter solstice didn’t actually occur until 10:19am on Sunday morning, we managed to get in one final swim before Old Man WinterRead More

Swim Report – December 15, 2019 – Goodbye Autumn!

December 16, 2019 By Steve

With the air temperature coming in at 22F and the in-swim lake mercury reading 35.4F, it felt more like late January than late autumn outRead More

Swim Report – December 8, 2019 – In the Basement

December 10, 2019 By Steve

With both the surface temperature and the in-swim reading coming in at 37.8F, we finally broke through the 40F floor out at the lake! WhileRead More

Swim Report – December 1, 2019 – Respite from the Rain

December 2, 2019 By Steve

After spending a good part of Saturday replacing a section of my fence in the cold rain, I was not looking forward to Sunday morningRead More

Swim Report – November 17, 2019 – False Sunrise Edition

November 21, 2019 By Steve

Another quick report as it is already Thursday and I am quite tardy! In sum, three of us got in a swim on Sunday inRead More

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