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Swim Report – October 6, 2019 – 50’s Nostalgia

October 10, 2019 By Steve

Well, we had a good run with lake temperatures above 60F, but it had to end sometime! Sunday’s Lake Michigan mercury came in at aRead More

Swim Report – September 22, 2019 – Goodbye Summer!

September 25, 2019 By Steve

The last swim of summer had some very amusing twists. Direct observation of the L1 area showed ideal conditions – a perfectly calm lake withRead More

Swim Report – September 15, 2019 – Dark Rain

September 17, 2019 By Steve

I had to be back up north by 7:15am, so I went out to L1 before sunrise with the idea of getting in a swimRead More

Swim Report – September 8, 2019 – 10 Minutes of Sunshine

September 8, 2019 By Steve

Another lucky morning where the only real life-affirming sunshine happened at day break – and only for a few minutes. Below are a series ofRead More

Swim Report – September 1, 2019 – More swells!

September 7, 2019 By Steve

Lake Michigan was once again rather spirited last Sunday, but a number of us managed to get in a swim on the first day ofRead More

Swim Report – August 25, 2019 – A Swell Time

August 27, 2019 By Steve

There were a lot of dry wetsuits a few miles south of L1 last Sunday, but we managed to get in a swim in spiteRead More

Swim Report – August 11, 2019 – Seaweed Edition

August 15, 2019 By Steve

Sunday’s swim was a real winner with the lake temp coming in at an amazing 75.9F. It was somewhat overcast, but the cloud cover wasRead More

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

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