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Swim Report – November 17, 2024 – Still 50F+!

December 3, 2024 By Steve

When I arrived at L1 just around 6:50am, I was expecting a cold and turbulent lake. But the lake came in at 52.2F with justRead More

Swim Report – November 10, 2024 – Warm Spell

November 13, 2024 By Steve

With the 12mph forecasted winds, I was expecting a very choppy lake at 6:30am. Fortunately for us, the weatherman was wrong again and the lakeRead More

Swim Report – November 3, 2024 – Autumn Fury

November 13, 2024 By Steve

The good news was that the lake came in at an unseasonably warm 57F lake temp, which more than made up for the 50F airRead More

Swim Report – October 26, 2024 – Sub-60F!

November 2, 2024 By Steve

Out last official swim of October gave us a 58F lake at 7:15am – no longer in the 60F’s but close enough for our purposes!Read More

Swim Report – October 12, 2024 – Turbulence

November 2, 2024 By Steve

Sustained winds from the northeast gave us a chaotic lake at 7:00am. But the water temp came in at a very pleasant 66F, almost atRead More

Swim Report – September 22, 2024 – Equinox Edition

October 3, 2024 By Steve

Our very last swim of summer 2024 was about as ideal as could get. The lake came in at 74F with the air close byRead More

Swim Report – September 14, 2024 – Late Summer Chops

October 3, 2024 By Steve

For our last swim of Summer 2024, Ma Nature gave us a 72F lake and 72F air at 6:30am. We had to contend with slightRead More

Swim Report – September 8, 2024 – Hints of Autumn

September 12, 2024 By Steve

The 50F air was a bit of a surprise to us when we arrived just before 6:20am. But fortunately the lake was still a magnificentRead More

Swim Report – August 25, 2024 – Beat the Heat

August 26, 2024 By Steve

The morning of the Chicago Triathlon gave us a 75F lake along with comparable air temperatures – so about as ideal as it gets! TheRead More

Swim Report – August 18, 2024 – Distant Storms

August 21, 2024 By Steve

We got out to the lake early enough in the day to avoid the beach advisory. So instead of 5+ foot waves, we just hadRead More

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