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Swim Report – August 5, 2017 – Peak Summer

August 6, 2017 By Steve

A much more even-tempered lake greeted us at 5:45am yesterday, giving us almost near perfect swimming conditions. Instead of last week’s 6-8 foot high volumeRead More

Swim Report – July 29, 2017 – Plan (OS)B

July 29, 2017 By Steve

I was really excited when I woke up this morning as the pre-dawn skies were clear and cloudless. So I knew that the sunrise wasRead More

Swim Report – July 15, 2017 – Ahead of the waves

July 17, 2017 By Steve

A quite sizable group of early morning swimmers showed up at L1 at 5:28am. As expected, we had clear skies and a magnificent sunrise. TheRead More

Swim Report – July 8, 2017 – Back to 70F

July 8, 2017 By Steve

Four of us met out at L1 at 5:20am, and the lake was rather agitated. The 2-4 foot swells were cresting over the ledge, soRead More

Swim Report – July 1, 2017 – Happy July!

July 1, 2017 By Steve

This will be a quick one as it’s a mighty fine weekend, and I don’t want to squander it in front of the computer! SufficeRead More

Swim Report – June 24, 2017 – All Summer in a Morning

June 24, 2017 By Steve

Our first summer meetup brought out several new swimmers as well as some recently minted Lake Monsters who are now officially part of the “hardcoreRead More

Swim Report – June 18, 2017 – Farewell Spring!

June 18, 2017 By Steve

Once again, the weather gods cooperated this morning to give us a great swim! Five of us met out at L1 for a special SundayRead More

Swim Report – June 17, 2017 – Squeaking By

June 17, 2017 By Steve

All the conventional wisdom and expert opinion of the weather experts pointed towards a disastrous thunderstorm taking place just around the time of our swimRead More

Swim Report – June 10, 2017 – Hello Summer!

June 11, 2017 By Steve

Whenever the lake cracks the 60F ceiling, it’s officially summer – solstice be damned! Ten of us met out at L1 at the ungodly hourRead More

Swim Report – May 27, 2017 – Holiday Weekend!

May 29, 2017 By Steve

The weatherman was wrong for once. Instead of scattered thunderstorms, we had lots of sun for Memorial Day weekend along with a perfectly swimmable lake.Read More

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