Since we haven’t yet turned our clocks back, sunrise is around 7:05am these days. This later swim time gives us a bit more sleep whichRead More
Category: Swim Reports
We managed to punch through the 60F ceiling at our last meetup, and I was hoping to get something similar this Saturday. And while theRead More
I arrived at L1 a bit early as I made good time on the drive south from Evanston. The air was a crisp 46F, butRead More
October sure came in like a hellion with overcast skies, three foot swells, and a 59.9F lake. So much for Indian Summer! An intrepid groupRead More
It was a rather raucous morning out at the lakefront on Saturday as Ma Nature gave us some 3 – 4 foot swells and heavyRead More
One OWC tradition that we’ve tried to keep every year is to get in the last swim of Summer and the first swim of AutumnRead More
Our last meetup of summer 2016 turned out to be one of our best swims thanks to near perfect conditions out at L1! While itRead More
Five of us met out at L1 on Saturday morning at the tail end of a thunderstorm. There was some lightning on the eastern horizon,Read More
The Air and Water show weekend is always a gamble when it comes to swimming. L1 is usually too congested, and the city sometimes shutsRead More
The dog days of summer always seem to bring out larger crowds – including Lake Monsters who we haven’t seen in a while. And thisRead More