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Swim Report – March 12, 2016 – Early Turnover?

March 13, 2016 By Steve

Our world famous swim site was completely enveloped in a curtain of fog at 6:15am on Saturday morning. Given that the lake temperatures had beenRead More

Swim Report – March 5, 2016 – Overcast Chill

March 6, 2016 By Steve

I met up with Tim out at L1 just before “sunrise” on Saturday morning. Unlike last week, we did not have the benefit of aRead More

Swim Report – February 27, 2016 – Greyhound Edition

February 27, 2016 By Steve

Other than the colder than expected air temperature, this morning’s L1 adventure was pretty much a carbon copy of last Saturday. Four of us madeRead More

Swim Report – February 20, 2016 – Early Spring?

February 20, 2016 By Steve

I’ll keep this brief since it’s so nice outside right now, and I don’t want to spend any more time inside if I can helpRead More

Swim Report – February 13, 2016 – Deep Freeze

February 15, 2016 By Steve

Steady eastern winds almost kiboshed our early morning swim outing on Saturday. Fortunately for us, we had a reserve swim spot! L1 was as picturesqueRead More

Swim Report – February 6, 2016 – Over the Hump

February 6, 2016 By Steve

This time of year is typically a “break through” point for us. Since we’ve been coming out to the lake fairly consistently, we’ve finally managedRead More

Swim Report – January 30, 2016 – The Pool is Open!

January 30, 2016 By Steve

Three of us met out at L1 earlier this morning just in time for yet another magnificent sunrise. And even better, the ice floes thatRead More

Bonus Swim Report – January 13, 2016 – Shipwreck Beach

January 23, 2016 By Steve

While L1 is still the finest swim spot on the planet, it’s always a treat to see “how the other half swims” during the winterRead More

(Non) Swim Report – January 23, 2016 – Frozen Out

January 23, 2016 By Steve

The air temperature was a fiery 31F this morning out at the lake, but an east wind had forced all of the ice onto theRead More

Swim Report – January 16, 2016 – Cold Swells

January 18, 2016 By Steve

Three of us met out at L1 during a veritable heat wave. The 27F air temperature was downright balmy compared to the single digit tempsRead More

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