Category: Swim Reports

Yet another strange adventure out at the lakefront… Mike and I rolled into the park by Montrose Beach just before 8:00am, and something just didn’tRead More

Nick, Mike, and I met at Montrose South Wall for a Sunday morning swim, and we lucked out with crystal clear skies and a calmRead More

Mike and I snuck out to Gillson Beach for a mid-morning swim. The sun was out in force, and the wonderfully calm lake came inRead More

We sure lucked out this morning. The wind forecast called for up to 10mph gusts, but the lake was quite calm out at the southRead More

I’m really bummed about not being up in Chicago during the holidays. After all, I’ve already missed out on at least one really cool lakeRead More

Here is Dave, Nick, Mike, and Joe out at MSW for the first OWC winter swim of 2011 – 2012. It was an awesome sunnyRead More

Winter officially arrives in four days, so we thought we’d get in one last autumn swim before the solstice – and we’re really glad weRead More

Mike and I made it out to Gilson Park’s beach earlier today for a quick swim. For some inexplicable reason, I kept referring to itRead More

I woke up with a nasty head cold, so I opted out of this morning’s swim. Dave, Mike, Nick, and Matt all made it outRead More

Last year Dave took us out to the south wall out at Montrose Beach, and it quickly became one of our new favorite swim spots.Read More