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Category: Swim Reports

(Brief) Swim Report – March 10, 2012 – Lighthouse Beach

March 10, 2012 By Steve

I decided to take advantage of the sunny, 60F weather and went out to Lighthouse Beach for a quick dip. There is NO WAY thatRead More

Swim Report – March 4, 2012 – Change of Plans

March 4, 2012 By Steve

We got up an hour earlier this morning and headed out to MSW. However, Dave scouted out the area beforehand and deemed it to beRead More

Swim Report – February 19, 2012 – New Ice Monster at MSW!

February 19, 2012 By Steve

Dave, Mike and new Lake/Ice Monster James made it out to MSW today for a swim in the tumultuous lake. Here’s Dave’s report! The sunRead More

Swim Report – February 12, 2012 – Encased in ice

February 13, 2012 By Steve

This time of year is one of extremes out at the lake. The air is often bracingly cold. The sun can be preternaturally bright onRead More

Swim Report – February 5, 2012 – Superbowl Sunday Swim!

February 5, 2012 By Steve

Here’s Dave, Mike, and Nick out at MSW getting in a morning swim in a blazing hot 37.5F Lake Michigan! I’m still fighting off aRead More

Swim Report – January 31, 2012 – Springtime at Tower Beach

February 5, 2012 By Steve

Dave and Mike took advantage of the amazing weather earlier in the week to get in a swim at Tower Beach. They, of course, textedRead More

Swim Report – January 29, 2012 – Deep Freeze

January 29, 2012 By Steve

The general consensus of this morning was that it was one of the coldest – if not the coldest – swim outing we’ve had sinceRead More

Swim Report – January 15, 2012 – Coyotes and Tower Road Beach!

January 15, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – January 8, 2012 – Jetliner Edition!

January 8, 2012 By Steve

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

Swim Report – January 5, 2011 – Mid morning swim break out at Gillson Beach

January 5, 2012 By Steve

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

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