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Swim Report – January 16, 2011 – Montrose adventure and a new Ice Monster!

January 16, 2011 By Steve

I knew this morning was going to be cold, but I never imagined that I would actually be warming up by getting in the 32FRead More

Swim Report – January 1, 2011 – First swim of the New Year!

January 1, 2011 By Steve

Dave, Nick, and I made it out to 57th Street Beach over at Promontory Point for our first Lake Michigan jaunt of 2011. We gotRead More

Swim Report – December 19, 2010 – The realm of the Ice Monsters…

December 19, 2010 By Steve

As Nick and I made our way southbound on Lake Shore Drive at around 8:20am, we were not expecting the lake to be swimmable. AsRead More

Swim Report – December 15, 2010 – Dave at The Point!

December 15, 2010 By Steve

Dave made it out to Promontory Point earlier today for another bracing December swim. It was a nice sunny afternoon, though! As you can seeRead More

Swim Report – December 11, 2010 – As cold as it gets!

December 11, 2010 By Steve

If you can handle today, you’re set for the winter. That’s because the lake temperature finally bottomed out at 33F – which is technically asRead More

Swim Report – December 4, 2010 – Snow swimming!

December 4, 2010 By Steve

Nick and I decided to check out the scene at L1 this morning. The forecast called for snow, and for once the weatherman was spotRead More

Swim Report – November 25, 2010 – Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2010 By Steve

Here we are post swim at around 8:30am for our traditional Thanksgiving Morning Miler. Nick and I just exited the water at this point, andRead More

Swim Report – November 14, 2010 – Calm but chilly

November 14, 2010 By Steve

No pictures from my end, unfortunately. The air temperature came in at 39F at 7:30am, so Nick and I hustled out to L1 all suitedRead More

Swim Report – November 7, 2010 – The fall turnover has arrived!

November 7, 2010 By Steve

A group of brave swimmers showed up at L1 this morning for a quick swim in the icy water. Lake Michigan has definitely “turned over.”Read More

Swim Report – November 2, 2010 – Election Day dip

November 2, 2010 By Steve

It was a long day spent non-stop on the horn and in front of the computer. But I dearly wanted to catch a bit ofRead More

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