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Swim Report – December 13, 2008 – Slushfest!

December 15, 2008 By srhernan

We definitely lucked out on Saturday morning. A combination of higher air temperatures and wavy water the day before had cleared up our swim spotRead More

(Non) Swim Report – December 7, 2008 – Monster swells

December 7, 2008 By srhernan

Big one Another big one Video:

Swim Report – December 5, 2008 – New Ladder #1 Record!

December 5, 2008 By srhernan

The bar has been set, folks… Diver Dave set a new Lake Monster record this morning with a 3/4 mile swim in 34.5F water temperatures.Read More

Swim Report – Thursday, November 27, 2008 – Thanksgiving Challenge

November 28, 2008 By srhernan

At 7:00am on Thanksgiving morning, three intrepid Lake Monsters braved the elements for our inaugural “Thanksgiving Challenge” out-and-back cold water miler. Mother Nature gave usRead More

Swim Report – Sunday November 23, 2008 – Entering the sub-40F zone

November 23, 2008 By srhernan

But for the 25F air temperatures, you would have almost thought it was summer again. We arrived at Ladder #1 where we were greeted withRead More

Swim Report – Sunday November 16, 2008 – Dave’s report

November 17, 2008 By srhernan

I was out with a head cold/sinus condition, but Dave and Chris managed to do a 1/2 mile. Here is Dave’s report from the commentsRead More

Swim Report – November 9, 2008 – No turnover yet!

November 9, 2008 By srhernan

I’ll keep this one brief since I’ll be posting a few other blog posts related to today’s events and conditions. We had a cold frontRead More

Swim Report – November 2, 2008 – Cold fury

November 2, 2008 By srhernan

This was one brutal swim… The sun had already risen by 7:00am thanks to the extra hour we gained last night. I caught up withRead More

Swim Report – October 26, 2008 – Gettin’ chillier

October 26, 2008 By srhernan

I won’t candy coat anything. It’s getting cold – both inside and outside of the water. But the Lake Monsters are geared up and outRead More

Swim Report – October 19, 2008 – Autumn glory

October 19, 2008 By srhernan

After a week of sketchy weather, I am happy to report that we one again lucked out this morning. I arrived at Ladder #1 justRead More

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