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Category: Swim Reports

New mermaid sighting at L1!

July 2, 2012 By Steve

Here’s Lisa, hailing all the way from Switzerland, getting her Lake Monster number after a scuba outing with Diver Dave at the swim site. GreatRead More

Swim Report – June 30, 2012 – Another perfect morning at L1

July 2, 2012 By Steve

5:30am may be early for most people, but it’s prime time for those who swim at L1! We had a really great group of peopleRead More

Swim Report – June 23, 2012 – Edge of the Solstice

June 23, 2012 By Steve

Before all else, big kudos to Nick. Right before we started the swim, we noticed a distressed swimmer at Ladder 3. Some inebriated young fellowRead More

Swim Report – June 16, 2012 – New Lake Monsters at 5:15am!

June 17, 2012 By Steve

The summer solstice takes place in few days, so the meetup times are ridiculously early right now. Nevertheless, that didn’t keep us from having ourRead More

Swim Report – June 9, 2012 – Paradise at 5:30am

June 9, 2012 By Steve

I’ll be the first to admit that 5:30am is painfully early. But I’ll let you in on a fairly well-known secret. The lakefront starts toRead More

Swim Report – June 2, 2012 – Bright and early

June 2, 2012 By Steve

Five of us met out at L1 just before 5:30am, and we were lucked out in that we didn’t miss the “sunrise.” Technically, the sunRead More

Swim Report – May 26, 2012 – One step ahead of the storm!

May 26, 2012 By Steve

There are three major reasons we do our swims so early in the morning: 1) We have the lake to ourselves, 2) The sunrises –Read More

Swim Report – May 5, 2012 – Return to the fog!

May 5, 2012 By Steve

The sun had already risen by the time I arrived at L1. But you wouldn’t have known it from the conditions at 6:00am! I metRead More

Swim Report – April 28, 2012 – Birthday Swim!!!

April 28, 2012 By Steve

Mother Nature threw everything at us this morning, but we still got in a swim! I met Nick at 6:30am out at L1 amidst aRead More

Swim Report – April 21, 2012 – Plan B: Ohio Street Beach

April 21, 2012 By Steve

Throughout the day on Friday, numerous people told, texted, and emailed me about how bad the forecast was looking for Saturday morning. Everything from 20Read More

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