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Swim Report – September 12, 2009 – Finally Summer!

September 12, 2009 By srhernan

When the mercury read 67F at 5:30am, I knew that this would turn out to be a perfect late summer morning. And the foggy rideRead More

Swim Report – September 9, 2009 – Dark Water

September 9, 2009 By srhernan

I had a kayak lesson this evening that involved practicing a self rescue. Since I was already soaked – and since the LPBC is veryRead More

Swim Report – September 5, 2009 – Ditch the Wetsuit!

September 5, 2009 By srhernan

Amanda, Carol, and I showed up at L1 around 6:15am. I took the lake temperature with a brand new thermometer and was a bit takenRead More

Swim Report – August 29, 2009 – October?

August 29, 2009 By srhernan

Sunrise arrived at Ladder #1 at 6:12am, but it only stuck around for about five minutes before disappearing into the overcast skies. This gave usRead More

(Quick) Swim Report – August 23, 2009 – Receding thermoclines?

August 24, 2009 By srhernan

Dave called me just after noon yesterday and notified me that the water temperature had risen to 61F. The swim site had chops of upRead More

Swim Report – August 19, 2009 – Vertigo in the "Washing Machine"

August 20, 2009 By srhernan

Dave and I had spoke earlier in the day, and he reported lake temperatures of 68F (69F at Ohio Street Beach). Shortly after that, someRead More

Swim Report – August 15, 2009 – Another Perfect Morning

August 15, 2009 By srhernan

I caught the sunrise at 5:57am and started my swim shortly thereafter. The water temperature came in at 68F for the first meter of depth.Read More

Swim Report – August 8, 2009 – Summer?

August 8, 2009 By srhernan

I arrived at Ladder #1 just a little after 6:00am. The air temperature was in the 70F’s, but a steady breeze combined with overcast skiesRead More

(Very Brief) Swim Report – August 4, 2009 – Fun With Thermoclines

August 4, 2009 By srhernan

There’s been a lot of buzz over the past few days about how cold the lake has become in such a short period of time.Read More

Swim Report – August 2, 2009 – Brrrr…!

August 4, 2009 By srhernan

I didn’t make it out to the swim site on Sunday, but Chris and Laura got in an early morning swim. Dave made it outRead More

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