Open Water Chicago

The first day of 2022 seemed like a continuation of the prior month – namely, a dreary and blustery overcast morning the likes of whichRead More

We got an unexpected bonus this morning with the lake coming within striking distance of 40F again (38.9F in swim). While not much of aRead More

We finally broke through the 40F floor with an in-swim lake temp of 38F lake temp – almost at par with the 35F air temp.Read More

We had a surprisingly great showing of Lake Monsters on a rather bitingly cold (32F air temp) late autumn morning. Perhaps it was the laterRead More

Three of us met out at L1 for our second November swim of 2021. I wasn’t expecting the lake to be that palatable since weRead More

The days of warmer water are quickly coming to an end as the lake teeters on the precipice of the Fall turnover. However, we stillRead More

The lake was a bit of a hot mess at 7:00am with heavy chops and steadily increasing swells courtesy of a sustained wind from theRead More

Well it’s certainly no longer summer out at the lake! For the first time since last Spring, I dressed in layers to go out toRead More

The temperature drop we had the previous week looks to have been an aberration as the lake came in at 67.4F – almost on parRead More