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

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 met up with Nick at the appointed time, and visibility was near zero due to the fog. Nick’s thermometer gave us a 52F water temperature, and we... Read More

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

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 a downpour, and we hung out underneath the Chess Pavilion deliberating our options. L1 was a complete mess with 6-8 foot waves and very chaotic chops. The lake... Read More

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

Throughout the day on Friday, numerous people told, texted, and emailed me about how bad the forecast was looking for Saturday morning. Everything from 20 knot winds, 6 – 9 foot waves, and a small craft advisory. I’m happy to report that everyone was, for the most... Read More

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Swim Report – April 7, 2012 – Holy Saturday Sunrise Swim!

It was all about nature’s show this morning… Mike, Marlena, and I met up with Nick at L1 just a few minutes before sunrise. I was worried we were going to miss out on it since it was already getting quite bright out on the horizon. But luckily we made it out to the... Read More

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Swim Report – April 1, 2012 – Perfect Conditions!

I’m making this quick since I’m just about to leave for L1 right now. And I’d strongly recommend you get out there ASAP as well! Dave sent me an urgent text message with some images of the swim site from a short while ago (see below). It turns out we had... Read More

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