Dave, Mike, Nick, and I made it out to L1 for a 7:30am swim. The air temperature was a brisk 43F with the official lake temperature coming in at 53F. We all went with full wetsuits except for Mike, who braved the waters in just a swimsuit and two caps. You missed out again!
Dave pre-swim
Mike pre-swim
Yours truly post-swim (glad to be done!)
WOW …THOSE ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIMMERS ARE A TOUGH BREED. MIKE DIDN’T EVEN LUBE UP WITH A GALLON OF GREASE BEFORE HIS SWIM !
THE SUNRISE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THE WATER WAS NEAR MIRROR FLAT WITH THE SUN COMMING OUT NICE AND BRIGHT FOR THE LAST 1/2 MILE IF YOU SWAM AS SLOW AS I DID …