Monthly Archives: June 2010

The air temp was only 20C, which is chilly compared to what we’ve had lately… but the real story was the water temperature… it was umm… cold… 57F.  No getting around that.  But being the hearty LOST souls we are, … Continue reading →

Good news / Bad news… the good news is: our humble little group has grown incredibly over the past few years, we have over 100 people on the weekly email list, over 20 people out for our last swim even though … Continue reading →

Hi all, Scott Gibson asked me if would pass this on to you all, looks like a good rce, I think I might do it! The Welland open water swim race is being held August 8th. The entry deadline is … Continue reading →

Hi All, Like I always say, we have a great place to swim in Lake O!  I had to laugh wh en I compared my swim in Lake O with where I was swimming last week… in NYC!  Let me … Continue reading →

Hi all, Well, I’m back and all recovered from MIMS last weekend and will be out for a nice dip on Saturday!  I heard we had a good turnout last week with a bunch of new Burlington Masters leading the … Continue reading →

The cocktail party answer: I had a really good swim, an incredible experience and am very happy with how it all worked out. And the version for those who want to know how it really went, goes something like this:  … Continue reading →

Solo   Swimmer Gender Age Hometown Place Time 1  Mccardel, Chloe Female 25 Melbourne, Australia 1 07:53:54:00 2  Caballero, Jaime Male 35 San Sebastian, Spain 2 07:53:59:00 3  Serra, Jose Male 36 Guatemala, Guatemala 3 08:07:05:00 4  Junk, Stephen Male 49 Perth, Australia 4 … Continue reading →

I got a call from Pete at 9:30 am – They had just caught upto Rob – who instead of swimming was flying. (he was swimming at 5knots speed – I know that’s pretty fast and also Smart to take … Continue reading →

Good morning Lostians, This is Madhu – I will be site admin for the next 12 hours – So, I’m thinking of changing the site to LOST Coffee club and all swimming will be banned from now on – But, … Continue reading →

Thanks to John and Mel for taking the time to write a little something up for the group… great to hear everyone got out for a nice dip on Saturday! Cheers, Rob Rob, Hope all went well on Saturday with … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, Melanie and Bill did the Mooseman 1/2 Ironman in Vermont on the weekend… sounds like a great race (except for the rain!)… also sounds like Bill’s LOST swimming has really helped!  (he was, shall we say, on the … Continue reading →

Just thought I’d post this story that Barry Critchley was nice enough to write about me and MIMS today… Cheers, Rob http://www.financialpost.com/opinion/columnists/Banker+loves+marathon/3129652/story.html Banker loves a marathon Barry Critchley, Financial Post · Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2010 Challenge, especially of the physical … Continue reading →

So this the reason I won’t be at LOST Swimming on Saturday… but please carry on! You can check out MIMS under the “events” tab on the NYCswim.org website… and then check out all the diverse group of entrants under the … Continue reading →

So it was supposed to be all rainy and thunderstorms and such this morning… it wasn’t… it was perfect!  Turns out the calls I made to fix the weather, panned out.  There was huge storm last night, poured rain, thunder … Continue reading →

There was an article in the Burlington Post this week (http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/822907–no-swimming) about not swimming in Lake O because of the E coli… and in fact they closed the beaches in Burlington because of it.  A few people asked me about … Continue reading →

Nothing big to report… just to say, see you down by the pier at 8:00 tomorrow (actually we try and be in the water by 8:00, so try and be there closer to 7:30 – 7:40).  I’m not sure what … Continue reading →