Monthly Archives: July 2010

Today may have been the perfect LOST swim!!!  The water really was warm… even though no one believed me (I don’t know why no one believes me when I tell them the water temp before we get in?)… I said … Continue reading →

… just checked the weather for tomorrow morning, high of 27, so probably a bit cooler at 8:00 am, but very nice… but the key one is the water temp, no big jump, but the two sites have it at … Continue reading →

Here is a good article from “Competitor” magazine about Open Water Swimming.  The writer is from southern California, so much of it relates to ocean swimming, but many of the points are the same for lake swimming.  I very much agree with … Continue reading →

Thanks to Kathy Eaton for this great story… gives one a little perspective! No Legs, One Arm: 6-Year-Old Still Swims   By Katie Leavitt | Thursday, July 22, 2010 5:10 AM ET   Adopted into a huge, loving family of … Continue reading →

… it was a bit of a weird morning out there this morning… the water temp wasn’t really an issue one way or another (which is weird in and of itself!)… it was 60F / 16C… but it was fairly … Continue reading →

So there is a Mexican guy from Guelph, Miguel Vadillo, who is attempting Lake O on Tuesday, Aug 10… and they are having trouble getting a boat.  They actually require 2 and can be a sail boat or motor boat, … Continue reading →

The weather is becoming an in issue these days… but it looks okay for tomorrow!  With all the humidity and heat the odds of a thunderstorm are pretty high… but tomorrow morning looks okay… they are predicting 24C that feels … Continue reading →

I don’t know much about this swim, but if you are in the area and want to participate, check out the contact info at the bottom. Cheers, Rob (Thursday, July 15, 2010 – Orillia, ON)  – With the warmer weather … Continue reading →

Kayaks for sale (click to view) A few of you have mentioned an interest in our kayaks which we have now decided to sell.  They are beautiful boats in almost brand new condition.   Since we moved it’s difficult for us to store … Continue reading →

… okay, I got an email on Friday from Kim Lumsden, of Lake Ontario fame… as in, she is one of only 44 people in the world who have swum Lake O… and one of only 6 people who have swum … Continue reading →

… so looking on our “Weather” tab above, the map has the water at about 68F / 20C!!!  Really.  You know I would never lie to you about something like that… really.  It is.  That’s the problem with “crying wolf” too … Continue reading →

I met a swimmer at the Open Water Provincial Championships last week and he runs a club on Cherry Beach in Toronto called Oannes (oannesswims.com).  It’s structure is more lessons and coaching than our LOST’s swims, but it looks pretty good.  He also offers … Continue reading →

  … so we had a special LOST guest swimmer, Ted Gregory, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvannia… he drove all the way up here this weekend just to get a swim in with us in preparation for his English Channel attempt in … Continue reading →

If you are a bit of a “fair-weather” swimmer… now’s the time to come out… because the fair weather is here!!! I just checked the weather maps (on the weather tab, above), they aren’t always accurate, but they are usually … Continue reading →

… is another man’s long swim!  So today was a great day!!!  You can’t measure how good a swim was by how warm the temperature is… fortunately… no, you measure a good swim by how you felt and how much fun … Continue reading →

… looks like the LOST swim for July 3 should be goog… I haven’t checked personally, so you never know, but the water still looks a bit cool (that’s what the weather maps are showing), mabye around 60F, which isn’t … Continue reading →