Monthly Archives: September 2011

… so NYC Swim has got it right.  They are a group that started open water swimming in NYC… their motto is “Take back the Rivers!”  And they have been exceptionally successful at it.  They now host a whole plethora … Continue reading →

… in case you were getting ows withdrawl after one week… there is still a chance to get one more in, and say you swam in October! Kelvin, who many of you met at our last few swims, is going … Continue reading →

So Diana Nyad gave it another try on the weekend… to swim from Cuba to Florida… and for the third time, she didn’t make it. Hard to say she failed though. She swam for 40 hours and 30 minutes… covering … Continue reading →

… well, looks like we’ll have to call it a season!  No swimming tomorrow. It’s actually not all that bad, the water is 58F – 60F… and the air is supposed to be about 14C… and it’s supposed to be … Continue reading →

… to steal a line from Forrest Gump… “like my mama used to always say… Open water swimming is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you are going to get!” Which, of course, is true!  Usually you … Continue reading →

… we’ll play it by ear as usual, but looks like we are okay for at least one more dip tomorrow morning!  The air temp looks like it will be fairly chilly early, around 10C or so, like it has been … Continue reading →

Sorry for the delay in posting this, but as many of you know that have done an Ironman or another major event like that, sometimes you need a little break after… both mentally and physically… but, I’m back!  (I also … Continue reading →

Hi all, Here is something from the English Channel chat group that came up and that I found interesting.  A brief description of many of the various big swims out there.  Of course, I could have written a similar synopsis … Continue reading →

Hi all, Kelvin Landolt, who runs the Oannes swim group out of Cherry Beach in Toronto, is taking a few groups on some swim vacations and swim camps in… Venezuela and Hawaii!!! If this sounds like a nice way to … Continue reading →

So everyone, myself included, was wondering if there was going to be swimming today.  I said “yes”, but you knew I’d say that anyway… the website said it should be 62F today… but all of the LOST vets know that … Continue reading →

The water appears to be in the low 60′s or so… we can squeeze at least one more swim out this season!  See you down there! Cheers, Rob

So we had a very good Pier to Pier Swim!  Big thanks to Greg Pace ( http://www.paceperformance.ca/ ) and the Tri Club of Burlington (TCOB,  http://www.triburlington.ca/theclub.html ) for hosting the swim! You sure can tell the end of summer is nigh… things have changed… even … Continue reading →

Funny thing this morning… we got back from Ironman Canada a few days ago and missed last week’s swim… and for some reason I was thinking not many people would show up.  I had a bit of the post race … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m a little slow on the draw!  Mel and Lynn took good care of everyone last week from what I understand.  Mel gave my usual safety speech and Lynn got some good pics!  But apparently they both forgot … Continue reading →

So I have had a few inquiries about the Pier to Pier swim, a few people thought it was a LOST swim, but it is actually a TCOB swim (Tri Club of Burl).  Just a casual swim across Burlington Bay, … Continue reading →