Could be in Lake O sooner than usual?!

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Hi all,

So it’s shaping up to be a nice summer!… at least from this vantage point in March!  My boat captain (Tony) for my Lake O Crossing in August, sent me an email in February and said that the Lake was the warmest it had EVER been at that time of year!  Which means it won’t take as long to warm up!

I got another email today, from Curtis, another LOSTie… and he brought up a valid point… the water temperature is currently 46F… and we swam in water that temperature in June last year!  (however, briefly!). 

Surface Temps

… and finally, Brett sent me a picture of his nephew, Braxton, who is 6 years old.  He spent 45 minutes in Georgian Bay on the weekend!  It’s not quite Lake O, but that’s still one tough kid!… and a LOSTie in the making!  Brett brought up the valid question as to whether or not they are really from the same blood line!

Braxton in Georgian Bay... mid-March, 2012!

Usually the LOST pre-season starts May 1… and the real show starts June 1… usually…

Cheers,

Rob

 

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!