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Fresh Vatten

Fresh Vatten

Posted on August 13, 2025April 26, 2026 by Eej S

Wed August 13 2:20pm / Water Temp 20 C / Air Temp 80 F

Today at the lake, I swam in the sea.  This time I cycled to the pier in the middle so…

Posted in People I Meet, Swimming Experiences Tagged baltic-sea, fisk, malmö, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming
20 Minutes

20 Minutes

Posted on August 11, 2025April 26, 2026 by Eej S

Monday, August 11, 2025 / Water temp 20C / Air temp 19.5 C. / Overcast. 

Today at the lake, I swam in the sea. The fucking Baltic Sea. OMG, it made me so happy.  It…

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged ADHD, baltic-sea, openwaterswimming, sweden, swim-gear
Sweden Highlights

Sweden Highlights

Posted on January 10, 2024April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Almost all of the best swims of my life happened in Sweden, lake of 100,000 lakes.

Posted in Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged badplats, baltic-sea, lakeswimming, openwaterswimming, sweden, swim-buddy
Lake Connection, Robots, Flowers, Vikings

Lake Connection, Robots, Flowers, Vikings

Posted on September 21, 2023October 6, 2025 by Eej S

Today at the sea the wind was whipping across the water, making it little furious waves that came at me too quickly. I was smart and swam with the wind, and I made it to the diving platform faster than I usually do.  I swim to the ladder on that dock to remove the extra READ MORE

Posted in People I Meet Tagged baltic-sea, jellyfish, openwaterswimming, sweden
The Swim I Needed

The Swim I Needed

Posted on September 11, 2023April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Monday, September 11, 2023, 7:22pm

Today at the sea, the water was choppy, the sun was shining, and the jellyfish were nowhere to be seen.…

Posted in People I Meet Tagged baltic-sea, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming
Danger! Jellyfish

Danger! Jellyfish

Posted on September 4, 2023November 5, 2025 by Eej S

Today at the sea, there were so many jellyfish and new jellyfish. As I was walking to the dock there was a man taking a photo of the area. I asked if he was going to swim, and he said yes. So I said, “yea, I’ll swim with you.” He is visiting Sweden from the READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Mental Health, Sacred Swims Tagged baltic-sea, moon-jellyfish, sweden, todays-lesson, wild swimming
Jellyfish, Ahoy

Jellyfish, Ahoy

Posted on September 2, 2023April 27, 2026 by Eej S

Saturday, Sept 2

Today at the sea it was gloriously sunny, and the water was flat, calm. There were loads of jellyfish out,…

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Swimming Experiences Tagged adapt, baltic-sea, moon-jellyfish, nature-immersion, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming
Swedish Ducks

Swedish Ducks

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Eej S

Saturday, August 26, 2023 Today at the sea, it was windy, so the water was choppy. It rained all day yesterday, and it was still grey today, so I was alone at the beach. There were a few campers over by the diving platform; looked like they were fishing.  I was excited to see four READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Water (Vatten) Tagged baltic-sea, choppy-water, cognitive-load, lakeswimming, lakewitch, openwaterswimming, reflect, risk
Jellyfish

Jellyfish

Posted on August 24, 2023November 5, 2025 by Eej S

Thursday, August 24, 2023 Today at the lake, I swam with the jellyfish. And I rocked. And I think they might have, too.  It’s about a mile or more to bike there, and the bike is too small for me, so it’s a bit tricky because my feet sometimes hit the front wheel. But I READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Sacred Swims Tagged adapting, baltic-sea, jellyfish, moon-jellyfish, openwaterswimming, sweden, wildswimming

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