Air Temp 7C (45F) | Water temp 7C (45F) | Grey with a few sun appearances | Water glassy and calm
Today at the lake i went to a different dock that’s about 20 meters away from where I have been…
Tag: openwaterswimming
Apologies
I am in the process of moving this and other blogs and sites to a new host, and it appears I lost all my images!!! Please bear with me while I try to find them and add them back to the sight. In the meantime, here’s a photo from my swim in Stockholm today. Thanks.
Water Goddess Workshop
20 September from 14:00-16:00 at Konstepidemin Women who swim in Göteborg, Sweden, please join American author Erika Dillman for a unique creative workshop where we will dive into the myths of the past and create something entirely new: a modern feminist water deity born from women’s experiences swimming in open water. For centuries, men have READ MORE
Fresh Vatten
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…
20 Minutes
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…
Back in the Water
August 9, 2025/Malmö, Sweden/Water Temp 70F (20C)/Air Temp 71F
Today at the lake, I pedaled to the Baltic Sea for my first swim in months. It was a sunny…
Swim for Choice
September 17, 2024 | Air Temperature: 16.9 °C (62 °F) | Water Temperature: 19.92 °C (68 °F) | Wind: from S 3.5 m/sec (8 mph)
Today at the lake it was overcast, and the park was almost empty. There were a few people walking on…
Just Do It
August 25, 2024 | Water Temperature: 69°F
Today at the lake it was sunny and not so hot. Sort of a perfect day. I checked the water…
Little Fish
August 15, 2024 | Air Temperature: 0.6 °C (69 °F) | Water Temperature: 23.86 °C (75 °F) | Wind: from S 5.5 m/sec (12 mph)
Today at the lake it was cool and breezy. The water looked dark at 7PM because there was some cloud…
One Minute at a Time
August 7, 2024 | Air Temperature:23.3 °C (74 °F) | Water Temperature: 24.08 °C (75 °F) | Wind: from S 2.4 m/sec (5 mph)
Today at the lake it was very chill, except for the parking lot. There were three cars parked sort of…
Duck, Duck, Goose
August 6, 2024 | Air Temperature: 19.5 °C (67 °F) | Water Temperature: 23.48 °C (74 °F) | Wind: from S 1.5 m/sec (3 mph)
Today at the lake it was calm. Waiting until after 7pm has been working well; there were not many people…
One Day at a Time
August 5, 2024 | Air Temperature: 22.0 °C (72 °F) | Water Temperature: 24.24 °C (76 °F) | Wind: from S 4.1 m/sec (9 mph)
Today at the lake it was still warm at 7:30pm, but there was a cool breeze. A little topless girl…
Pacing Myself
July 21, 2024 | Air Temperature: 22.1 °C (72 °F) | Water Temperature: 24.33 °C (76 °F) | Wind: from S 6.1 m/sec (14 mph)
Today at the lake it was cooler than it’s been in weeks, and the energy at the park was low-key…
Milfoil Primavera
July 16, 2024 | Air Temperature: 25.7 °C (78 °F) | Water Temperature: 25.97 °C (79 °F) | Wind: from S 1.2 m/sec (3 mph)
Today at the lake, there were not so many people there, which as a big relief. The parking lot was…
Get Free
Wind: from S 3.2 m/sec (7 mph); Air Temperature: 19.6 °C (67 °F); Water Temperature: 19.01 °C (66 °F)
June 29 2024, Saturday Today at the lake it was overcast and trying to drizzle. The water was fairly flat…
Beach Freak
Wind: from S 4.2 m/sec (9 mph);Air Temperature: 18.6 °C (65 °F); Water Temperature: 17.48 °C (63 °F)
June 9, 2024 Today at the lake it was overcast, warm but not hot, breezy. As I walked to the…
Night Moves
Wind: from S 4.0 m/sec (9 mph) Air Temperature: 6.8 °C (44 °F) Water Temperature: 7.45 °C (45 °F)
February 27, 2024 Today at the lake it was dark, windy, and cold. I met my new swim buddy, S,…
Get In No Matter What
Wind: from SE 6.1 m/sec (14 mph). Air Temperature: 9.1 °C (48 °F) Water Temperature: 7.55 °C (46 °F)
Feb 16, 2024 Today at the lake it was sunny and blustery. The water was really choppy, but I was…
Sweden Highlights
Almost all of the best swims of my life happened in Sweden, lake of 100,000 lakes.