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: sweden
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…
Sweden Highlights
Almost all of the best swims of my life happened in Sweden, lake of 100,000 lakes.
When You NEED a Swim
Does anyone else get ansty and start feeling like you’re in a funk if too many days go by between swims…..cause I really get desperate for the lake after a few days. This photo is in Solna, Stockholm. One of my favorite swim spots during my three months there. The water was clean and cool. READ MORE
Malmö Rocks
16 October 2023 Monday. Cold, windy, sunny.
Today in Malmo, I rode my bike to the skateboard park, then I headed towards the beach. The first swimming…
Big Wind, Big Waves
7 Oct 2023
Today at the lake it was crazy cold and windy. Like wind-chill cold. The temperature was 47 F, but it…
No Pain in the Rain
Tues, Oct 3, 2023. Stockholm.
Today at the lake, it was pouring rain. I made plans to meet my new swim buddy, H, at her…
Lake Connection, Robots, Flowers, Vikings
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
Return to Odensvi
Today ate the lake, the water was chilly and flat.
My host took me to the same lake that her friend took me to last week. It’s a lovely setup,…
The Swim I Needed
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.…
Cows, Sheep, Violets
Sat sep 9 6:27pm Skaftekulla badplats
Today at the lake I didn’t want to get out of the water. My host drove me to a remote…
Storsjön in Edsbruk
Weds Sept 6, 7pm
Today at the lake I took a bus 30 minutes away to try a new swimming spot in the tiny…
Danger! Jellyfish
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
Jellyfish, Ahoy
Saturday, Sept 2
Today at the sea it was gloriously sunny, and the water was flat, calm. There were loads of jellyfish out,…
Swimming Wimmin in Sweden
Friday Sept 1 grey and cold and rainy.
Today at the lake, we cancelled because of rain. But by the end of the day I was having a…