Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

Swimming Longer and Relearning an Old Lesson - 

I had unlearned an old ocean swimming lesson about never being cold when you get in the water. I'd never put shoes or slippers on when I got up and gone barefoot when I drove to the beach. My feet were cold when I got out of the car. They felt cold when I walked into the 57° water and were the one cold part of my body for the entire swim.  Lesson relearned.  

At 6:50 it was June Gloom, 57° and calm. The water was glassy. I measured the water at 57° but my cold feet made it feel like 55°. The water temp varied 1,° colder close in along the buoys and warmer closer to the end of the pier. 

It looks like the water will stay above 55° so I'm starting to push my distance to prep for this year's birthday swim.  Today's 4K went fine. If the next 3 or 4 4K swims feel good I'll move to 5K, and if I feel good at that distance I'll go for this years goal of 7,500M. 

I'll swim Thursday and Saturday at 7. Paula and I will swim short on Saturday so we will have time to change and won't need to wear out wetsuits to the No King's March, I don't know what plans Tom Israel and Jodi have. 

niel

Received this from Tom Lorish. He is in Menorca, Spain for a water polo tournament, air and water in the low 70's. Next he is on to Croatia for a swim vacation. Everyone I have spoken to that has been there said it is very beautiful with great swimming.