Swim Avila - Open Water Swimming

Tom L's Swim Report - Heavy marine layer, a breeze blowing on shore, and bumpy water. Toes in the water at 930 a.m.  The water temperatu...

This morning I swam a counterclockwise loop around the Poly Pier and the Reef Buoy and added a half triangle on the west side of the pier at...

Tom L's Wednesday Morning Swim -  The conditions were basically the same as Monday… And Tuesday… Heavy marine layer, glassy water, and a...

Chasing Tom Israel -  On the 4th Tom surprised and impressed all of us by blowing past the 5,000M goal for the 4th of July swim by doing 6,5...

Tom Lorish's Monday Swim -  Heavy marine layer, 56° air temperature, glassy calm water. That was Avila at 915 AM.  There was a 3–4 foot ...

Tom Lorish's Sunday Swim Overcast, bumpy water and a breeze.  That was Avila at 915 AM when I arrived. The water clarity was pristine an...

A Perfect Morning for a Swim -  Avila Beach put on its best for Niel and Don to do a short and relaxing swim. Don is in town from the Bay Ar...

Earning A Second Piece Of Pie  - We had 10 swimmers in the water this morning looking to do a long swim and to be guilt free later today whe...

Holiday Warm Up Swim -  Tom swam to the Avila Rock yesterday. I had not been out there is a while so that became my goal for today.  Avila i...

Tuesday Morning With Tom Israel -  It was Swim around Avila Rock Wednesday.  Typical summer morning at Avila: Partial cloud cover, flat calm...

I had some Surfrider water quality testing to do this morning and didn't in until 8. Conditions were as they have been; 55°, calm and gr...

Bumpy Swimming -  At 11 o'clock it was gray, 59° and breezy in Avila Beach. There was a tall fogbank that was thinner on the west and ha...

  Saturday Morning --   Jodi, Paula and Niel got in the water a bit after 7.  The conditions at Avila Beach were 52° air, gray and calm, wit...

Tom Lorish's Friday Swim -  Similar to Wednesday, but different. There was a partial cloud cover, some blue skies, and a breeze blowing ...

Tom's Lorish Swims -  Partial cloud cover, low tide and flat glassy water. In short, a typical Avila  summer day. The water temperature ...