Swim Avila - Open Water Swimming

  Today's route was the same as last weeks, out to the end of the Avila pier, to the mouth of San Luis Obispo Creek and back along the...

Avila Beach was foggy and cool. There was no wind and 2 to 4 foot surf. I could not get a water temperature from the pier. The water temp...

The Avila Dolphins are partners with GH Sports, so there is an opportunity This Sunday morning for special discounts and door prizes.  I...

Duke and Levi swam today.  This is Duke's plot of their 1,049 yard swim. niel

I'm not swimming today. After the recent heavy rain I'm staying out of the ocean to give the bacteria count a chance to come down. ...

We had a nice day at Avila Beach today; about 75 degrees with an offshore wind. I read  a water temperature of 57 degrees in the shallo...

I was out of town but Tom showed up and swam by himself.  He sent this swim report: It was another 'summer day' in Avila: air temp...

  It was a super summer day at Avila Beach today. It was warm and sunny with an offshore breeze that was holding up the faces of the waves...

Avila Beach was beautiful and crowded for a Sunday in February. It was clear, warm and sunny with no breeze and 53 degree water. Th...

It was sunny and comfortable at Avila with some offshore wind and the most surfable waves that I have seen there in many years.  It was...

Low tide was at 11 AM. The surf was 6' to 8' and the bacteria levels in the creek were very high on Thursday, so the stinky cr...

I'm not sure about swimming this Sunday. Thursdays samples had a bacteria count at Avila Beach that was low, but the numbers from the cr...

My Blue Water Task Force volunteers and I went out early Thursday morning to collect water samples. At Avila Beach the combination ...

Today's post is written by John Hampsey There were four swimmers today—Niel, Tom, Amy, and myself. The sky was gray and the water ...

Rob and Allison were in town so Rob joined us for a nap on the beach and a short swim. Dave, with his cold, Kris and Sylvia (not in th...