Swim Avila - Open Water Swimming

Brilliant sunny early winter morning at Avila... uncrowded beach, easy parking, and the vibe was solid. We were six—Tom, Heidi, Maria, Amy,...

There was not much sun at Avila Beach today with high clouds keeping it cool and somewhat dim on the beach. The water temperature in t...

We had beautiful weather and nice swimming conditions today.  The air temperature was 60ish, I measured 55 degrees in the surf line but t...

Tom's Birthday Swim Yes, a 'T' for Tom.  We have seen the last of our lingering summer water temperatures and had beautif...

Summer Conditions at the Wrong Time of the Year Beautiful clear skies, an air temperature in the 70's, a water temperature of 60 de...

The Trouble With Tribbles and a Fortune Cookie Swim The Trouble With Tribbles is one of the most famous episodes from the original Star...

A Really Beautiful Day At Avila Beach It was sunny and calm with an air temperature in the upper 60's, no clouds except for some hazi...

Tom’s Avila Swim Report: Deep blue skies, sunny, with wispy clouds scattered about; a beautiful day at Avila.  Swimming today was S...

It was foggy and calm when I arrived at the beach. The water temperature was 58 degrees. The water was flat. The buoys were pretty much visi...

We had superb fall conditions today; it was sunny except for some fog that rolled in and out, calm, friendly waves and 60 degree water....

We had a nice group and good conditions and had a great swim today.  Avila was sunny with a light wind and a surprisingly warm water temper...

Today's Blog post is by Tom Tom's Blog Report :  A tale of two swims...  a beautiful day at Avila - crisp, clear, and blue.  H...

The end of September gave us a nice sunny day for our swim. It was comfortably warm and  sunny with a light breeze. I measured a water temp...

It was cold today with thick gray overcast, a 55 degree air temperature and 57 degree water. There was no wind and the water was flat, so...

Tom's Three Buoys then Three Boats Swim Tom's idea for today was to swim east along the buoy line for 3 buoys, then to the end of...