Swim Avila - Open Water Swimming

Tom and Jimi's Birthday Swim -  Gorgeous day, warm(er) water, and an excellent swim around the rock for my birthday!  It was 57° air tem...

Rained Out -  Winter has arrived.  I'm sitting out today. Since noon yesterday more than 1.5" of rain has fallen at my house in San...

Beautiful Conditions for a Swim to Avila Rock -  Avila was 58°, sunny and still with waves you could jump over and very clear water. I saw T...

Tom's Toes Swim Report -  Beautiful morning at Avila. 56° air temperature blue skies and scattered clouds. The water was bumpy, rolling,...

I wads late and got in at 7:30. Jim was wading in as I finished getting my stuff on. I was already cold. The water felt warmer than it had o...

A Tom's Toes Swim Report -  Clear blue skies and cold water! It was 51° when I arrived at Avila. 915 AM. The water was calm and glassy w...

  A Water Temp Below 47° - Some Kind of a Record Niel and Jim at the first crossbars on the Poly Pier At the second crossbars on the Poly Pi...

I spoke to Tom Lorish as I was sitting on the beach. He was hurrying back to his car after his swim. He'd enjoyed himself but he was shi...

Someone Put the Washing Machine On Freeze Cycle -  On this beautiful sunny morning Tom Israel, Jodi and NIel had a cold and physical swim. B...

  Tom Lorish and the King Tide - The king tide is here! Blue skies with scattered clouds and a strong cool offshore breeze.  It was 54° at A...

  A Beautiful Morning and a Great Swim - I got in my 3200M this morning, and was motivated to swim hard by the 49° water. At 7 it was sunny ...

Rock 'n' Roll Swimming.  The water was moving at Avila this morning. It was 52° air temperature and clear blue skies when I arrived ...

Jim and Niel got in at 7. It was 52° in Avila with a strong, gusty offshore wind. The good news was that NOAA had canceled their warning for...

  Feels More Like Winter -  Heavy marine layer and rough water swimming.  It was 55° when I arrived at 915 AM. The water was mixed up, chopp...

  Hey, that green cap is Stephanie Popp in the water at Avila Beach! I think it is over a year since she has joined us for a swim. In that t...