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    Fall Swims & Low Sun
    SLOGoing
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    Fall Swims & Low Sun

    Beautiful open water ocean swims in Avila Beach with a wonderful bike ride out Highway 1 and back O'Conner Road.
    A Week in the Big City
    SLOGoing
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    A Week in the Big City

    A week of swimming, biking, and running in San Francisco, plus a bonus Air Show during Fleet Week.
    Eastern Sierra Swimming
    SLOGoing
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Eastern Sierra Swimming

    A brief week on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, with the last-of-season lake swims in June Lake and Convict Lake.
    Bait Balls and Whales
    SLOGoing
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bait Balls and Whales

    It is a light week of swimming, with my weekdays packed with work, leaving no time to swim. The days are getting shorter so a dawn patrol...
    Just Gonna Swim
    SLOGoing
    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Just Gonna Swim

    New wetsuit, warm waters, and sea foam make for an exciting week in the water.
    Shark Week
    SLOGoing
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Shark Week

    Swimming towards a shark, plus numerous confirmed sightings, had me hang up my goggles for the week.
    Exiting the Safety of the Bay
    SLOGoing
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 6 min

    Exiting the Safety of the Bay

    With so much swimming in the same area, it was exciting to leave the safety of the bay and venture out past the point.
    Strange Things in the Bay
    SLOGoing
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Strange Things in the Bay

    Warming waters and a rescue of a sad, deflated raft lost at sea.
    Warming Up
    SLOGoing
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Warming Up

    The water is finally warming up and the conditions have been outstanding.
    Long Swim
    SLOGoing
    • May 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    Long Swim

    Logging my first 4km 90 minute solo swim across the two piers.
    The Ocean is Open
    SLOGoing
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Ocean is Open

    Water temperatures are still low, the weather is warm, and the ocean is open for swimming.
    Swim, swim, swim!
    SLOGoing
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Swim, swim, swim!

    The weather stayed clear, the beach stayed open, and my schedule allowed for regular open water ocean swims.
    Swimming: Back in the Water
    SLOGoing
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Swimming: Back in the Water

    Finally, getting regular swims back into the routine. It couldn't get more perfect.
    Swimming: New Normal
    SLOGoing
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Swimming: New Normal

    With pools closed and rains deterring open water swims, I am trying to settle into a new normal.
    GoPro Open Water Swimming Pontoon Platform
    SLOGoing
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    GoPro Open Water Swimming Pontoon Platform

    I've been trying to figure out how I can effectively record video from my GoPro during an open water swim (without kayak support!). I've...
    Going Longer
    SLOGoing
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Going Longer

    Expanding my swim training and logging my swim sets.
    Alcatraz to Kirby Cove | February 16, 2020
    SLOGoing
    • Feb 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Alcatraz to Kirby Cove | February 16, 2020

    Open Water San Francisco Bay Swim from Alcatraz Island, under the Golden Gate, to Kirby Cove.
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    Oh look! Water! Let's swim in it.

    The water draws me in like a moth to light. What is the temperature? What is the visibility? How far is it to swim across? It is time to find out.

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