https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24501/how-to-stay-warm-and-strong-while-swimming-donner-lakeI just swam Donner Lake this morning, long swim!! I&#39;ve been swimming open water for a few years. Half way through the swim I began to really feel the cold and it slowed my stroke down a lot. How can I stay warm and strong during this race. When I finisheden-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/262875?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:39:40 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f467bf48-e1b4-4da1-b969-c753753400a6Former MemberThanks for the information. Donner Lake is one of those races where your time does not count if you wear a wetsuit. I&#39;m swimming Pacific Grove and Alcatraz in September. I will be wearing a wetsuit for those. I usually double cap, but did not this time. Have a great day. pills11.com ;))<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/263003?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:10:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:12ea1200-a827-4c8c-8669-ef0e15ae5574Former MemberDonner lake not too cold to swim in with out a wet suit 64-69 degrees. I thought Donner lake was colder than that. Lake Tahoe is around 65 - 68 degrees this time of year, and every time I have been to Donner Lake, it has felt significantly colder than Tahoe.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/262955?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:16:29 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9403280e-2a99-4ef6-a7e4-116134086c8fFormer MemberDonner lake not too cold to swim in with out a wet suit 64-69 degrees.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/262916?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:29:09 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cd63419d-ddc2-4110-9389-865d20e7541cFormer MemberI don&#39;t have anything to say regarding keeping warm however I do have to ask if you know of a good Masters group by Roseville CA. I saw that you were from SAC so I thought that I might ask as I will be in the area for a week on travel. Thanks, Jared<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/262835?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:51:49 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3f894688-3307-413a-983c-efda37d70b32Former MemberI dont know if a wet suit is what you may want or need but thats one way. Another way is to wear a cold water swim cap as most body heat leaves thru the head. Drinking some hot tea and eating a good breakfast like hot oatmeal and toast helps too. Warming up by exercising moving about before the swim is always a good idea.. See this page for info on cold water swim caps <a href="http://www.geocities.com/lapswimr/coldwatercaps.html">www.geocities.com/.../coldwatercaps.html</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>