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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Why we do it</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24629/why-we-do-it</link><description>A small group of open water swimmers meets every Thursday night at 6:45 at Sewall Pond in Arrowsic, Maine. Tonight we did 2 miles. Soon after we jumped in, the wind died out completely. The 1/2 mile long pond turned to glass, and the surrounding forest</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Why we do it</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/264002?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:41:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6b26f3e9-4739-48cc-8363-c4503276d898</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>WOW!,..sounds like Heaven.
 
Two years ago in late October I swam in Daicy Pond in Baxter State Park,..it was a quick dip,..but it too was like swimming on a mirror.
 
Where is Arrowsic?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Why we do it</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/264022?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:11:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1648f427-c154-403c-8b18-fe8b42d6bb6c</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>WOW!,..sounds like Heaven.
 
Two years ago in late October I swam in Daicy Pond in Baxter State Park,..it was a quick dip,..but it too was like swimming on a mirror.
 
Where is Arrowsic?

Arrowsic is just outside of Bath, about 45 minutes north of Portland. Ocean temps are hovering around 56 in the deep waters, keeping most of us in freshwater for now.

Hopper
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