Getin' Cold. Who's still swimming in the Metro area?

Nothing of the sort intended! There were several of our fellow Promontory Point open-water swimmers immersed (sans wetsuit) as recently as Thursday. Only meant that orca1946 does not speak for Chicagoland. yeah I know :) I'm annoyed because I haven't had time to drive in even for a tiny dip, and just when I need it most! Maybe I'll just make the time this afternoon. Nigel still hasn't been to Promontory!

Nothing of the sort intended! There were several of our fellow Promontory Point open-water swimmers immersed (sans wetsuit) as recently as Thursday. Only meant that orca1946 does not speak for Chicagoland. yeah I know :) I'm annoyed because I haven't had time to drive in even for a tiny dip, and just when I need it most! Maybe I'll just make the time this afternoon. Nigel still hasn't been to Promontory! Miss you both! Maybe next week! (Yes, Orca, swimming is a year-round sport in Chicagoland!)

Wow! In Arizona, the lake temperatures are still above 60, and I have a hard time getting anyone to swim with me--when they do go out, everyone wears a wetsuit. My current source of swim buddies will dry up after Ironman Arizona on November 20th. I'm hoping I can connect with a group of kids training for Alcatraz.

42 Yep! Cold Spring Harbor is where cold underground springs flush into the sound. It's about 5 deg warmer as you head about 1/2 mile out toward the mouth of the sound. Report today was that the water was 50, so that's better. the weather has been cooperating.

42 degrees in Long Island Sound!?! Here in CT the water is still "comfortably" in the 50s. I've been wearing my wetsuit the last couple of days, but am planning to going back without it during the weekend. I;m having a harder time with the cold this year than in the past, but still hope to swim outdoors into December.

Not me, even down here in San Diego, I quite the skin at 65 wet suit to 60 then out! You guys are real amazing for getting in!

Measured high 30's but three of us went in. Did about 1000 yds and got out. Borrowed some blue 70 socks and this helped, two caps, no gloves. I felt alive.

Brighton Beach is still holding steady at 50/51.

Full wetsuit of course! Janet, we measure with a point and shoot thing (infra red I imagine). How do you measure? Maybe our reading is off? Get a good night sleep for the meet! Rob.

Full wetsuit of course! Janet, we measure with a point and shoot thing (infra red I imagine). How do you measure? Maybe our reading is off? Get a good night sleep for the meet! Rob. We have one swimmer who ties a thermometer to her suit--it hangs down below her as she swims. (I've tried this, it doesn't impede your stroke unless you like turning over to do backstroke now and again.) Hers is the official temp reading when she's out there. If she's not, our longtime swimmers estimate a temp. I used to be skeptical about the latter method, but it's uncanny how well they match the thermometer readings!