https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25386/central-il-open-water-swim---saturday-august-4-2012WHAT: Central IL Open Water Swim (1.2-Miles &amp; 2.4-Miles) **3rd Annual** Sanctioned by IL Masters Swimming Association for USMS, Inc. Sanction No. 212-W002 The ONLY U.S. Masters-sanctioned open water event on August 4, 2012 in Illinois!! Join us!! Bringen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/270303?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:50:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:87480b3e-37ae-4edd-a01f-9f5d641f600aFormer MemberMeet was fun. I am a new swimmer and only did the 2K which was once around the buoys. The water was a bit low due to the drought but the water temp was good. The wind picked up some and we actually had some waves. That made the event even more enjoyable (not being sarcastic) since I got some experience in choppy waters. The staffing was great. Plenty of help in and out of the water. Plenty of food too. Facilities for showering afterwards was nice and great for those that did not swim. THIS WAS FUN.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270292?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:48:50 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8fa7ee3c-e2d0-4447-bcf3-8b8af0d9dca7ViveBeneHow was the meet? :banana:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270278?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:17:27 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:27fd55ae-fff3-4133-a58d-0bac8778bb5eViveBeneCentral IL Open Water Swim is only 3 weeks away! :) Who&#39;s in for this meet?<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270256?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:32:35 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:376c5df6-ae75-4307-a8d3-f917b2d1b014ViveBeneThanks to Chicago Masters for the recent shout-out about this swim, appended to the Big Shoulders email. For swimmers clustered in the northern latitudes, where the lake is hanging on grimly at low to mid-60s, a trip to the sweet sunny South of Hudson, IL, might be just the thing. :banana: Gaah, Lake Michigan dropped to 58 this morning. Where&#39;s the shivery emoticon? Welcome summer!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270224?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 09 May 2012 12:38:45 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:309faf48-8a94-45f1-8e07-ee323d8facc1orca1946Good that this is the ONLY O W swim of the weekend!!:applaud:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270241?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 09 May 2012 05:15:47 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:877c7007-51ce-4945-8400-2f30a6f50555orca1946Swim in Illinois cuz we need the $$$$$$$$. I hope no politician is reading this or else they may think of some way to tax it !!!!!!:2cents:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270233?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 09 May 2012 02:33:33 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6aacba14-29e7-4088-b904-37a37465398fViveBeneGood that this is the ONLY O W swim of the weekend!! It&#39;s the only USMS-sanctioned OW swim in Illinois on that date. It is a popular date for a swim. The Long Bridge swim in Lake Pend Oreille, ID, for example, as well as Flathead Lake, MT, one-miler. And Point to LaPointe, WI. :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270206?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 04 May 2012 07:54:27 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:63593e5b-9093-481b-adf9-f904dc640e93ViveBene:woot: A nice uptick in attendance last year, I believe. And the price is right.<div style="clear:both;"></div>