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Thanks Steve. Today I finally broke 3min for 200m. It was right around 2:59.8....I'll take it. :) I'm exactly halfway to my big goal of SUB SIX IN SURREY!!! (See my sig.) :)

First place in my age group at the Wild Fish 1/2 mile this morning! Good lord it was cold, I was afraid I wouldn't make the first buoy. ❄ Glad I did! :applaud: :cheerleader:Congratulations, 'Badger! Way to go!

First place in my age group at the Wild Fish 1/2 mile this morning! Good lord it was cold, I was afraid I wouldn't make the first buoy. ❄🌊 Glad I did!

First place in my age group at the Wild Fish 1/2 mile this morning! Good lord it was cold, I was afraid I wouldn't make the first buoy. ❄ Glad I did! Wow!! Good for you!

I've done zero coached sessions / video analysis since SRD (Swimming Realization Day - February 21st, 2019), but now I am very happy that I signed up for a swimming camp (4 x 1hr Wednesday sessions) in September. The coach is awesome. I have so much to learn.

Sunday's water temps were cold enough I'm happy to have finished, when some folks didn't even start! 😄 (Mike will vouch for the chill factor, I believe...) Holy crap it was cold. Thank goodness I'd been getting acclimatized. Felt just fine after the first buoy.

Holy crap it was cold. Thank goodness I'd been getting acclimatized. Felt just fine after the first buoy. I think there's a fine line between "just fine" and "can't feel my limbs, so might as well keep swimming." My dad told me the news anchor reported the ocean temps at 65+. 😒

Sunday's water temps were cold enough I'm happy to have finished, when some folks didn't even start! 😄 (Mike will vouch for the chill factor, I believe...)

Hahahaha. There's no way that was 65+. I think I told this story elsewhere, but: Last Halloween I went to South Boston for a Vampire Swim. Water was 51F. I stood mid-thigh for what must have been 10 minutes, trying to find the courage to swim. I finally dove in, swam 5-6 strokes, and stood up and walked out before I died. I was cold forever after that. Fast forward to April this year. I went to Revere Beach where it was 46F. Stood mid-thigh for 10-15 minutes. Dunked myself then got out. A couple weeks after that I managed 34 minutes in 51F at Winthrop. Several long (hour plus) swims in mid- to upper-50s after that. Bottom line: I think with time to acclimate to the cold water, 58F (my guess for Saturday) can feel "just fine". ;) I've been watching your saga on FB! And I know one of the guys who did the 5k on Sunday, who does absurdly cold water swims. So acclimation is totally possible, but a friend sent me this gif Sunday: images.app.goo.gl/X7FVpSYKUuKEDCet6 And I think that sums it up nicely. 😄

I think there's a fine line between "just fine" and "can't feel my limbs, so might as well keep swimming." My dad told me the news anchor reported the ocean temps at 65+. 😒 Hahahaha. There's no way that was 65+. I think I told this story elsewhere, but: Last Halloween I went to South Boston for a Vampire Swim. Water was 51F. I stood mid-thigh for what must have been 10 minutes, trying to find the courage to swim. I finally dove in, swam 5-6 strokes, and stood up and walked out before I died. I was cold forever after that. Fast forward to April this year. I went to Revere Beach where it was 46F. Stood mid-thigh for 10-15 minutes. Dunked myself then got out. A couple weeks after that I managed 34 minutes in 51F at Winthrop. Several long (hour plus) swims in mid- to upper-50s after that. Bottom line: I think with time to acclimate to the cold water, 58F (my guess for Saturday) can feel "just fine". ;)