Last swim

Despite the air being at its coolest, I made my mind up that I would swim more than an hour for my last shift. I actually felt warmer, probably because I sprinted and kicked hard. The sky was lightening while I swam. I figured I would be relieved to finish but I was surprised to realize that I was sad that this challenging and fun event was over.

Third swim

The water was so still and flat. The lights of the city were sparkling in the water. It was magical. Without the wind it was surprisingly warm.

Sunset swim

I was thrilled to have sunset come up on my turn. I prepared my clear goggles and lights for night. After a few minutes of swimming as the sun was setting on the buoy line course, a group of our swimmers stopped me and asked if I wanted to swim out the cove's opening into the Bay. The view of the purple pink sunset behind the Golden Gate bridge was spectacular! A once in a lifetime experience.

First swim

I swam my first hour around noon. So far so good. It's a glorious day!

Relay starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow

I'm on a team of 9 people. They are from all over the U.S. A. from Maryland through Indiana, Illinois and Nebraska to California. Our goal is to have fun.
Every time I swim, I can do one, two or three 25 minute laps. I just have to let the person in the relay following me know before I get in the water.
The water temperature is up to 54 deg F, or 12.2 C. I hardly got cold today in my hour long swim as the top 15 cm were warmed by the sun.
The weather has been and will be unprecedentedly beautiful. The day will be sunny and 20 deg. C. The night time temperature is even going to be warmer than predicted, a low of only 11 deg. C. No wind, rain or fog.
I have the wifi figured out, so I will keep you updated.

Chilly swim in Aquatic Park

My goal today was to swim over an hour in the warm 20 deg C sunny afternoon. The water continues at 53.5 deg F (12 deg C). The reasoning was that if I can swim over an hour when the air is warm, then I can do an hour at night when the air is 10 deg C. I succeeded and swam 1 hr 17 min. The sauna sure was nice.
Today I swam at the Dolphin Club. Tomorrow I swim next door at the South End Rowing Club.