This is the lake I have been doing most of my open water swim training in. (I have not swam in a pool in years.) It is almost exactly one quarter of a mile long so if I swim 2 laps that gives me the 1.2 miles I need to be practicing because that is the distance I will swim when I race.
Given the super dry summer we have had, the water is a bit low, but this lake is in better shape than most. The water is still pretty clear and I really enjoy my swims here.
Because my schedule is so hectic I have been venturing out to the lake at lunch time for my swim practice. Usually no one is there so I have the whole place to myself and the sun is up high in the sky so it is very pleasant.
When I was a child learning to swim we were not taught to bi-lateral breath so this summer that was one of the first things I started practicing and I am happy to say that it is now a habit and I feel totally comfortable doing it.
I don't think I will ever LOVE swimming, but I really don't mind it at all. It's just a little boring.
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