We were all smiles as the four of us had just completed the swim to Paul's Tomb north of Kelowna. Paul's Tomb is the small cove in the background of the picture. Next up was a leisurely 3.2k walk back to our vehicles at the foot of Knox…
As if the speed tables on Postill Drive and the speed bumps on the Park entrance road weren't enough, the speed table happy District of Coldstream had to add three more on Kidston Road! Presumably they want to slow down traffic due to the lack of visibility …
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the ATLS in Kelowna on Saturday! Nature threw us a huge curveball with strong winds blowing up the lake from the south. While the bridge acted as a breakwater sparing us from the wave action on its other side, it …
Today’s swim was definitely the calm after the storm. Yesterday’s Across the Lake Swim in Kelowna had the windiest conditions they’ve had for that race in years and finish times MUCH slower than normal Today however we had conditions that would’ve been welcomed yesterday with clear skies, no…
Only five of us chose a lake swim yesterday to beat the 36 degree heat although the two in wetsuits likely did not beat it by much. The 23 degree water was very pleasant for the three of us who swam naked. Unfortunately, with the wind coming…
There were 12 of us who decided to beat the heat with a dip into the lake last evening. The 23.5 degree water felt refreshingly cool in the 36 degree heat, especially for the two swimmers who still wore their wetsuits. We all swam out to the…
At 7:15 this morning a group of seven of us took off from Juniper Beach and began an extended swim to the Point just before Cosens Beach, a distance of 2.7 km one way. The water was just over 20 degrees at the beach for the first…
For the nine of us gathered at the park before our swim tonight all we could talk about was the success of Robynne and Kylie in their solo Channel Swims. Each and every one of us was over the moon knowing that they had done it.