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Just Keep Trying

Just Keep Trying

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Eej S

March 29 Friday Wind:from NW 6.6 m/sec (15 mph); Air Temperature:1.3 °C (52 °F); Water Temperature:10.42 °C (51 °F) Today at the lake it was sunny, and I felt hopeful as I approached the beach because it seemed almost like a Spring day. I started off swimming south toward the boat launch. I tried swimming READ MORE

Posted in Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Sacred Swims Tagged lakeswimming, resilience
Hammarsbadet

Hammarsbadet

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Eej S

August 23, 2023 Weds, 5:22pm  Today at the lake, I swam in the Baltic Sea for the first time. I’ve been so antsy to swim the past 10 days, while also knowing it would be a wait because of traveling and because of jet lag. Now that I’m at my residency I can swim whenever READ MORE

Posted in Ducks & Other Wildlife, Water (Vatten) Tagged adapting, resilience, risk
No Ducks, No Sunbeams Crashing This Party

No Ducks, No Sunbeams Crashing This Party

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Eej S

Feb 19, 2022 | temp 40 F ish | Time in water: 24:40 Today at the lake, there were crazy wild white-capped waves. They didn’t look too bad on the shore, but once I was in the water I could see how impressive they were. Wow.  I took a few photos and a quick video READ MORE

Posted in Swimming Experiences Tagged big-waves, brave, cold-water-swimming, flow, openwaterswimming, preparation, resilience, risk
Spun Around

Spun Around

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake it got ugly. For the first time I am starting to doubt that I can keep doing this. The water was so cold. I felt like the back of my head and neck were going to freeze. I’m reading a book on the brain and PTSD, and just last night I READ MORE

Posted in Mental Health, Swimming Experiences Tagged challenge, cold-water-swimming, resilience, swim-buddy
Why

Why

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Eej S

Today at the lake…I didn’t go! Kinda sick, but I had pt instead. I was trying to explain why I swim to my pt. ‘Cause I’m a runner who can’t run. Also, sunbeams, weightlessness, magic. But the runner part of my brain is what gets me to enter the lake when it’s cold. The runner READ MORE

Posted in Sacred Swims, Swimming Experiences, The Journey Tagged insights, openwaterswimming, resilience, why-i-swim

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