Here's your workout for tomorrow morning, four sets each totaling 10,000 yards! Doors will be open by 5:45am. An average pace of 2:24 per 100 yards will get you there in 4 hours. If you want to come and try to get your longest swim in please do! We celebrate all personal bests and victories! … Continue reading Thursday, January 1! Biggest New Year’s Day yet! 6am – 10am
Author: LifeSwim
New Year’s Week Updates!
First, this week's schedule confirmation -also seen HERE. Regular coached swim this week on Monday/ Wednesday 5:45 - 7:15am THURSDAY! Jan 1, 2026 from 6:00 - 10:00am we have 10,000-yards of bliss! This breaks down to an average of 2:24 /100 yards swum = four hours. More info Wednesday. No Friday Swim! Regular Sunday 6:30 … Continue reading New Year’s Week Updates!
Swimmer Magazine Cover !
CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Tom Fiedler for writing the wonderful article, to Bill Butcher and Gregg Gelmis for the beautiful pics!, and to Adrienne Kramer for her many years of butterfly feats to garnish her the cover of the USMS 'Swimmer' magazine for January/February 2026! If you've registered for USMS in 2026, you'll be … Continue reading Swimmer Magazine Cover !
Bigger Sunday 6am – 9:15am
Here's your workout for tomorrow morning, three sets each with 3000 yards totaling 9000 yards! An average pace of 2:10 per 100 yards will get you there in three hours and 15 minutes. If you want to come and try to get your longest swim in please do! We celebrate all personal bests and victories! … Continue reading Bigger Sunday 6am – 9:15am
November 2025 workouts
28 miles of Butterfly!
Six open water races this summer and fall season totaling 28 miles and Adrienne Kramer did it all butterfly! Does that make your shoulders hurt just reading that sentence? pic by John Butterfield Last weekend was the sixth and final swim in Adrienne's personal series this year, the Southern Cross Open Water event in Ft. … Continue reading 28 miles of Butterfly!
Happy Thanksgiving! and schedule reminders!
After each round from this morning's "last Wednesday of the month dryland infused main set" with Rebecca we offered up something we were grateful and thankful for, and here's the board she put together with our comments! And the workout: Rock On! End of this week we have our regular Friday, Nov 28 morning 5:45 … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving! and schedule reminders!
6:15am Sunday start time
With 7,000 yards as the goal we're providing an extra 30 minutes on Sunday to get it done so come on out early and we'll have a workout beginning of 6:15 AM this Sunday only. We can have a leisurely finish time as late as 8:45 AM as well. Please bring liquid for any distance … Continue reading 6:15am Sunday start time
PR for Brian Combs in his recent Half IronMan Wilmington !
Congrats to our friend and lane-mate, Brian Combs, who recently posted a Personal Record while competing in the Wilmington location for the iconic half IronMan series, coming in at a very fast 4:38! Click here and look up all of the splits! Brian reports he raced while still recovering from a recent virus and dealt … Continue reading PR for Brian Combs in his recent Half IronMan Wilmington !
Annual WNC Toys for Tots Drive!
From our friend and lane-mate Jeff Weller: This is the time of year when we pause to reflect on the many things in our lives for which we are grateful. It's also an ideal time to consider ways we can make a positive impact in our community. We have the pleasure of collaborating with the U.S. Marine Corps … Continue reading Annual WNC Toys for Tots Drive!