Saturday, August 6, 2011

Congratulations Gwen!!

Holy Cow!! Gwen Jorgensen placed second today in the ITU Triathlon World Championships, thereby earning a spot on the US Olympic Team for the 2012 London games. More info:
http://www.wsacltd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=899:2012-olympian-gwen-jorgensen-2nd-in-london&catid=71:schroeder-triathlon-team&Itemid=140

She swam with us a couple times last year, and I'm SURE that made all the difference.

Next Swim: Sunday 8/7 Noon
Last Swims: Friday 6PM, Saturday noon
Water Temps: 76! (I believe that's a record)
Waves: small chop
Water Clarity: Excellent
Fri PM Crew: Cap'n, Crash, Diablo, Gumdrop, Patriarch, Mike, Mike, Alewife
Sat Crew: Patriarch, Padre, Crash, Tony, Bird, Diablo

If you're thinking of giving the Big Lake a try, now is the time, it just doesn't get any better. Warm clear water and beautiful weather. Last night we celebrated our good fortune with a post swim pizza.

Today we swam from Klode to Big Bay, passing the ruins of the sunken piers and crumbling terraces that I believe were once part of the Pabst Whitefish Bay resort.

As usual, we got some comic relief, this time provided by a crew shooting girl-on-girl porno on the beach. Seriously!

As Patriarch, it's my job to find the deeper meaning of all this, but I'm struggling to find the cosmic connections between Gwen's accomplishment, great swimming, pizza, Killepitsch, and porn. The truth: there is no cosmic connection, just a comic one.

Even so, it's a great ride, and it will continue Sunday. Join the fun noon at Klode!

2 comments:

rsm said...

Do you have someone certified watching the swim?

Moondaug said...

rsm-why do you ask?