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Dry Bags are Not Always Dry, and iPhones are Not Waterproof

Underwater Selfie - Dutch Springs 2015

Last Friday I headed over to Dutch Springs Aqua Park quarry on Friday for some open water swimming. I contacted Dutch Springs earlier in the week and they said they were open and water temperature was around 50-55 degrees F. Perfect temperature for some Lake Coeur d’Alene training. The folks at Dutch Springs are also introducing …

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Dutch Springs Open Water Swimming Update

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Hey swimmers… Dutch Springs is making some accomodations for open water swimmers ! I recently received the following email from them which contains the details. If you want to get on the mailing list, give them a shout by going to their contact page   Open Water Swim Training at Dutch Springs – You spoke and we …

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Beltzville Lake High Bacteria Levels closes again to swimmers

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It is not even two weeks ago since I swam 1.2 miles in Beltzville Lake for the Black Bear Half Iron Triathlon and they are closing it to swimming again due to high bacteria levels. So, what was the level when we swam in it? Or was all those triathletes peeing in the water that caused …

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