New Year Polar Bear Swim Max Effgen, January 1, 2012June 14, 2023 Water Temp: 48, Air Temp: 46. Clear and sunny weather at Golden Gardens this morning. This was much warmer than my Thanksgiving swim. Could have done some yardage if I had brought goggles. Lots of people out there today, so my kind of crazy has company. Just remember this can…
Thanksgiving Polar Bear Swim Max Effgen, November 25, 2011December 2, 2013 Happy Thanksgiving to all three of my readers! This year, I decided to do a Polar Bear Swim at Golden Gardens in Seattle. This is on the Puget Sound and the water is always cold. Telemetry from a nearby buoy read the water temp as 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The buoy…
Happy New Year! Max Effgen, January 2, 2011December 2, 2013 Happy New Year! May 2011 bring you happiness and success. I have done Polar Bear swims to bring in the new year for about 5 years. This year’s swim was in Puget Sound at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle. Water temperature 47, air temperature 35. It was invigorating. I always…