I have been peppered with midnight swim questions so I will try to address them now.

What time is the midnight swim?  Oh come on, really! I will only answer  your question if it is sent as a video request so I can post it next to the viral video of that girl missing the $100 question on millionaire “Which is bigger the moon or an elephant”.  The movie starts at 10PM July 3rd, as far as the swim start time maybe you should use a lifeline.

Do I have to wear a swimsuit? No, tuxedos are allowed as well.

Can I swim with a bang stick? No, we are old school-knives only.

I am worried about freshwater sharks in the lake.  No worries, they have all been eaten by the alligators.

I don’t like swimming in lakes or in the dark. Should I do the swim?  And I don’t like pain, yet, you are forcing me to bang my head against the wall with your question.

Can I swim with a glow stick? Yes, it allows for the gators to sight on you better, distracting them from the rest of us.

Will your duck be doing the swim? No, my duck “Quacky” who I have nicknamed “Duck”  will not be joining us for the swim.  He has a very low IQ (even for a duck), but he has decided swimming at midnight in a Florida lake is not very smart (plus he has already seen the movie bait and doesn’t want to watch it again).

Cherly Madyda earns her 100K club cap this weekend and gets a smooch from “Buddy” our mascot.

Christine Payne gets the 200K shirt.

Not so fast “dude”. Fred Ehmke. One of the original lake swimmers from the 80s, after many years is at 99 crossings (since we started the 100K club – there was no grandfathering in of previous crossings) Come join Fred on July 4th to seem him finally get capped. Fred proves even a sprinter can make it into the 100K club.

We still need more volunteers for the National Cognitive Disabilities Swim Meet on Saturday July 13th. Come help out at the YMCA Aquatic Center for a great cause. Many of our local Special Olympic athletes will be participating, some have swam the lake. Talk to Lucky or Larry if you can help out.