Woo Hoo! we have had many married couples swim the lake and we have had folks meet at the lake and later tie the knot, but we just had our first engagement proposal before the start of todays lake swim (Yes, there will be a badge for this).  Many congrats to David Head and Kimberly Hawkins.  Kim is a staple of this lake swim community and most certainly in the 1000k club (but she doesn’t count her crossings – probably because she is an artist) see photos below.

Christmas/Holiday Lake Swim Schedule

Monday Dec 21st  ………………………………… 6:30am
Tuesday Dec 22nd  ………………………………. 7:45am
Wednesday Dec 23rd …………………………….7:45am
Thursday Dec 24th (Christmas Eve)………..7:45am 
Christmas Day ………………NO SWIM…………………..
Saturday Dec 26th (Boxer Day)……………….7:45am
Sunday Dec 27th ……………NO SWIM………………….
Monday Dec 28th……………………………………6:30am
Tuesday Dec 29th……………………………………7:45am
Wednesday Dec 30th……………………………….7:45am
Thuresday Dec 31st (New Years Eve)…………7:45am
Friday Jan 1st (New Years Day)…………………7:45am
Saturday Jan 2nd……………………………………..7:45am

back to normal schedule.

Kim gets challenged to a cage fight in front of the swim shack.

She can’t believe she has just been challenged.

She rushes in for first blood.

Kim attacks with a bear hug trying for a double leg takedown.

Dave does a surprise Guillotine choke hold which is also  known in cage fighting circles as the “huggy kissy” move. Kim then taps out.

Kim, congratulates Dave on his cage fighting skills.

Dave wins a fiancee and Kim gets an engagement ring …and who says watching cage fights is not fun.

Factoid: the first five swimmers finishing today were not in sausage suits. (which only means they had to swim real fast to keep from freezing).

A wonderful memorial service for Ian Supra today. Many, many lake swimmers attended. RIP Ian.