On and Under the Water in Grand Cayman: November 2013

I finally got around to getting a new waterproof camera and though I tested it in the pool a few weeks ago, it was a lot more fun "testing" it out in the crystal clear water off Grand Cayman. Though looking at these pictures is not quite the same as being there in the 82 degree salt water, I wouldn't be surprised to find myself looking at them again and again as the temperatures on Long Island drop and drop. Enjoy!

Now, this is what I call an Open Water Swim!

A November Sunset at West Neck Beach, Huntington, NY

Thora and I took a ride down to West Neck Beach this past Friday, (November 8, 2013),  to walk on the beach, view the sunset and give Grandma a break. 

Reasons, not necessarily listed in order of importance... but that is why we went to West Neck Beach. The "walk on the beach" lasted less than 5 minutes for Thora who said it was too cold and windy, (it was!), and that she'd rather watch the sunset from the car. The sunset -- as most sunsets at West Neck -- was it's usual spectacular self. 

The performing seagulls were a bonus. And Grandma? Grandma was a happy camper at home who greeted us with hugs and hot chocolate. (There is a little poetic license there about the hot chocolate, but Thora and I did both get hugs!)

Florida Ironman: November 2, 2013, the Swim Start

Congratulations to Nancy Lipira who took a 4th in her division in a time of 12:08:20

Can you find her in the Swim Start? 

Swim Warm-Up October 12, 2013

Saturday Morning Swim Practice: October 12, 2013

"OK, now here's my idea for the workout"... is how it usually starts if nobody brings "THE BOOK"! So after a few fits and starts of what the workout should be, it's time to adjust your goggles and start swimming.

Friday Night At Finley's: September 27, 2013

West Neck Beach Images: September 21, 2013

It was the last full day of Summer 2013 so I might have made the photos a little more dramatic than they actually were but what the heck, looking back at Summer 2013 with rose-colored glasses in the dead of winter might not be such a bad thing.

Entertainment Committee Picks Date for Swimmers 2013 Christmas Party-- December 1st

Last year, Super Storm Sandy knocked our Annual Swimmer's Christmas Brunch for a loop, canceling a traditional Holiday get-together that dates back to the 1980's! If we actually skipped any other years but 2012, don't let me know about it as I would just as soon live with the memory of an unbroken string of Swimmer's Christmas Brunches. There have been a lot of them and 2013 will add one more to the list!  NOTE NEW 12/1/2013 DATE!

So, SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 12 Noon at the Black Forest BruHaus in Melville. More details will follow but note the date in you calendar today. The Committee, from left to right: Bob Miller, Tom Haack and Paval Romano. I was, of course, taking the photo!

Bob Gets Albi Pool Ready for Fall 2013

Bob scours the bottom of the pool to catch anything vacuuming from outside might have missed. Crystal clear water -- can't wait! 

Tobay Tri 2013: Pictures

Got more pictures from the 2013 Tobay Tri? Send them to me, I am just not getting to as many events as I used to! Thanks, Mike E.