The lake is very shallow this year, so some swimmers opt to return by swimming the outer loop again instead of swimming the 300m length parallel to the beach. We ask that these swimmers swim INSIDE the loop so as to avoid some nasty collisions. Tangled arms and headaches don’t make for good swimming conditions.…

The Apple Triathlon (www.appletriathlon.com) will most likely be a non-wetsuit swim again this year, so now’s a good time to shed that skin and practice your wetsuit-less open water swimming. The Gyro Swim Loop is a perfect practice place as it’s shallow all around the entire loop.

Peachland’s Rattlesnake Island swim is coming up! This is a challenging 3.1 or 7km swim from Rattlesnake Island to Peachland. Click here for more information.

Please report any boats moored to the buoys or inside the Gyro Swim Loop to the City Bylaw Officer at: 250-469-8650. They will try and get a tow boat to the Loop to get them towed. How sweet is that?

Even though the 61st Annual Across the Lake Swim is in the history books, the Gyro Loop Time Trials are continuing every Saturday! This is a great training tool for your triathlon or the FINA Open Water Swim on August 21st and 22nd (click here for more information). Come out to the Gyro Swim Loop…

The 61st Annual Across the Lake Swim took place on July 18, and turned out to be the biggest and (we think) best race ever! People signed up in record numbers, and we had everybody racing from total novices (who were reportedly jumping up and down with excitement during the ferry ride to the start…

We want to hear from you! Please let us know how your swim experience was this year by sending an email to: feedback@acrossthelakeswim.com. We’d love to get your input – good or bad. What did we do well? What needs to be improved? We’ve already started to work on next year’s race and your feedback…

The 2009 race results are now posted online. Click here to view.

When you pick up your race package, open up the zippered pouch on the inside – you could be a winner! … and who says you never win anything?

The online registration is now closed, but you can still register in person at the Fresh Air Concept store only until 6PM tonight. Hurry though as we’re almost sold out!