Luckily I was able to talk about 7 friends into joining me for the swim and even better, we had Kruppa and his fishing boat + Kelly and boyfriend in kayaks, and another boat with friends of Katie.
We planned on getting in the water about 8 and thought it would take about 2.5 hours for the 3.5 mile swim from Warner Park Beach to Picnic Point Beach on the other side. We had to have two boat trips of people ferried across so we didn't get started until about 8:30 p.m.
After everyone getting a few glow sticks we were ready. We grouped up for a photo and began swimming.
Kruppa stayed close with his fishing boat and Katie's friends stayed off to the side with their boat. They were cranking loud music, dancing, and taking requests for songs. Ryan made a request for the song night swimming by REM. When we were in the middle of the lake they had a surprise for us. Huge mortar style fireworks that lit up the area.
The farther we got from shore the darker it got and it became harder to see your hand in the water. It was easy to draft off of people who had glow ankle bracelets or wrist bracelets because they lit up under the water. As we swam, the Capitol got closer and much brighter which was a beautiful sight from the dark area of the lake.
Kelly lead in the Kayak and we would swim for a while then regroup and repeat. The water was super warm, I would guess at least 80.
We got to the other side by about 11:00 p.m. and Katie's friends launched a couple of beers to celebrate the crossing. The swim was perfect.
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