I finally got out for an after-dark swim tonight. It only took until the end of the season. I often take night swims in August and September, but up until today, this year had been an exception. I’m kind of amazed that I’ve never had to replace the bulbs in either of the underwater lights in 24 seasons. I have no idea how old they were when we moved into the house. They just keep going and going. The bulbs are something like 300 watts each. When I turn them on, I think the lights on the entire block dim. We probably should replace them with low-voltage LED lights, but we don’t use the lights enough to make it worth the expense.

It’s been a good swimming season. Today was my 76th swim, eclipsing last year’s total of 75. I’ve also passed 2022’s latest swim date of September 27. If I can swim one more time this year, I’ll set a record for stroke count, passing 2022’s mark of 54,696. Two records that likely will stand are 2022’s total count of 84 swims, and 2021’s latest swim date of October 4. To hit 84 this year, I’d have to swim until at least October 6, which I don’t see happening. Swimming later than October 4 is not out of the realm of possibility, but we’ve got a cool-down coming at the end of this week, so I’d say it’s unlikely. You never know, though!