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70+ years ago we went swimming May 1st whether there was ice in the
lake or not, just so long as the water was open at our swimming
hole
near the outlet.
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Gerry :-)}
London,Canada

I went swimming in a partly frozen lake on a warm day in early May to
see how far I could swim to save someone. The answer was not far at
all, certainly not 50 yards if even 50 feet. My skin was too numb to
really feel the cold but I also couldn't grab a rope or walk out
easily.
--jsw