Category: Swimming

On July 15th, the Battle Creek YMCA proudly presented the 90th Goguac Lake Swim staging from Willard Beach on beautiful Goguac Lake. The air was cool, the water was warm and the sun was shining making it a great day for a swim. Participants were able to choose from a 750-meter or 1.15-mile open water swim. There was also a 200-yard short course for children. The 750-meter swim was a new addition and allowed for participation in an open water swim without having to complete the 1.15 original course. This drew many new participants to the event.

WSI Cycling members Katie Bridges and Holly McKee participated in the 750-meter swim and can be seen in the above photo with friends of WSI Cycling Maggie Wood and Brandon “Bubba” VanderOosten (who both completed the 1.15-mile course). Holly finished 2nd in her age group and Katie took 3rd this year. Great job, gals!

Saturday, July 16, WSI’s Matt Wright competed in the 89th annual Goguac Lake Swim presented by the Battle Creek YMCA. For Matt, this event was just the first half of his preferred race; the aquabike. It was a cool July morning with water temps higher than air temps as over 100 swimmers ranging in ages from 7-77 got ready to dive in. This year the event offered 3 different distance options: a 250m swim for the under 17 crowd, a 750m swim new to the event this year, and the traditional 1.1 mile open water swim.

Matt competed in the 750m event and took first in his age group and 3rd overall.