The snow is packed. The pool is cut. Visionary Phil White is ready and able.
Winter swimmers from across North American are descending upon the 25m two-lane pool in Lake Memphremagog for the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival on February 20th – 24th 2025.
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The swim is organized by the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society operating under the umbrella of Kingdom Games. Water temperatures hovered last year around 30ºF (-1.1ºC). The Organizing Committee consists of Charlotte Brynn, Janet Manning, Greg O’Connor, Elaine Kornbau Howley, Sarah Watson, Amanda Hunt, Rena Demeo, Helen Lin, and Phil White.
The pool cutter was the always reliable Michael Booth.
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