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A new swimming pool in New York’s Central Park can accommodate 1,000 swimmers. In winter it will transform into a skating rink. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/a...

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NEW: California scientists say a Trump admin proposal to cut tens of millions of dollars to NOAA-funded programs would hamper weather forecasting, disrupt critical ocean data collection and decimate climate research. @sfchronicle.com spoke to more than a dozen CA scientists. Here’s what they said:

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Our Viking double was designed and built by two SF Cable Car carpenters around 1916, given to the Dolphin Club in the mid-1930s, and restored in 1984 by Jeremy Fisher-Smith in Davenport, CA. To row it, you must be a club member and pass a special test.

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Congratulations to club member Ryan Utsumi on completing the Oceans Seven challenge! longswims.com/challenges/o...

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Q: Are there sharks in Aquatic Park Cove? A: No, but we sometimes see them in the locker rooms.

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Amazing images taken in 1906 by “a 49-pound camera attached to a train of kites, with a dangling wire that used electrical current to take a single frame.”

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Our dream team of collaborators is ready to embark on this important mission of science and discovery to study and protect our precious #humpbackwhales. We'd love your help! Click on the link and get involved today! bit.ly/4ixBr9O Thank you! #sanfranciscobay #oceanacoustics

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The Balclutha was towed out of Aquatic Park Cove this morning and relocated to the Mare Island drydock to make room for the Hyde Street Pier restoration project. We'll miss this beautiful ship! www.nps.gov/safr/getinvo...

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‘A huge emergency’: California’s salmon are struggling. Commercial fishing is set to be shut down for an unprecedented third year in a row in an effort to help the declining population recover. www.latimes.com/environment/... @andrewrypel.bsky.social #CAwater

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"In recent years, the UK has witnessed nothing short of a sauna boom: according to the British Sauna Society, the number of Finnish-style saunas in the UK doubled from 45 in 2023 to over 100 in 2024." The Dolphin Club has 2 saunas for post-swim rewarming! www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

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Do you struggle to put your face in the water? 😬

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Regatta season is here! #woodenboats #shells #SFBay

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A rare, giant starfish could hold the key to restoring kelp forests on the California coast

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Why are so many whales dying in SF Bay? - @sfstandard.com sfstandard.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Did you know that there are only 2,525 working public payphones in California . . . and that the Dolphin Club has one of them?

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Say hi to Sunset Dunes, the new park on the Upper Great Highway. The Rec and Park Commission voted 4-2 for the name on Wednesday. The park is set to officially open on Saturday — but amid the festivities, its future may still change. by @junyao-yang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/04/sf-g...

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Celebrate the opening of the Sausalito Community Boating Center Sunday, April 27! Boat rides, music, free lunch. sausalitocommunityboating.org

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Fun story!

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Lovely three-minute documentary about Alcatraz birds on @pbs.org

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Did you know that the International Ocean Film Festival was founded by a Dolphin Club member, Krist Jake? The 22nd annual festival opens April 5 in San Rafael and continues April 11-13 at Cowell Theater in Fort Mason, S.F. Get tickets and passes now! intloceanfilmfest.org/2025-tickets...

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Volunteers needed for @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social Bay Celebration at the Dolphin Club May 17! Info/signups here: baykeeper.org/bay-celebrat...

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In our April issue, discover... 🌱 Tips for spring swimming ❄️ Meet the Ice Mermaid Barbara Hernandez 💪 Dryland exercises for better swimming 💙 Our new Health pages featuring Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi Plus our FREE Events guide!

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In Southern California, alarming sea lion behavior is linked to algal bloom. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Tl;dr: Open-water swimming is good for you! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Join us 5/17 for our Bay Celebration at @dolphinclubsf.bsky.social 🥂 We'll come together in community to toast our victories—and talk about how we're taking on big polluters to protect #SanFranciscoBay 🌊 Learn more: baykeeper.org/bay-celebrat...

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“Disturbances like these have the potential to disrupt ecosystems, extending far beyond the discharge depth.” Alexus Cazares-Nuesser on the risks of #Deepseamining🪸⛏️ to the water column: 🦑 theconversation.com/deep-sea-min...

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PSA: You have until April 2 to vote on a list of 15 names for the Great Highway park: sfrecpark.org/1824/The-Gre... And for a little backstory, and the full list of submissions, read on below: missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-g...

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We're delighted and honored to once again host the @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social celebration! May 17, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Join us! Tickets available now: baykeeper.org/bay-celebrat...

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Even as thousands of people walked, biked, & soaked in the sunshine at San Francisco’s soon-to-be-opened coastal park over the weekend, vandals once again tried—& failed—to dampen the excitement. Details here: tinyurl.com/4z3pcpaw

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Post a warning

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Kayakers finish first-ever circumnavigation of greater S.F. Bay: 13 days, 225 miles Via @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

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Spring & summer in Union Square will officially arrive on Saturday, 3/22, when the square hosts Tulip Day, an event that will transform the square into a tulip garden with 80,000 colorful American-produced flowers grown from Dutch bulbs. Details here: tinyurl.com/3bwddpn3

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From SeaTemperature.info The water is still cold! A visiting swimmer (not a club member) was treated for hypothermia a few days ago. Be careful, and don't delay your post-swim warmup.

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"The Trump administration is proposing to eliminate the rules entirely and just go for broke, which will result in the destruction of the SF Bay ecosystem," as @jarosenfield.bsky.social said of new proposed changes: "Several extinctions, permanent closures of fisheries." abc7news.com/post/scienti...

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We Dolphins are land animals, too! Our Walt Stack running challenge -- 225 or 100 miles, your choice -- begins March 22 and runs (ha!) till May 31. It's named after longtime club member Walt Stack (1908-1995), who was immortalized in a 1988 Nike commercial. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_xo...

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Lots of great events during #SFClimateWeek, April 18-25, including * Kayaking in Tomales Bay * Ocean Beach cleanup * Seaweed as a nature-based solution Check out the complete calendar: explore.sfclimateweek.org/events/all

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It’s the final week of our annual Polar Bear challenge: swim 40 miles in the bay between December 21 and March 21! Special recognition for “first to 40” and “most total miles.”

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The teams’ recent successes couldn’t even save them. In January, the men’s team wrapped a season unbeaten in its dual meets for the first time in program history. www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

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Adorable and valuable advice from @noaa.gov! “Listen actively to sea lions and acknowledge what they say, allowing them to be experts.” coast.noaa.gov/ddb/

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SF bathhouse reverses anti-trans policy for women- and men-only events

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It's not your imagination. You're hearing the term "atmospheric river," which was not a thing on weather reports a couple decades ago, much more often each year in part because these weather events are happening more often.

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“2000 Stories,” the Dolphin Club podcast, brings you interviews with club members who lead fascinating lives in and on the water and on land. On Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms. open.spotify.com/show/4nndhId...

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“The renovation will include restrooms with indoor plumbing and rinse-off stations, though no hot water. The sun deck, which remains operational, will be spruced up, and there will be picnic tables and other beach amenities.”

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The Blood Moon definitely sounds like a horror movie title. And its probably going to be hard to see this week in the Bay Area with overcast skies in the forecast for Thursday night. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

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Photos by Dolphin Club member Laura Morton!

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Today we welcomed two swimming guests from Queens, New York, where they belong to the tiny (40-member) Anabas Boat Club and do polar plunges in the winter. The club takes its name from a fish known as the "climbing perch." Photos of the club: sallieslateproductions.com/anabas-boat-...

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Judy Irving's documentary “Cold Refuge” tells the stories of open-water swimmers whose lives were transformed by SF Bay. Watch excerpts on the SF Maritime Association website: maritime.org/judyirving/

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