191 Bold & Beatiful swimmers enjoyed a superb ocean swim on this stunning Sunday morning. No wetsuits were required, with the water hitting 24 degrees (!!!) for the first time this summer.
You just want to jump for joy with conditions like this..
Alternatively, you could do the Lesbutt..
Or join the Little Sarah and John S for their meticulously choreographed warm up routine..
With swimmers like that and beautiful conditions, no wonder we had 18 newbies joining us today.
Dave took his mates from the Hills Tri Club along..
And Lutz convinced his wife Claudia to join us for the first time today. Welcome Claudia!
(Photo below showing Claudia in the middle and Lutz on the right.. with Greg simply photo bombing what was supposed to be a romantic couple moment)
Not sure who put Little Sarah in charge of handing out pink caps, but it doesnt seem like a good idea to me..
WARNING TO ALL NEWBIES: The pink caps are not for sale. Do not hand over cash to Sarah. They are your free welcome gift presented to you at your first swim!
Jane from the Adjustment Bureau doing her thing..
Little Pink Riding Hood..
Finally, after the usual abundance of hugging and kissing, people were getting ready for the swim.
The 6:59 splinter group, led by Little Sarah, was in top form as usual.
And exactly 60 seconds later the rest of us made their way down the ramp..
Stephen braving the ocean like a real man..
And off to the point..
Lutz and Claudia enjoying a blog tart moment at the point..
Just before Shelly, a giant can of Jim Beam was blocking our way.
It’s amazing how much fun grown men and women get out of something as simple as a giant inflatable can of liquor..
As always, there were plenty of smiles at Shelly.
Annoying paparazzi everywhere..
Lots of strategizing going on..
I spotted a man curling up in fetal position, clearly in severe pain.. turned out to be John O’Neill doing his sit-ups!
Belly…
… bombed!!
A submarine called Brendan..
Putting the ‘Beautiful’ back into B&B..
After all that fun it’s time to head back.. that Bluewater breakfast is not going to eat itself!!
Not many fish pics today as visibility is still a bit murky, but Stephen managed to capture a few shots that are blog worthy..
As usual, we’re happy to report that all swimmers made it back safely. It is always interesting to see how different people look after our 1.5k swim to Shelly and back. Some look exhausted, others invigorated.. but all of them happy in their own way!!
John confirmed there were 10 doublers today.. he hand-counted them!
And while we’re talking about the number 10, Maureen kindly provided a fantastic finisher photo from last weekends 10k badge swim. Look at those heroes and be inspired!!!
This brings me to the end of today’s blog. The Table of Wisdom agreed, it was another wonderful morning..
And even the boys seemed pleased..
Big thanks to Simon, Richard, and Stephen who all contributed photos to today’s blog!
Finally, a few important reminders..
The Summer Badge Ceremony will be held at Whitewater Restaurant at 8 am, after our regular swim on Sunday 24th March, when the 6 km and 10 km badges will be awarded. All swimmers are welcome but bookings are essential. If you want breakfast, the cost for coffee and breakfast is $15, payable on the day. Please book here:
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/2013-summer-badge-ceremony.html
Badges are $10 each. To assist with the smooth running of the event, you can please pay in advance if possible – see Ian, John K. or Lesley before or after the swim any day. You must pay on the day if you don’t pay beforehand.
Murray’s drinks on Wednesday. Happy hour specials for BnB all night. Come down and have a drink with your favourite swim squad! No RSVP required.
Wilf will be on TV tonight (or next Saturday?) – watch him on Channel 7 at 4:30pm on Lifestyle!!
NEW water safety tips!!! Michael’s tips remain valid but this updated guide is courtesy of champion Ironman Craig ‘Riddo’ Riddington. He has put this RIP/ Surf swim education document together for the B&B and it’s a good read. To read and even download click here.
Stats:
Swimmers: 191
New friends: 18
Doubles: 10
Water Temp: 24!!!
Sunrise: Yes
Sunset: Later..
See you tomorrow!
Lips
22 comments
Elaine
10/03/2013 at 1:57 pm
Well done Lips! Great blog, great photos, great blog tarting LSA!!! And Hugh Jackman finally came!
Little Sarah Abbott aka Hong Kong Triad Queen
10/03/2013 at 2:07 pm
About time too!!
Great job, Lips. Knew it would be!! Big thanks to your family for allowing the B&B swim to take over their entire Sunday:-) A huge amount of work for Bloggers, especially new Bloggers, to whittle down 10.000 pics to a dozen or so.
Will look forward to having you actually swim tomorrow:-))
Alyson
10/03/2013 at 2:07 pm
FABULOUS BLOG!! Definitely worth the wait…. Great photos, although after taking 600 or so I knew you would have got some good ones! 😉
Robbie Byrne
10/03/2013 at 2:31 pm
Worst blog ever.
Renowned Blog Expert
10/03/2013 at 2:35 pm
Agree. Only Monday blogs are worse..
Slow Lips formerly known as Lips
10/03/2013 at 2:43 pm
Thanks LL, LSA, and Alyson!
You all gave me plenty of material to work with. Alyson’s belly alone would deserve its own blog. And LSA’s photo bombing is without equal these days..
LSA – I’ll return as normal civilian rank and file swimmer tomorrow. Happy to re-join the 6:59 splinter group if you still have me!
Great morning!
Simon
10/03/2013 at 3:25 pm
Nice blog Rainer in condensing the 300+ photos to a
record 300+ photos.
I’ll add to Sarah’s thanks to your family
for allowing you the time to entertain us
with your blogging persona
Robbie Byrne
10/03/2013 at 4:34 pm
Agreed, something needs to change
Ros
10/03/2013 at 4:37 pm
Thanks for the late-great blog … I particularly loved the photos of that giant Jim Beam can!
"Snorkles"
10/03/2013 at 4:57 pm
did someone say they needed a decent blog writer?
Slow Ian
10/03/2013 at 4:59 pm
Rain man, mammoth effort. You may find yourself with a permanent blogging position.
"Snorkles"
10/03/2013 at 5:00 pm
Hahaha – LOVING it LIPS!
You coud have told me the HUGH was going to be down there?
Next time can you try to put a few more photos in please?
I’m back in the water tomorrow morning ……after 2 x successful stand uppaddle board lessons, you never know i might bring the board down and paddle all the way instead!
Leswee
10/03/2013 at 5:17 pm
errr what about LW?? she helped heaps! no mention whatsoever about thanks to her!?!
Crap blog!
😉
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
10/03/2013 at 5:44 pm
Leswee, not sure why you’re upset. You feature strongly in today’s blog.. my way of saying Thank You for all your help!!
Michael [EX CI]
10/03/2013 at 6:16 pm
Isn’t she just so CUTE on the board!! I can’t tell whether its Laura or Jazz?
BTW Hugh swam with us today in Fremantle, I can’t understand how he’s over there at Manly as well???
Pacific Jules
10/03/2013 at 6:35 pm
Ok well considering you used the most attractive photos ever of me.. I take it all back Lips!!…great blog!!
Leswee
10/03/2013 at 6:39 pm
Oops that wasn’t Jules that was me Leswee!!
Little Sarah Abbott aka Hong Kong Triad Queen
10/03/2013 at 6:43 pm
It was Jazz yesterday, so must have been Laura’s turn today! Smart girls – ever since Jazz got her finger blue-bottled, they’ve both learnt the trick of paddling without touching the water:-))
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
10/03/2013 at 6:46 pm
One wonders, why are you logged in at Typepad, using Jules’ ID? You’re not trying to cencor today’s blog, are you Leswee?
Little Sarah Abbott aka Hong Kong Triad Queen
10/03/2013 at 6:49 pm
You can see how chuffed we were with our little 10K. Big hugs to Jules for all her kind encouragement & comments. You Rotto guys are amazing – all that shivering through breakfast training put to good use!
Btw, you’ll be glad to hear that some of the fading away ladies are putting your BW breakfasts to good use:-)
Chip in more often MC! Clears the brain for the crosswords:-)
'The Lips' formerly known as Rainer
10/03/2013 at 6:49 pm
Michael, you are claiming Hugh swam with you today? Question is, do you have a blog to prove it?
Leswee
10/03/2013 at 7:44 pm
😀