Fresh from the premiere of the Baywatch remake (a show I did not watch in the original as I had not yet come out as an ocean swimmer), I realise that we have our own franchise of that show. Beach, life guards, characters, drama and excitement. Although today there were lots of people here to swim that were not swimming for a winter badge. What is going on? Sounds like a case for Mitch Buchanan (David Hasselhof’s character) or management.
Polly has come to watch her humans have a swim
Marco and Matt arriving in warm gear
Getting ready for the swim cap
ugg boots sprouting in bags
Spectators today. Swimmers tomorrow
Wendy started swimming the same time as me and we are both still after the badge!
Alana keeping an eye on management keeping an eye on activities
Maria is after her badge and has arranged her routine – with a big holiday – accordingly. I also think of the badge swims when arranging school holidays
My encounters with early swimmers. Claire and some other swimmers were finished when the early swimmers started. it was DAARK
the gap between Justus and martin represents Jim who cannot be in the blog
Sam – your top indicates more activity than just swimming
And at Shelly
good news from the garmins!
Orca fans
Over at the Eastern suburbs
What I have been reading this week: the Blackhouse by Peter May set in the New Hebrides Island of Lewis. great!
News from management:
new merchandise available via the link: http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/clothing.html
If you need silicon caps or discount cards as a swimmer, see Ian or John at the desk before your swim!
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Badge info:
The winter swimming season runs from 1 June to 31 August, and to qualify for your winter badge, you must:
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- swim at least 20 times during this period
- swim in at least 7 different weeks
- log your swims
To qualify for the WWW badge (winter without wetsuit) you must complete all of the above without wearing a wetsuit or any other form of bodily thermal enhancement (don’t forget to check the “without wetsuit” button on the log in screen). Why not give it a try?
10 comments
Fiona Horn
02/06/2017 at 11:42 am
Great Baywatch blog Elizabeth! Thanks too for book recommendation too….my home country so one to add to my list.
Gillian
02/06/2017 at 1:56 pm
Great blog Elizabeth. A remnant of the WOWs, with a couple of priveleged men, went on an expedition in search of the motor bike. Thanks to Gayle, it was found and duly admired.
Lips
02/06/2017 at 2:44 pm
Love your work Elizabeth. Honouring one of the great shows of the 1990s.
Fun fact:
In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, the plan was to move the show to Australia and launch Baywatch Down Under. A pilot was filmed but the series was stopped when residents of Avalon put forth strong objections, including potential damage to a fragile ecosystem. Pittwater Council permanently barred all future filming.
What a shame..
jenny
02/06/2017 at 4:17 pm
Still a nice warm water temp….great blog Elizabeth
ian the slowest
02/06/2017 at 11:59 pm
great blog Elizabeth,
a great blog as usual.
Unfortunately I missed today’s swim and most days this week.
Can some-one say on which day B & B winter badge weeks start / finish? – is Sat, Sun or Monday a new week?
In the wider world usually Mon is the start of a week,
Edwina Harrison
03/06/2017 at 8:25 am
I’ve been wondering that too, but the graph counting our swims may tell us.
Elizabeth Stewart
03/06/2017 at 10:22 am
I think it is Monday
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ian the slowest
03/06/2017 at 5:00 pm
so far to date, at late Saturday afternoon, those people who have swum every day so far in June, ie, 3 swims, they are listed on the beautifully coloured winter badges chart as 3 swims in 1 week. Therefore we can see that the winter badge weeks do not end on Fridays.
Tomorrow and maybe on Monday, we will discover the definitive answer to the question: ‘when does the winter badge week start and finish?’
Elizabeth Stewart
03/06/2017 at 7:05 pm
Monday
Elizabeth Stewart
Director, Legal Services|Property NSW
(61 29273 3929|61
438 414 723
:elizabeth.stewart@finance.nsw.gov.au|www.property.nsw.gov.au
Level 3,46
Bligh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Elizabeth Stewart
05/06/2017 at 8:27 am
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It is Monday.