05/11/14 – It’s more than just a swim !

Its about friendship ! or friends you don’t know you have yet !

If you ever wanted to meet more Happy positive people of all age groups, you MUST come down for a swim !

Pre swim you can come early & do Booty Camp  Mon,Wed, Fri 6am

or Tue, Thur, Sat for Free Range Yoga 6am

Then swim @ 7am

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Swimming has many other benefits including:

• Being a relaxing and peaceful form of exercise
• Alleviating stress
• Improving coordination, balance and posture
• Improving flexibility
• Providing good low-impact therapy for some injuries and conditions
• Providing a pleasant way to cool down on a hot day

Soon to be new dad Brad looks relaxed

 

Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water. Swimming is a good all-round activity because it:

• Keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body
• Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness
• Helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs
• Tones muscles and builds strength
• Provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming

Midge has clocked up 1281.5 so far on the pacific Challenge which means she has nearly swam the equivalent of from Manly to Gladstone

 

 

Jo had a great  swim after Booty camp

 

Cara , Heather & the Loo chatting away whilst most are still in bed

 

Booty Beauties doing their bit to hold the wall up, while Booty Boss Storchy does nothing !

 

 

Jim loves a chat, come down and say hello to him

Alice wistfully admiring the Booty campers or just checking out the guys on the boards

 

 

Justus & Jim discussing swimming tactics or are they arranging to meet up for coffee afterwards ? or is Justus telling Jim how much he enjoys swimming with B&B

 

 

 

It doesnt seem that long ago I met Elizabeth  A lovely lady ! but she is on a mission to clock up kilomteres , seems only a short while ago she got her 500k badge ! she was so excited ! now she’s up to 769Ks……well done !

 

 

Eva from the  Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan sporting her new wetsuit. She is looking for partners to do a Boulderdash, so if you are interested go and say hi to her !

 

 

You can only see Martin here on Mondays Wednesdays & Fridays

I was lucky to be doing Wednesdays blog  & have brekky with him @ Bluewater

 

 

The lovely Ros , with Henrietta with Alice in the background

 

Wetsuits, flippers, budgys, it doesn’t matter how you do it , but just do it !

You will feel like a new person, its a tonic 

 

 

Simon waiting @ the point  for JK to lift the boom gate with his “lets Go”

we do all wait at the point don’t we ?

 

The first person to Shelly this morning was….. bugger ….don’t know his name, but anyway he was first !

 

I just love this guy ! the always smiling, Happy, Funny, witty, Handsome Ian here with somebody else !

 

 

What a gorgeous bunch of ladies, Lainey just did a Triathalon in QLD with Heather as her support crew  or was it partner in crime ?

 

 

Marco said it was a bit lumpy coming across the bay today, but by the look of his smile he certainly enjoyed it !

 

 

The common theme with all swimmers like Amanda is they are all smiling & happy !

 

Billy Hyman on his way back after a great workout in Booty Camp this morning.

What a way to start the day…. Fantastic !

 

Our very own Sharnie Sharky Birthday girl (2days ago)

Champagne Bubbles doing her bit to clean up our oceans !

 

everyone should pick up a bit rubbish if they see some don’t leave it all to Lesley

 

One of the Newbies “Christo” joined us for brekky @ Bluewater

Wilfy you are a dead set legend working on the Opera house roof in 1964, now lining up for his 110th Triathlon

 

 

Is that Steamboat with Her Dreamboat ? maybe

Get the full story here

 

As Porky Pig once said…….

Looking forward to comments on the blog below..

 

Cheers Shelly

 

Stats

Swimmers: 110

Newbies: 8

Water temp: 19.1

 

Special Event – Guest Speakers!

Dr Rainer Noack and Professor Nick Dawkins

The next B&B monthly dinner will be on Tuesday 11th November at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Cafe and will be our last for the year. Our special guest speakers this month will be two of our most knowledgeable swimmers, Dr Rainer Noack and Professor Nick Dawkins, who will provide a follow up presentation to their previous dissertation on swimming etiquette, titled:

“How to get ahead in the B&B”.

“Hey people does anyone have a projector we can plug a laptop into and run a ppt please? Would be heaps better than the TV at Bluewater…”

So if you can help him out that would be great !

The learned gentlemen have assured us that the content will be both informative and amusing. Don’t miss out on this important event – book early! To mark this occasion, we have a new and improved menu with more choices. The cost has increased slightly to $25 a head and includes shared entrees, a selection of mains to choose (incl a vegetarian option), corkage (for byo wine only) and a little thank you for the staff. Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each. This is still outstanding value. Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential. To secure your spot please BOOK HERE NOW,

 

B&B i-Log The B&B i-Log is the best way to capture your swims!!  Log your swim ANYTIME of day using this really efficient and easy way to ensure your swim is recorded in the daily attendance and on the Pacific Challenge.. To get started, send an email to Ian Forster ugoboyo@gmail.com (This is not a link so please copy and paste into your email). He will check that your email address is activated on the attendance register then send you info on how to get started.

 

Staying safe Are you prepared for the return of the surf? Remember that there are no badges for scaring yourself silly!  While it is great to extend your boundaries, it is important to know your limits.  Do read these excellent tips on staying safe in the surf.  To read, or even download, click here.

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