Perfect conditions..     The perfect conditions attracted 6 lovely international “Newbies” from Switzerland. They are Aline, Fabienne, Flavia, Barbara and Michelle. Here in Manly to study english. I’m sure that you will make them feel welcome :))   Shelly beach…smooth and beautiful (Thanks to Brian for the next few pics)   Lots of small...

  Today’s swim it was flat & glassy, warm and clear. Lots of fish and lots of slimy little brown bubbles. The bubbles are called SALP. SALP’s are barrel shaped, planktonic tunicate. It moves by contracting, thus pumping water through its gelatinous body. Slap is jet propelled and one of the most efficient movers in...

56 Swimmers today, the surf was up about 4-5 foot with clean waves so there were a few board riders about enjoying the fantastic conditions. Water was beautiful, close to 21 degrees.   You can see that the tide was high so it was quite a long swim out to the point today.   The...

  Looks like Kerry is “singing in the rain” Such a pretty picture. There is a story behind her obviously “not swum today – Glamour look”  I will let you ask her… After the rough swim yesterday….it was all calm and clear (except for the rain) well, we were going get wet anyway! Good to...

A family swim for Melissa and Brian today…nice to see. Great to see Terry as well.   Caroline’s first swim and she is very excited.   Our lovely Yogi Kara, back for a week from Ireland fitting in a swim with her buddies.   The morning light on the way to the 7am start at...

  Yes it was a bit “wishy washie” today. We all burnt a few extra calories today ready for the PARTY tonight. As always it was Still fun and great to see everyone having a crack at the swim no matter what! See you all at the PARTY tonight! Jenny 🙂     Christmas Raffle...

What a stunning morning! How lucky are we???   A lovely early morning Yoga session with Lynne. Join in Tues from 6-7am we are focusing on upper body & core strength until xmas. There is also yoga on Thurs & Sat.   Ian and friends, with BIG smiles ready for the 7am swim.   Dianna...

Thats the motto for this family. Fiona and Matt, are healthy & proud B & B parents who love the swim so much that they share the job of minding their beautiful 8th mth old daughter Samantha in a tag team swim event a few mornings each week. They are really well organised and all...

As you can see there was nearly a ripple today. Amazing how the conditions change overnight.   As you can see it was a bit chilly this morning, a few more wetsuits around. Notice Peter in his summer wardrobe. Air temp was 17 degrees and water was down to 19.3 degrees.   Bruce in his...

A stormy sky with a rainbow out of the Manly SLSC a lovely sight from the point waiting for the 7am “lets go”.   We did have some lovely pre-storm light just prior to the 7am splash off!   Look what was in the water with us, always happy to see a Turtle :))  ...