Have you heard of the Abersoch Dunkers? No, it’s not a German International basketball team or an Irish Hip Hop band, it’s a group of 25 regular swimmers who, like us, swim all year round in a popular, tiny, seaside resort of Abersoch, Wales!  Today, while we enjoy 22.7 degree water with the sun shining,...

Manly Surf Life Saving Patrol 1 members and B& B swimmers, Jocelyn and Leah, were looking super energised as they finished their 6am paddle board skills training session today! Usually they would back up with the 7am swim but were rushing off to work today! Thanks for keeping us all safe gals!   The conditions...

What’s better than celebrating a birthday with friends on a beautiful sunny day after a cooling (15.7 deg) swim in flat conditions and glistening water?       Celebrating your birthday AND reaching the 1,000 kms milestone on exactly the same day!  A huge congratulations to Robyn on reaching that incredible milestone! We wish you...

If you read yesterday’s blog and came down today in the hope of experiencing the same stunning conditions, you would have been mildly disappointed. The Easterly wind was strong, the waves ‘face slapping’ (in the words of Amanda Grant), visibility ‘so-so’, swimmer numbers down and lots of water movement. (Thanks to Lainey who took this...

After the severe and quick storm that hit Sydney last night, it was a wonderful to be greeted this morning by blue skies, sun and glistening surf. The water temp was a warm 21.2 and visibility at the waters edge was amazingly clear! While there was the usual strong current, the flags were up right...

After a crazy, wild day across Greater Sydney yesterday, in particular Manly & Northern Beaches, where roads were underwater & cars were floating past school classrooms – today you wouldn’t have thought we were in the same city! All looked calm on the outside & clean up was well under way! The beach was closed...

  It was a bit wild and woolly out there today summed up nicely by the above 2 photos. (Chrissie forgot to change her shoes this morn as she hurried out the door to meet the 7.30am crew)! The breeze and bump was playing havoc with everyone! Even hard core swimmers struggled to get through...

“No cold nuts!” exclaimed Tylney with a look of excited disbelief. “Excuse me?” said Karen giggling behind her hands at this rather unexpected comment. “I’ve got a new wetsuit! If I was wearing my usual old (& clearly not so faithful) 25 year old wetsuit, I would have had cold nuts by now!” Tylney said...

A hot cuppa in bed is probably one thing…..!!!   But probably not when the sun is shining and the water is sparkling, flat and warm at Balmoral – 15.4 today! Up from 14.6 yesterday! Karen, JK, Clare, Jocelyn all ready for a swim!     The Mexicans (locked out of Manly on other side...

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