There was a lot of freestyling this morning. It is of course the style of choice for our swim across Cabbage Tree Bay, though I have seen the odd backstroker and even a butterflier or two, which I reckon is a fair achievement in the ocean. Here’s some freestyling shots – bonus points for spotting...

Near perfect conditions today, and the thoughts of the Bold and Beautiful turn to the summer swims. What would it be? A triple? a 6km? A 10km? Listening to the conversations it struck me that pretty much everyone has a different way to prepare, from building up to the distance over a few weeks to...

Billiard table conditions greeted the swimmers this morning. Rain clouds threatened… but to little avail… water was over 20 degrees, and full of harmless jellyfish. It felt like swimming through the IKEA ball pit at some stages…   Strong A-team turnout as Triple Crown approaches on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Years Eve! Newport...

Morning radio at 530 today played Love Song dedications, so people call in, talk about the big love in their lives and request a song. I enjoyed classics like Whitney Houston’s I will always love you and Christina Perri For a Thousand Years. And lots of talk about big loves as the best thing in...

  The end of the year is here, Christmas is around the corner, stress levels are high, our ‘to do’ lists are longer than the leg of Michael Sheehan’s pyjama pants, there’s smoke on the water, ash on the beach but that didn’t deter B&Bers who found time to dress up & gather in force...

Wet sea mist, with the smell of bush fire on the wind. Ocean swirling every which way.  Big waves, plus small waves rolling into banned Shelley Beach (which was a muddy, tan colour in the shallows) Water: 20.6º B&B FUNDRAISING CHRISTMAS PARTY Still a coupla tix available for tonight’s party – be there or be...

You, your body, is classed as a self organising system. This means it has the ability to continually interact with subtle changes (perturbations) in the environment and use those as an opportunity to reorganise itself to greater levels of complexity and efficiency.  You’re constantly adapting, learning, changing and evolving. Your system is also non-linear, meaning...

The past week has been gorgeous with water temperature hovering around 20 degrees and almost perfect swimming conditions. I say ALMOST perfect because as you probably know, Shelly has been off limits due to pollution. There has been no official reason given but it is believed that the sewer line has ruptured slightly causing some...

Today’s sunrise pic is from Elaine, who does a regular jog before the swim. All week she’s been posting beautiful photos on social media, secondary to the smoky haze and colourful skies. En route to the swim I bumped into Pete and Jacqui with Nipper! How adorable is the pup. Initially there was lots of...