13 reasons why we swim in winter….     The friends. I’ve been swimming now for over a year and it’s so nice to come down and meet with familiar faces and chat about life and the ocean   I’m thankful for the people who wear wetsuits as they look more like seals than I...

It’s been such an eventful week that when the weekend rolls around , it’s time to breathe a sigh of relief. Coming down to manly , having a swim, catching up with anyone and everyone allows a welcome break from the realities of everyday life. Its winter now and getting colder each week but dare...

210 swimmers and one newbie swam on this fine winter swimming day enjoying 19degree water. The swimmers themselves are hot hot hot! This lot because they run and swim and cycle and then eat cake!   Annie just generally hot the baker this photo is out of focus. How things appear to me when I...

It was a chilly morning, and the swell looked like it was rising, then I saw bluebottles on the shoreline. Of course, what kicks in is fear. What if its too cold? What if the rip is too strong? What if I get stung? And I think what do I do with this? Well I...

On a recent expedition around the world on the inter-web I was fortunate enough to stumble across the secret to happiness.  Although it is well known that BnBers have already discovered this secret, I thought for fun I’d share a couple of the pearls of wisdom, with snapshots of a morning well spent creating happiness within our own lives, and...

A metre to metre and half of South East swell with 10 seconds between sets and light south west winds up to 9 knots was mixed in with threatening distant rain clouds. While a little dark, it was really warm in the water with a toasty 20 degrees by the time you hit the point.  ...

6:45am sunrise.     I ventured out with these guys at 5:41am. We followed the rocks and stayed together  just in case the Noah’s ark was still around.     It was a rocky but warm swim.     Boys from the Drinkless express.     ”The Medibank swimmer of the month is Edwina Harrison....

Sunday morning and we were greeted with a very grey murky morning and two prominent signs.     The reason. Yesterday at around 10 AM a great white shark attacked and killed a seal at Queenscliff. 07:01 and JK still in discussion on whether we hit the water or not. Sue doing her best seal...

This morning saw swimmers rugged up, the conversations largely focused on rubber (OK neoprene) and the importance (or not) of the www badge. 280 of us (including 2 newbies) who ventured to South Steyne were assaulted by air temps of a brisk 12 degrees or so but were soon soothed by water temps of 19.5...

91 days to Spring     Outside Temp: 13.5º (Strong and icy overnight winds defoliated plenty of trees) Water:  18.4º (Positively tropical) TIPS                                 Stats: Swimmers: 250 Newbies: Three ——————– WINTER BADGES The Winter swimming season is finally here! Although...