Today was a bumpy ride in this corner of the globe with the nor’ easterly in full effect. The air temp felt like winter at about 9 degrees. But as always there was the pink capped squad ready to enter the water. The water temperature was  16.2 degrees, basically luke warm hahaha and  205 swimmers...

Well may they say… Hang on, wrong speech. Obviously a momentous day in our national story… it was Sterling’s 5 year anniversary of joining the Bold and Beautiful swim.   Yes our favourite slowest member of the A-team celebrated 5 life transforming years down at the swim. He was even granted the “let’s Go” after...

I have a theory that every time I turn up to swim, the temperature drops down again. Today it was recorded at 15 degrees, but I”m sure everyone will agree it felt like 14 degrees. I”m on a night shift tonight, so won’t be swimming tomorrow, which means the temperature should climb above 15 not...

5.40am – whilst some of you were tucked up all cosy in bed deciding whether to get up, there were already runners, swimmers, a tractor and a garbage truck on the move.     5.45am – The MLSC members leave for a paddle. 5.55am – Emma, John and Sarah waiting for the remaining Booty Campers, before...

Well the morning started quietly with nary a zephyr and the 4 metre swell was somewhere but not in our corner. Classic conditions just a wee bit chilly in the 15 degree zone but it was only a minor distraction really. Around 6:30am John Bond showed me a small black seal swimming just off the...

My forecast app at 5:35 said “8.3deg feels like 0.8deg C!” So sisters Clair and Ali were sheltering inside the club before their run to the shore and their swim to Shelly.     Shelly at 5:51am but no Bioluminescence.   6.02am   6.04am Pirate’s post swim stretch.     John checked the temp @6.22am.  ...

Today as I walked to the club I thought it should be time to start celebrating the end of winter. Only two weeks left of cold swimming and air temps, and two weeks left to pack in swims to get your winter badge. The view was beautiful: calm water that was flat enough to walk...

For once I managed to catch the 6:30 Drinks Express starting their swim and heading into the sunrise Including Asleigh and Sherry-Anne, hoping the cold water will make them feel better   (once more with saturation) Julia’s very early start was rewarded with the sight of phosphorescence. She’s telling John all about it.   The...

or fish spotting, or other things near the sea. Here is Dominic doing some lung capacity building.   And today, we celebrated Elaine’s birthday   In his recent triathlon in Denmark, BB swimmer Alan and daughter Courtney saw there was lots of jellyfish in the water for the swim leg which was at a marina....

Today was one of those 10 out of 10 winters days – barely any swell, a little warmer than it has been at 16.6 degrees, clear and near perfect conditions. The 6.30 team were out in force, some doing the last of their winter badges – swimming 20 swims over seven different weeks between June...