Another perfect morning and to paraphrase Lao Tzu: “The journey of a thousand kilometres begins with one stroke”. Dorset has been rebadged and getting even closer to his 2,000 kilometres.   Guy is still recuperating from a shoulder injury but may be back in the water tomorrow if he can tear himself away from another...

What an eclectic morning we had down at the Bold and Beautiful corner of Manly. It involved an amazing cake stall, the swim and a goat. Here is Lainey who is the brainchild of the cake stall. She had heard that our gym was supporting the Sanfilippo Children’s foundation as we were participating in the...

I think young people are so clever these days. While it took me quite a while to find out about BB and get here to swim just from Lane Cove, we constantly get visits from overseas like Rolo and Marieke and Lars  last week. This week we had Grunhilde and Julie from Norway. Welcome. And...

Last week Pete taught us about resistance – well today despite there being a power blackout at MSLC for the early birds and no coffee till just before 7, there was no resistance by our swimmers. No wetsuits for these champs for a 6.30 dip. Sue and Inge were also out early The 6.30 Drinkees...

  There were a few reluctant swimmers this morning… It didn’t look that inviting out there. The sky was grey and the wind was up, it looked bumpy and messy. Of course the early swimmers came out with glowing faces saying that it was ‘much better around the corner and really clear towards Shelly’! They...

Happy Tuesday to everyone at B&B. Such a great group of happy faces today. Its a great tonic.   Such a happy picture from Patrick.   John Bryan, our happy smiling speaker for tonight, with a happy Ian in the background.   Jenny, Phil and Maria. It was a happy swim for Jen, the first...

My version of Planet Manly. curtesy my fav news show: Planet America 9pm Friday’s ABC.     Stats – 120 + swimmers. Don’t forget to book (see link bottom of blog) tomorrow night’s B&B dinner.     Sue Sparles and Lisa asked for this photo.     Welcome back Jon & Sarah.     Guess who...

Impressive turnout this morning. Management counted 335 swimmers for the 7am group. The day started off in the usual fashion… Ian taking photos of newbies:   Shaun selling overpriced counterfeit swim caps:   Lesbubs and Lucy working the camera – giving their loyal Instagram fan base what they want: It didn’t take long for the usual...

It was another beautiful morning in Manly, the water temp was 18.60C with very little swell, close to perfect conditions. I’ve chosen today’s theme, Keep It Simple, because I’ve noticed that when this approach is adopted things just flow nice and easy. This approach is consistent with the quote from Shakespeare included in Peter Anthony’s...

Greeted by the sight of swimmers looking at the horizon, I wondered what the story was. It was 4 maybe 5 whales! so beautiful. so exciting.  What a special treat for Fiona and Chris – each of whom was having a birthday today. Happy birthday to you both. Imagine that whales and later dolphins appeared for...