Temperature of the water was 19.7 degrees. Not as many swimmers as on Australia Day but still there was no hook free. Today there were some sets. Not that low and gentle. Pretty quick swim to Shelly, not much pause before the Let’s go and then back After all the rain it makes me think...

Another nice day for a swim.     Polly (larger dog) posed straight away on seeing the camera. It took a while for the humans to pose but don’t they look great Help is always at hand Encounters with early swimmers Andrew above Dorset with new flippers below Peter and Clarence At the moment of...

Moody morning…..not quite the most inviting ocean It was pretty dark at 6.15am this morning …pre dawn on World Ocean Day 2017 Well, there were not many about this morning ….. Greg and Drinky – contemplating the dark and the light We arrived to the marvel of a dark, moody Manly.  Today is World Ocean...

Well this seemed to keep most of the Bold and Beautiful in bed this morning. Driving down from Balgowlah Heights and it wasn’t looking good on the harbour!   But then this… if there was ever going to be one protected spot in all of Sydney to swim… it has to be our little bay!...

Our swim is a reminder of the vastness of the ocean and all it contains. Forget Calories. Exercise for Awe.   A picture can capture the Awe of the words, and I think my friend Katherine Smith has captured the Awe of the words. Katherine (http://www.katherinesmithillustration.com) who is a local illustrator, friend and occasional Bold and...

The real Lyndall!     Spoke to the girls table.     Next to the Boys table.     3 girls at 6.38am.     Dawn shots @6.53am.           The return of Drinky and Simon.       Movement down the ramp @7.01.     Waves at the point.     Golden...

Welcome to the weekend edition of the swim blog. Producing two blogs every weekend is costly. The combined weekend blog is just one of a number of cost savings measures that are currently trialed by management. It is critical that we improve the swim group’s profitability ahead of next year’s public offering. A total of 179...

Fresh from the premiere of the Baywatch remake (a show I did not watch in the original as I had not yet come out as an ocean swimmer), I realise that we have our own franchise of that show. Beach, life guards, characters, drama and excitement. Although today there were lots of people here to...

Today was the perfect start to winter swimming: sharp, brisk breeze before and after the swim, crystal clear water that was flat as a pancake, and an abundance of marine life to marvel at. There were no newbies ( now’s the time to start peeps before it really gets cold! ), temperature was 19.1 (...

Filling in for lucky Lisa who is now on her way to warm and sunny Bali. Well timed Lisa! But you missed out on another beautiful swim, in perfectly flat water and abundant marine life. And it didn’t feel as cold as yesterday. According to the SMH, was last night was the coldest May night in 20...