but only for one day of the year! Just remember that everyone. Happy fathers’ day to all our swimmers who have children, or pets 🙂 John Kelly is a feature of today’s blog, here with Kieran before he and his wife Jenny started early. John is a father figure in the group, always guiding the...

Before I begin my Father’s Day tribute to the wonderful dad’s of the Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad and tell you about the conditions of the swim today, I would like to say THANK YOU to all of you. Why? It is because today marks my 2 year anniversary of my very first swim. I...

Spring is here. Lots of things going on . People turning their minds to new things to do. Swimming is a great way to spend the first of September. The water was 18.1 and clear as clear can be. Yes there are baby jimbles thinking about reproducing somewhere but they were not out   Swimmers...

History may never be the same again Nobody, not even your humble blogger, suspected such a huge clash was pending. We just gathered as usual knowing that with the ocean and our swim mates we have the whole world in our hands. But just when we thought it was safe to proceed to the point...

Ahhh…mazing swim today. We had it all… sunshine, clear water, marine life galore and smooth 17.8 degree waters. Lots of beautiful Old Wives around this year if you hadn’t noticed. Aren’t they gorgeous with their delicate shape, colour and big eyes? As are our very own, (used to be classed as old, but fit and...

Look who showed up today, Mr Moray!   And his “Old Wife”… Thanks Edwina for the great underwater pics today.   To the beach, a little grey today.   Our Yogi’s enjoying the morning.   The Drinky Express on their way home.   Edwina and Sooze, getting ready for the swim.   Water temp back...

Met this Guy @5:46am.       I swam with Clair Hasko and Brett + Lyndall @5:51am after Clair’s 5:22am message said, “Sorry – 5.45 for me as Brett needs to go early”. Colder water, large wave sets at Manly, overall visibility down.   Sets.     My pre-dawn swimming buddies Clair and Lyndall.  ...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. 220 swimmers today and 8 newbies – flat sea, lots of fish, water warming up 17.1- what more could we want. Inner West skyline this morning as we set out at 6am down Wigram Road…   Flat seas when we got to Manly   Inner Westies pre-swim conference   Morning...

Ziggy caught my eye today and belongs to Caroline, Ziggy has never been in the blog before!! First time for everything. Cutie pie. Rob Hawkins told me today it’s world dog day or some such thing, so good reason to feature a cutie pie! Here’s Rob and the gang getting ready for a cold swim...

Arriving for a swim with the dashboard showing 9 degrees, and seeing the water temperature may not seem something to feel cheerful about but it is. And I am a grumpy old person.   The sea was calm and clear.  And it was John Schaeffer’s 60th birthday. Happy birthday – what a way to spend...