Today was for the BOLD swimmers of the Bold and Beautiful. Mountainous seas. Loads of surfers. Bomborra out to sea. The lifesavers announced on the tannoy that the beach remained closed and swimmers should not swim but also that learner surfers should not go out. On such a day, people were being mindful of matching their...

The secret is out. You know who you are. You come down for a swim just to get a hug. Well now there is good science (no not like climate ‘science’) that proves hugging is good for your health – maybe even better than swimming. Yes science has now proved hugging boosts your happiness levels....

I’ve been swimming since 2012 and was lucky enough to be present when a young doctor by the name of John Jackson turned up for a swim. At the time Dr Patrick was in charge of new Doctors and used to tell them all they had to do a B&B swim! He knew it would...

Pretty sky today, the rain came between the patches of sun. A nice surf rolling further down the beach.   Our beautiful beach, looking stunning.   Big happy birthday to Tomas, looking forward to a lovely birthday swim with Mum – Anna.   Happy Birthday to beautiful Nat, our Saturday blogger.   Just a few...

Yesterday I was part of the large crowd at Manly’s 2017 Australian Open of Surfing.   I was lucky enough to get this shot of  Reigning  World Surfing Champion Tyler Wright after her narrow semi-final loss to Malia Manuel.   Jubiant Winner Malia Manuel (Hawaii).   The Mens final was also a close match between Australia’s...

Good Morning Manly! Management reported 350 swimmers this morning, including 10 newbies. Water temperature was a balmy 23.8 degrees. Personally, I think it felt warmer. <insert gratuitous toilet humour here> Today was all about Ian (aka Santa), who celebrated his 97th birthday AND completed his 1000 km with the Bold & Beautiful swim squad:   If you...

Actually more of a Blog Free day. . .Looks like none of the Saturday bloggers were up for the blog challenge this morning! Hint: there are vacancies in the Saturday line up. . . If you are interested do see JK. So perhaps we can start with the stats kindly provided by Management: 350 Swimmers...

Autumn is the best time of year to swim. As one early swimmer reported, no jimbles, warm water, good conditions! Get yourself down to the beach and swim. Alan and Bernhard Dave and Allison – People of the Wall Rob, Alan and Martin know it is the best One newbie today brought by a wise...

    Manly Wine has a different point of view on change:   I saw Paul today and had a chat about his Rottnest Island swim last week, 9 hours of swimming and no sharks spotted. He did get to swim with Eagle Rays once closer to land 🙂 I wonder what’s the next challenge?...

Once again Mother Nature has shown just how creative she can be. The conditions today offered a complexity and diversity that only she could conjure up. With black, heavy storm clouds gathering on the horizon, but patches of clear blue sky directly above us, most swimmers accepted it was going to be a  swim full of...