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...

As sure as the Sun shines, Winter is coming. For those that missed the Thredbo shots yesterday, I can assure you it’s snowing somewhere and as we edge towards the beginning of June, we may need to celebrate these warm days because they may not last. The ocean’s edge today was magnificent. Nary a zephyr...

Happiness and fulfilment have very little to do with your circumstance. The culture conditions you to ‘think’ otherwise; that you can only be happy when you change your circumstances, because culture needs you to be a good consumer. That’s the problem with thoughts, they’re like a shadow between yourself and reality. Whilst it’s true that...

Mornin’ all. Inner Westies here. It doesn’t get better than this. Stats: 330 swimmers 7 newbies and water 19.6 degrees.       Welcome newbie Alex!   Morning Toni!           So many fish today       I know this photo below is murky, but it’ll scare our friends who all think...

I left home in near darkness this morning, cursing myself for missing the opportunity to get shots of 6am starters yet again. On arrival at the gateway to the golden dawn my frustration was quickly replaced by awe and gratitude to be witnessing such beauty. And there was the sunrise too.     Here’s 2...