— At 6 a.m. these days the darkness is starting to linger …   — Chiro Cara is a great communicator, and protects our knees with clear instructions.  With regular practice, she can now levitate about six inches …   — Dave strikes a Usain Bolt   — Jennifer is truly dedicated to her practice...

The illusion of linear time is purely an intellectual construct.  There are moments, that is all.  But how are these moments created?  Well, we don’t so much create them, as allow them to be so. Those who swam this morning were granted a little glimpse of this as the sun came out to shine.  So...

Wow! Sneeze and you’d miss it! That’s January ’15, done and dusted already and now we’re hurtling into February pretty fast!     We leave behind, the Sydney festival, the slow return back to work and trying to remember after our log in’s after the Christmas break, turtle rescues and beaches closed due to sharks!...

Yesterday’s blog urged everyone to turn up en masse to celebrate the amazing Wilf’s birthday.  Little did we suspect how many would come to today’s party.  Such is the readership of the blog, and the star power of Wilf that whole streets needed to be closed just to accommodate the anticipated crowds.   As Wilf...

  Important Notice   Please note that bookings are essential for the Karaoke Night on 10th Feb. Book HERE NOW to avoid disappointment. See the bottom of the blog for more details.   Warning: This is my first blog. If you don’t like it, too bad for you. Complaints please to JK. With his persuasive skills, he managed...

A couple of days of bad weather and then… as you were! Resume your positions…   Over 80 of us ‘braved’ the 21 degree water with the sun shining down and smiles all around.   Well wow! Wasn’t that interesting in yesterdays blog about the A-team… did I sense a little bit of jealousy from...

Move over Spaniard, Scrappy Scotty, Fat Bishop, Dreamboat, Hot Rod and Studdy Sterling …There was a bit of rain today and the real men (and women) were out swimming! We had… Dicky Lacey, Speedy Stacey, Pregnant Lucy, Dreamtruck Tedley, The Skinny Atheist, The Bachelor, The African and Buffman all heading for a 12.8 minute finish...

You never regret a swim. I would love to say more today but a little pushed for time. Hope the pics tell the story. 75 Bold Swimmers No Newbies 21.8 degrees Rain Rain and some more Rain                                    ...

Life’s moments, the ones that matter, are always either a celebration or a test. On this day we, the people of Australia, celebrate.  An expression of gratitude for the lives we enjoy on this timeless, sacred land.  Giving thanks to freedom, fairness and friendship.  The fragile Aussie institutions that allow it all to be so....

175 incredibly good looking swimmers joined us this morning. And that, despite management’s best efforts to confuse everyone by moving the start and finish line to Shelly Beach. Again.   Now, it’s Sunday and we all deserve a break from our intellectually taxing lifes and day jobs. So I made it my mission to return...