Over 200 pink capped swimmers plunged into 18.4 degree water this morning to start off the weekend in the best possible way. Megan summed up what she loves about this swim later to me in Havana Bar. ‘It puts me in a great mood for the rest of the day. I’ve just swam my 5th...

Happy Friday everyone! Only one more week until Daylight Saving! (Oct 5) Sydney area – 20c – Partly cloudy. Winds southwest to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h, reaching 35 km/h along the coast. The water has flattened out from the last few days and the visibility is slightly better ..         Mark Allan…….....

Dr Becky standing in for the Bishop this morning. In fact we took this blog on as a duo a few months ago but I have as yet been unable to do a Thursday blog having worked every Thursday since then – clearly a message to work for God rather than the health service! As...

In the past few days I have met two amazing women and I have been inspired equally by them both. One is based overseas, swims and travels, whilst the other is based in Manly, swims and travels. Both are young and in fact many of  you may know both of these famous women. By pausing,...

‘Mary, Mary, where you goin’ to?’  She’s in the City, but I have extra pix from Badge Sunday to cover for today.   Newbie Rachel is from Turramurra: “I read about the group in the media a few years ago.  I’m doing a few triathlons, so have come along today.  I’ve been reading the blog...

Sure, life is a journey.  One that really only begins with the realisation that it isn’t about going somewhere else.  It is about coming back. You already possess that which you seek.  The true journey is crossing the chasm from who we think we should be, to welcome home the person we are. The ocean...

The sky is grey, the waves are wavy but we’re all having fun at a Royal Far West. Blog coverage today comes from the school, and our winter badge ceremony. What a turn out! And all for these! The 2014, winter badges! First, let’s report on today’s swim. Here’s Nick explaining to a confused John...

It is Jane Stevenson’s birthday today. Jane is our oldest female swimmer and an absolute inspiration to us all. She swims whatever the weather without a wetsuit, has such a positive attitude and never grumbles about anything! She is passionate about the swim whether calm or wild conditions, loves chasing fish and doesn’t even complain when...

    What’s in a Name?  “Miles” is a measure of distance.  They are coming to hear from the man who crossed the channel!  Cass and Midge can’t believe how slow I am in catching their names …     —— Libby and Attracta don’t trust me either …   — There he is –...

This morning my 13 month year old woke up after 12 hours of sleep at 6:30am calling out for Dada. Not a bad way to wake up… and hence I was able to get down to the swim as the 6:30am Drinks Express was coming in. Of particular note was how, unlike the 7am main...