Large man in pink swims to France.    All it took for me to commit to swimming the English Channel was a drunken BBQ on my back deck and three of my Bold and Beautiful mates to have signed up first. Ben Hutt was always on for a swim in 2014, he had unfinished business...

You never know what you are going to see when you come down for a swim. It started out as a normal enough morning… the A-team all arriving late as everyone else got in the water.   You see they have a philosophy called LIFO… last in, first out…   But then (cue full monty...

So it finally happened – in THREE years of swimming I haven’t been ‘sick’ and today I woke up with a mild case of “German Man-flu” – wonder where I got it from! All those wetsuit wearers I suspect 😉 So back to the swim…. JK snr said he thought Michael here looked like a...

Something is wrong with typepad on my computer … This is from my phone! I’ll put blog up ASAP! (This might not even post!) In the meantime enjoy this from Einstein

Today 85 swimmers showed up to keep each other company for the crossing of the Bay. Conditions were stunning today; just a little cloud out to sea, a few rolling waves, and the bright sunny faces of our favourite swim buddies.   I reckon it is the joy in seeing the people you swim with...

21 July 2014 – Happy Monday my Beautiful Bolds! Stat – 81+ swimmers, 0 newbies, 16.7 degs C I’ve been asked to write a few words about my attempt this month to swim the English Channel. I did it, and it took me 15 hours 20 mins which was maybe 3 hours longer than I...

We are experimenting with blog headlines at the moment. Aim is to maximize click-through rates and traffic on our webiste. So far ‘WHALE!!!’ has proven to be the headline generating the most traffic. Curious to see if today’s headline can beat it… More on Marc’s pants later. Today’s 103 swimmers were greeted with the return...

Zip up! It’s a very cold and windy morning…..   Chris ‘n Krys: Why suffer when you don’t have to?       Sylvia: Haven’t missed a winter swim yet!   Lexie: It’s warm!   Stirls ‘n JP: Suits life in the fast lane! Simon: Protects against bities and helps me beat the Bishop! The Bishop:...

While struggling to hold a particularly difficult yoga pose a few days ago, the instructor made the statement, “it’s just a silly yoga pose; don’t turn it into a story.”  By that she meant avoid building a story around your struggle.  Instead look at what you are doing and revel in your ability and participation....

Good morning beach truck.   Good morning Sophie and Sterling.   All the talk this morning amongst the 67 swimmers was… Brace yourself, it is going to be cold in the 16.7 degree water… And keep your eyes peeled… because a whale has been spotted off the point!! But alas, no whale could be found...