Today’s blog is brought to you by us, guest bloggers, Dylan (aged 7) and Jared (aged 5). Today was our FIRST paddle to Shelly beach. It was great conditions out there today – really flat. It felt just like swimming in a fishbowl. As per normal below is a picture of the sunrise coming up...

What a huge week it’s been with consecutive days topping the 300 mark as more people than ever before join us for the 7am wake up call The only day that fell below 300 was thursday – crappiest day of the week when the sun never shines and we all sleep in 😉 I’m surprised...

 I’m sure there were more than the recorded 220 swimmers today on the 2nd day of the New Year. Doing the B&B swims makes the best NY resolution.  Swimming in the ocean is one of the healthiest activities we can do and so good for our mental well-being too! B&B swimmers think positively, laugh more...

2013 was The Year that …. …We said goodbye to Jules and Michael… The maggots came instead! 😀 The big storms!! and yes we still turned up to swim!! Fabulous Australia Day turnout…. Rusty beginning of the year… And by the end of the year… The year of the Jelly Fish! AMAZING winter sunrises… More...

A massive 313 swimmers swarmed around the beach front today.  Lots of family members and friends having a go on the last day of 2013.   The phrase, ‘it’s not rocket science’, did pop into my mind today as I watched Ranier and Simon taking control of the sign-in of new and old swimmers.  The...

Another huge crowd of 308 swimmers turned out today to defy Monday blues for the last time for 2013.   The smart way to login is catching on!   87 swimmers switched on to the B&B login this morning. The other 221 will catch on eventually . . . if only to avoid the queues!...

So here it is, that time after we’ve fed ourselves silly, drank way too much in the build up….and now waiting to see what 2014 has in store for us! We’re getting some good numbers of new swimmers each day at the moment. To help us out, please try and bring your newbie down to...

A staggering 335 swimmers, including 40 (!!!) first-timers, joined us on this (slightly choppy) post-birthday Bold and Beautiful swim. Some of whom even heading on for the Saturday 6km badge swim.   Yes, B&B turned 5 yesterday! Look at us, so grown up! However, growing up comes with responsibilities. Such as changing some long-loved habits,...

Welcome to the 5th Birthday of the Bold & Beautiful, Manly! The Daily Telgraph has just interviewed Ian Forster and are running a story on us online…. Click the images to go to the piece… 5 Years ago, in the post apocalyptic haze of Christmas, and before the New Year apocalypse – some ladies decided to...

 Only 140 swimmers turned up today and a lot of the regulars were notably absent. It was a calm, smooth swim with creamy water and a slightly subdued (or hungover) group. If you slept in, you missed another special swim… but we are expecting you all back tomorrow for the B&B 5th Birthday!!! I am...