When I saw this lot walking in I thought perhaps I was late for the normal swim!! – but it was the 6.30am’ers! All 45+ of them!! They might need their own sign in sheets and blog soon! 😀 There’s a new dog in town! He aint the usual sort we ‘ave round  here… he...

 Ahhh, that’s better, finally someone listened when I said turn it up.  It was a balmy 17.7 degrees in the water this morning which is much kinder on the body. A gentle breeze in the air and the first rays of light displaying the flags on Manly.  An iconic image that always makes me smile. ...

It was another magic morning with a light souwester, crystal clear water and a hint of spring in the air. Even the water has warmed up to a balmy 17.1 degrees. The bay was brimming with life, there were schools of fish aplenty not to mention the 109 bold and beautiful pink caps. I also...

204 swimmers gave up their Sunday lie-in for a dip in the ocean and why wouldn’t they? It’s gorgeous today. We also were lucky enough to spot one of our favourites! I was very excited to find ‘him’. I’m off for a cycle, so Nick added more pics later. With a short timeframe this morning,...

Another cold one this morning folks.  With the cold breeze surrounding us I saw many people cold before they even started the swim.  The comradery of the swimmers always helps keeps us motivated when we don’t really feel like dipping our toes into that cold water.  As we all know though the benefits of swimming...

It’s Friday again, people! Not as chilly as the other days this week…. well, out of the water anyway 😉 Another beautiful clear morning …   Something for our overseas readers … The Corso at 6:30…. Everybody is out for a run… This lucky council worker couldn’t believe the Village People were in Manly –...

We use so many different adjectives to describe the ocean we swim in. Stephen Coulter’s favourite saying of late has been, ‘It’s a bit nipply!’. (This word actually exists in the Urban Dictionary.) It has been cold, really cold… especially if you are brave enough to resist putting on a wetsuit. Nevertheless 103 brave swimmers ventured...

91 Bold and Beautiful swimmers on ANOTHER spectacular morning’s swim! We measured the water temp in various locations this morning and what a difference! The edge of the water was:  15.7 The Point:  17.2 Shelly Beach:  16.3 An ‘ordinary’ photo can look quite different when you zoom in… See? 😀 Again ‘just a’ photo of the...

 Starting on a serious note,who turned down the thermostat? Come one joke is over now, turn it back up. It was cool in and out of the water today.  We first noticed it was cold when John B. walked along the waters edge taking several readings.  The first reading came in at 14.6 degrees so...