104 of Manly’s finest got out of their (or possibly someone else’s) bed this morning to scenes which many of us have become attached to over the last 4 years! You know the water is going to be beautiful and warm – what are you waiting for??          ..and let’s face it,...

Do you have a bucket list? One of our swimmers, Sebastian Terry, decided after the death of a close friend to put pen to paper and re-create a long-forgotten list of 100 things. His eclectic and highly personalised list contains getting shot as well as raising $100,000 for Camp Quality, and has seen him travel...

130 Bold & Beautiful swimmers swam in warm, crystal clear water today amongst  lion fish, bannerfish, turtles, duskies, rays and the nicest bunch of people you could wish to meet! And 2 beautiful birthday swimmers, Greg Mc Donaugh and Toni Jackson. Happy birthday!!!Sparkles below with our lion fish. Ahhh…Manly… Conditions look perfect. Fifi manages a...

 124 Bold and Beautiful swimmers enjoyed another great start to their day!! A bit of a wave out there!!! Arrgh!! This wave got me big time! Took my cap and goggles – it hit me right smack in da face and then held me under! Thanks to DWSS AKA Dolphin Whisperer AKA Shaun, for seeing...

Stumbling out of bed today, I grumbled at the concrete grey skies and very big rain drops.  I’m sure I wasn’t the only one because we were a very modest 61 swimmers this morning! By 6.50am it was evident that it was a day for the seriously committed! Lesely couldn’t wait to try out a...

163 Bold and Beautiful swimmers did the Shelly Shuffle this morning. After last Monday’s amazing blog, Friday blogger AA tried to take me down a few pegs by stealing the camera. Guilt got the better of her and I got it back at Shelly after she was spotted… When looking for action to put in...

Whilst Miranda Kerr loses her Victoria Secret contract and the super skinnies parade round Sydney, the Bold & Beautiful swimmers show the Northern beaches how to do all things ‘fashion’. Let’s take a look inside Fashion Week B&B style. Sadly for some, Miranda chose not to comment today. However seven of our swimmers took on...

Champagne, Black Caviar and Kelly Slater is the order of the day after a week of champagne weather and conditions!   282 swimmers… totes amazeballs! (ask your teenaged kids) turned up – maybe hoping to see some more dolphins   This was the sunrise at 6:16am The course was flat and in perfect condition.. Ladies...

Attention, People of the Cabbage Tree Bay swimming community (aka Bold & Beautiful Swim Squad). Today we had the pleasure of swimming with one of the smartest creatures on the planet. No, in this instance I wasn’t thinking of Jane Stephens or John Kelly, although you would be forgiven for your assumption, as they are...

150 lucky swimmers started off the day in the best possible way this morning… Now the clocks have gone back and we have light in the mornings Manly  really is the best place to be…Above the water and in it! Manly we love you! Here we are all ticking off and meeting up. Lips the...