SUMMER BADGES As the Summer swimming season approaches, we look forward to our Summer swim challenges. By popular demand, we have decided to retain the summer challenge and super swimmer badges which were both well-received last summer. This year we will have the following badges: Summer Challenge – swim 30 times over summer (1 Dec...

    The Corso 6am and 2 girls push their silicon butts at an Instagram photo. The sky was dull, and hypothetical and falling one cloud at a time. It could have been the Willie Nelson, could have been the wine…   The 609 Drinks Rebel Express pass me on the ramp, flanking the Gladiator...

Wednesday 23rd November – is it the luck of the Irish and the return to the fold of Irish mermaid Ciara Gaffney that Mother Nature brought us (almost) fabulous swimming conditions today?    Even the Palmie surf boat chose our beautiful bay to train in the golden morning light !   The tumult of the...

Today Sue Marinan hit her 7000km swim. Not surprisingly, she’s in the number 1 spot and seems like she must spend more time in the water than out to achieve that. Congratulations and well done! Almost perfect conditions for it. Greg and Sue preparing for the celebration tunnel.       Michael, Al, JK and...

It’s a beautiful day and the water is warming up, what’s not to like?   Happy faces all around and quite a few newbies, also happy. And dogs.               Rainer is especially cheerful today, even more so that usual because he has notched up 3000 kilometres of swimming across...

The water was hot – 17.3 degreees but the air was 14 and made entry to the swim feel very bracing. But it was worth the effort. Enjoying the sights as we plunge in   Gorgeous swim What a smile ALMOST SOLD OUT B&B 2022 Christmas Party B&B Christmas Party is back again this year !! The Party will be...

A bit chilly today, with calm seas and a little swell.   In true B&B spirit Petra looks after her fellow swimmers and the ocean, Petra removed this plastic from the shallows.   Earlier this week I found this ray? shark? decomposing.  Fish were feeding on it, the circle of life.   2 weekends ago...

Perfect morning for a swim … vis still poor, but                                   &B 2022 Christmas Party B&B Christmas Party is back again this year !! The Party will be held on Monday 12th December at 6.30 pm at Bucketty’s Brewing Co, 26 Orchard Rd, Brookvale. All swimmers and partners/friends are welcome...

Kara donned a sparkly, mermaid-inspired costume for her birthday swim today! Doesn’t she look great? It was so lovely hearing The Drinks Express singing Happy Birthday to her at 6.45am at Shelly this morning as I was on my morning run. What a beautiful morning it was today with air and water temp on 17.5...

Sarah & Jonathan   Welcome to Newbie Montana   6:30 Drinkless Express 6:09 off to the Trident before DE   I swam with the 5:30 crew – quiet on the boardwalk, churning waves out the back     Michael Ali & Roberto I got these shots of the 3day Aqua Rugby@Manly Cove Have a safe...