Don’t believe everything you hear about the swim conditions. It is best to come and have a look. Today there was a fairly flat sea with an occasional set of biggish waves and the temperature was 17.7.   The reports did not discourage all. Here is the A team. Some excellent swimmers here    ...

By my reckoning we have 2.5 more days of autumn so let’s not fall for that winter schtick, ok?   Regardless of the season the moody morning light was gorgeous. There had been some concern around huge swell, but due to it’s dead south origins, our corner was fairly flat with a regular but infrequent...

Where did the 6.30 express go?   Found them! A bit icy at Shelley today.   Lost in the inception. If your head explodes with dark forebodings too…   “Horny for Love” screams the A frame around the neck of a wild haired crazy on my drive. The Loonies are out. The full moon high...

Now of all the issues close to the heart of swimmers (or should I say close to the bottom of swimmers) is the humble tog. So this morning I asked swimmers, “What togs do you wear and why?” This issue needs to be covered and here’s here our swimmers responded, no ifs, no buts…The Tog...

Wednesday 26th May: air temperature at 6:30am 18.3 degrees water temperature: 18.8 degrees!  warmer in than out – just! conditions: bumpy all the way, strong current, a challenging workout but salty joy! Sky: a kaleidoscope of pink, grey, red, yellow & orange ambience: buzzing!   The water has warmed up (well relatively speaking) over the...

BOLD & BEAUTIFUL SWIM SQUAD IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH WARNINGS ON THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times.  To keep informed of events please read notices at the end of the blog. It was all happening at Manly and in CTB this morning....

Today we celebrate the man who’s work allows us to prepare and anticipate for what we should expect from Manly to Shelly each morning before ‘toe hits water’. What two white chalked numbers are going to be put up on the wall of wisdom after Ian takes the ‘official and final’ reading – its the...

  BOLD & BEAUTIFUL SWIM SQUAD IS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH WARNINGS ON THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Thank you for following public health advice at all times.  To keep informed of events please read notices at the end of the blog. Loving a lazy, late start on a Sunday morning. After...

It’s ok to be vulnerable. Its ok to be cold. Its ok to be a princess. Are you ok? Every day we swim we get stronger. Mentally and physically. Rusty and chippos pitch report: Flat no swell. Beanies. Jon still in his shorts, can’t be that cold. Faint southerly. Full tide. Chippo has a wind...

Friday is the day for swimming at Manly, equal only to Saturday-Thursday. wow. There were the Freshwater supersurfathletes running into and out of the water like the chill factor was nothing to them. There was a dramatic sky with cloud but sun peeking through. Brad and Dan – father and son   HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY...