It’s a hot weekend in Sydney this weekend, the Manly Life Saving Club has their carnival on, it made for a busy area between Manly and Shelly beach. We were asked to swim elsewhere or from Shelly beach to give the club plenty of room to use the ramp and the beach.  I decided to...

Sometimes the visibility is very poor and the swell is a bit substantial. But when you have come down to the beach for a swim especially if counting swims for a summer badge, all you can do is get it done. I could not find my camera today so have some dryland shots. A good...

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows” was the wise advice I was given after I devoured a tasty fortune cookie last night. ( It should have read…please rotate your camera before taking this pic! )  The fortune’s of cookies don’t always grab my thoughts and attention, but this...

Van Morrison’s song sums it up so well. What else to say or better to explain the recent conditions. The lyrics have been ringing in my ears as we enjoy some of the best visibility and conditions for ocean swimming (and sightseeing) in our beautiful bay. Yesterday I mentioned to the legendary Drinky that I’...

The sun stayed out just long enough for everyone to enjoy a Tuesday morning swim. As per usual it was smiling faces all round. From those entering the water and those getting out of the water. I still find it amazing how many people this swim attracts. From all walks of life, all ages and...

Conditions: Sea Temp 21.6 Outside Temp: 20 Visibility (Viz): Unreal   The last few days the visibility on our beloved swim has been nothing short of spectacular and this morning was no different; delighting all the happy swimmers who made it down to start their week off just right. Wobbies, Rays and Turtles were putting...

Blog title is courtesy of this swimmer who was backstroking for a bit just to take in all of the excellent features of today’s swim   People were swimming I entered at a time when fast some early swimmers were exiting. There was so much energy from their swimming that the water warmed up! Thanks...

I walked past Roz pre swim this morning (me pre, she post) and she said the swim was amazing today   Here she is exuding the Vitamin Sea glow From the shoreline, things did look and feel pretty fine – bright sunshine, the SSW breeze imparting the hint of (dare I say it?)  pre-autumnal crispness...

For whatever reason, I am party to discussions about the pace of swimming. You can see lots of swimmers with Garmin/Apple/Suunto watches so they must know what their pace is. But what is a normal or good pace? Well, that is the personal best pace for each swimmer of course. But google says that the...

Morning! Firstly I would like to introduce myself so i apologise if this is a bit long for a first blog.  I’m Jocelyn and i normally swim with the fabulous Mermaids and manmaids (aka Mer-people) at 6:30-7:00am. Although ive been swimming & spending time at the beach all my life, I’m new to Ocean Swimming...