The news is full of reports of rain and big seas and arriving today we saw they were not wrong. Glad for the rain. And also glad for the different options to swim – South Steyne, Half way and Shelly. Also the pool WA cousins – they know Julie Adrian and Peter   Swim in...

Big rains today. Very few swimmers. Dangerous seas are coming. Only proper swimmers today. And me It looked very exciting I wondered if that person had their hand up for help. I was not able to go in though! Some proper swimmers sheltering before the start Some early swimmers who were already dressed, fabulous and...

A beautiful bumpy ocean this morning. It’s the conditions when I get the thoughts many of us get on the way over to Shelly: Will I make it? How long will the bumpy conditions last? Of course, it’s not the questions you ask but the answers you decide are right that make all the difference....

On first look I thought Rainer had photobombed this great pic of Merrilee and Georgina, sporting a bit of extra facial hair. On closer examination, realised it was Merrilee’s dog, Napoleon, who wanted to be front and centre of the Big Reveal! What is the ‘Big Reveal’ you ask? It’s the first viewing of our...

Title is today’s SMH ‘target’ – can you find the 9 letter word? I can’t Twins Henry and Will. Here is a photo of them before summer. And here is a picture of them today. Please heed Henry’s advice to always wear sunscreen when out and about. Josh and Anna have recently returned from their...

We seem to focus on external indicators of worth. Many of us are beguiled ourselves with the acquisition of such external indicators… Possessions, awards, ‘likes’, even access to an experience from which others are deprived. Imagine if none of that really mattered. Instead there was a single indicator of value. One so paramount that it...

There were two super birthdays today. Rob is 40!!!!! But we did not get to sing because of the bluebottles scattering the swimmers . But happy birthday to you It was also Wilf’s 85th birthday   Swimming is what this group is all about. Look at this style The water was hot at 24.7 degrees....

Just a delicious warm, flat, low tide morning – as always perfect conditions for a swim. We are almost into February and the New Year seems like such a long time ago. I thought about new years resolutions, and my 2020 vision for the future. The 2020 year for 2020 vision. And I thought about...

Our gorgeous Head of Emergency Dr had a birthday today, a very big birthday! Happy Birthday Michele, 60 years young… looking fit and fab and saving lives and helping people every day. You’re incredible and we wish you the happiest of birthdays! A beautiful morning, much smaller group and a warning about possible bluebottles after...

It’s a public holiday so there were 500 swimmers. The water temp was a toasty 23 degrees. 37 newbies including: Lucy and her mum Jean.   Flo Georgie & Elyse plus Alannah and Aidan with dad Christian. Tim Finn Kodi Mum Noreen(expecting newbie) Brayden & Aunty Amanda. I swam @6 with….   Jim & Geoff…. and...