A very happy birthday to the lovely Sarah, who celebrated her 29th birthday today. As we all know, there are no numbers beyond 29. Sarah started the day tackling the swell and dramatically different conditions from yesterday but nonetheless, come out beaming! May the rest of your day continue the way it started! Have a...

Another perfect morning in paradise aka Manly. I was hesitant waking up this morning and stepping outside but I was pleasantly surprised how mild it was! The sun was out by the time we returned from Shelly, the water temperature is still beautiful and the water was SO clear! It’s mornings like these that make...

Awareness, Acknowledgement, Acceptance, Another day, Another way, An opportunity to move in the right direction. (Thanks Simon for the panoramic shot)   With love, Andrew Maher. Gentle, Neuro-Structural Chiropractic Collaroy (mention you swim with B&B) Stats: Swimmers: 210 Newbees: 3 Water: 20.7 deg C  The Monthly Dinner – 14th May 2019 – Guest Speaker The Next...

This extremely rare sighting of four mythical creatures. They are mysterious, reported to be dangerous, using their extreme beauty to entice the unwary. I escaped. Barely. Mermaid Sue, embarking on her double and 3 singles this morning.   Sunrise in our special corner is always lovely – extrovertedly spectacular or more subtle and muted. This...

There is always something special about the B&B swim. It could be the sea creatures. It could be friends catching up.   Or saying au revoir. Lainey is going to Bali today and by the time she gets back Sarah will have gone back to HK for a while. They won’t see each other again...

An orthodox swim today – out to the point, let’s Go then to Shelly Beach then noting Shaun’s 1000km then back. Quite a few doublers and then off to face the day. Happy Easter to all the Orthodox people who are still using the Gregorian calendar to identify the date for Easter.   Congratulations on ...

  Lainey here publishing for Deaanna Waters. Today Australians and New Zealanders remember those who have served for their country and the Gallipoli landings as we celebrate Anzac Day. For many the day started before dawn with the service, for those that made the effort the sunrise was spectacular. More than 900 Bold and Beautiful...

There’s so much more to this swim than the swim! Today we had loads of sharks hanging around… the toilet block of all places! Post-swim we had lady swimmers asking Merrilee to ‘bring them some weed down to the swim tomorrow’ (Milkweed) and Greg cavorting around in womens dresses! And all before 8.30am. The Bold...

Ahh, the first day back at work after a 4 day long weekend is never easy.. it was definitely made easier this morning with a little pick me up by swimming at 7 with Bnb! The water is still warm, the air not too cold this am leaving no excuse to get out of bed!...

Manly sunrise.   6.02 crew. Shelly beach sunrise from Ann’s balcony. Shelly.   520 swimmers, 31 newbies.   Lets go! Scotty won race 2 of the Easter triple crown. Next race is Anzac Day.   What was the best thing about this Easter?? Scotty said, “winning” and my family , Camryn, Archie, Tasman & Noni....