Summer is back. The FFF are back. Bluebottles are back! But not in the waves, where joy and ranting and running are the essence of our morning. If you want to join the FFF, come on Fridays… 6.29am on the ramp… and then we make our way 100m down the beach to the starting line....

Wednesday 16th October – another almost perfect day to swim those extra kilometres, whether you are training for an event, or general exercise infusing morning vitamin sea, or simply to search for sea life or capture that “money shot”… today was a great day for all of the above and so much more.     ...

We may never meet again So shed your skin and lets get started While Millie is at her first Coolangata Gold, Merman and Frangi talk tactics… how to beat her swimming It’s 19.0C Someone check the Bakers thermometer! Heaven knows if he bakes with that thing. The corner is pumping today. Drinks orders the DX...

16C 🌡️ 17C? it’s cloudy ☁️.. Water movement – it’s a bit choppy. Few waves. Visibility is average. Stairs from Special K… she slept in but contributed all the same. Here we go, here we go for one more turn Frangi details how the ocean is conforming to his standard 2-4ft wave report 🙄 We...

Shadows grow so long before my eyes And they’re moving across the page Suddenly the day turns into night (ooh) Far away from the city I wonder how they have the power to shine, shine, shine Rustys Pitch Report: A deserted wall at 6am. We swam north with the Ocean Swimmers gang, counting strokes. I...

Siyabona / G’day Apologies for missing my last blog – I know what a void this must have been  for some:). In fact I was asked today if I blogged haha – yes that impactful. It was a dolphin filled day in Manly. We were entertained by a pod of dolphins for an hour or...

Franjis Pitch Report Quite flat conditions across the bay and at the beach. There’s a little bit of movement on the surface as a result of 20km winds from the NW. Great for a swim though with 1 foot waves at the beach. 17.2 degrees in. Happy Friday! This week Franji stepped up. Stepped out....

In Ober-Roden, just out of Frankfurt Germany, the finest ciders in the world are made. On this day a long long time ago the town saw the birth of the finest Master Baker to grace our shores, our very own Andre Arndt. During the great milk shortage of 1969, cider replaced milk for the young...

Wednesday 14th August – something was missing – that yellow ball of nourishing energy that is the sun, for starters, and lake Manly had also disappeared…..  and after 1055 days, it is with gratitude that we appreciate the enormity of Guy’s daily efforts to inform us of the temperature, and with his unique gift, weaving...

Here is a swimmer that enjoyed the swim. I am defeated by typepad. See FB for some more photos of the great swim today