Everyone’s under cover today! View from the bay towards Shelly – Well that was an interesting swim today! The surf was up and up and up! I couldn’t even start about the potential currents, and again we were advised to go around to Shelly as the safest option. The rain meant we had to huddle...

Another lovely day for a swim at Manly and lots of people came along for a swim today from near and far. The beach was experiencing some dangerous conditions so it is handy as always to be able to swim from South Steyne or from halfway or from Shelly. Each swimmer assesses own ability and...

It was as if it was July 1985 when The Cure released Inbetween Days And I know I was wrong When I said it was true That it couldn’t be me and be her Inbetween Without you Without you Because it was an Inbetween Day at the swim. Inbetween Christmas and New Year. In between...

December 27 has been a fixture on Manly’s social calendar for the past 9 years – its the Bold and Beautiful anniversary Who better than Julie, the charismatic founder, can put into words the beginning of B&B and the journey it has taken since: 9 years ago, who would have thought: Having breakfast with Jenny Knapman...

  Ahoy everybody: Did anyone accidentally take a pair of grey & yellow Keen sandals this morning? Please call Graham if you have them (he needs them urgently):  0411 301 030                       STATS Swam:   317 New:     30 Temp:   21.2º

‘Twas the day before Christmas and guess who got carried away with all the Xmas festivities and forgot they were supposed to be blogging this morning. It was only after the swim I found out it was supposed to be me. An amazing morning with 635 swimmers including 83 newbies. Fortunately I was able to...

This morning we thanked the Lifeguards of Manly Beach for their assistance. Roger used his incredible artistic skills to prepare a beautiful gift for the Lifeguards of Manly Beach. I cannot imagine how many hours this took Roger to prepare, it is amazing, well done Roger! Following the 7am swim, a presentation was made when the...

Summer Solstice today and what better way to mark it than with an ocean swim. It is a whipple amazing way to celebrate. This is an expression from the Oxford dictionary word of the year considerations but unlike “milkshake duck” or the winner, “youthquake” it is one that applies to swimmer. It is defined as:...

Today was Nat’s first day with the swim group after her recent surgery. No swimming for another two weeks or so but being back by the sea and returning to normal routine is important in the recovery. And wasn’t it great to have her big smile and positive character back chatting amongst us all. Most...

We all know our swim is special…Dining at Doyles yesterday with overseas visitors was really lovely but it did make me think… After parting with a few hundred $s I thought about the happiness and joy we get from our daily ritual. And it’s completely free!!! Of course we know it’s so much more than...