Today 85 swimmers showed up to keep each other company for the crossing of the Bay. Conditions were stunning today; just a little cloud out to sea, a few rolling waves, and the bright sunny faces of our favourite swim buddies.   I reckon it is the joy in seeing the people you swim with...

21 July 2014 – Happy Monday my Beautiful Bolds! Stat – 81+ swimmers, 0 newbies, 16.7 degs C I’ve been asked to write a few words about my attempt this month to swim the English Channel. I did it, and it took me 15 hours 20 mins which was maybe 3 hours longer than I...

We are experimenting with blog headlines at the moment. Aim is to maximize click-through rates and traffic on our webiste. So far ‘WHALE!!!’ has proven to be the headline generating the most traffic. Curious to see if today’s headline can beat it… More on Marc’s pants later. Today’s 103 swimmers were greeted with the return...

Zip up! It’s a very cold and windy morning…..   Chris ‘n Krys: Why suffer when you don’t have to?       Sylvia: Haven’t missed a winter swim yet!   Lexie: It’s warm!   Stirls ‘n JP: Suits life in the fast lane! Simon: Protects against bities and helps me beat the Bishop! The Bishop:...

While struggling to hold a particularly difficult yoga pose a few days ago, the instructor made the statement, “it’s just a silly yoga pose; don’t turn it into a story.”  By that she meant avoid building a story around your struggle.  Instead look at what you are doing and revel in your ability and participation....

Good morning beach truck.   Good morning Sophie and Sterling.   All the talk this morning amongst the 67 swimmers was… Brace yourself, it is going to be cold in the 16.7 degree water… And keep your eyes peeled… because a whale has been spotted off the point!! But alas, no whale could be found...

If you arrive here early enough you get to hear the manic après swim banter of Billy and Fi! Worth listening to! 😉 Speaking of brave souls.. These 2 go out pretty much by themselves at 6 whilst it’s still pitch black!! But I think we are all brave souls going out in this everyday!...

If you were one of the 70 swimmers out there today, why were you there?  Was it a creative force or stimulated interest that stirred you from under your cosy doona?  Was it one of these?   No glorious sunrise today as the blue grey clouds blended into the sea.  However, the footprints in the...

There was a goal to be scored this morning, in a competition for which our world stopped. See, there’s a group of swimmers who play on a global field, where the meaning of competition dives deep. The modern definition of the word ‘competition’ is: “To strive against another, or others, to attain a goal, an...

“Don’t look into the light, don’t look into the light …….. …..but it’s so beautiful” Thankfully it was only the dust cart, welcoming me to our favourite spot. There was me thinking that Jk had gone up in a puff of smoke. But I found him tucking into an apple. What’s that JK? You had...