(Update: Some photos just in from the sidelines, scroll to the bottom to see them as they pretty much save the blog from being a complete train wreck!)   151 swimmers including 8 newbies (Welcome!) dipped their toes into the 21.3 degree ocean this morning, which actually felt very warm compared to the wind temperature....

“How good was that!” That’s what we were hearing over and over as we dried off and got ready for breakfast. The water’s cleared up – it’s nice and flat, and the sea life has really kicked off this week! The southerly swell is set to continue for the next few days, so make the...

Bishop reporting in for duty. Firstly it should be noted that at 5pm last night some of our swimmers were caught doing a secret training session. Here we have Dave pretending to be the Department of Immigration, and the Spaniard running for his life.   This morning’s Drink Express posed for their annual team photo....

The sun did make an appearance early this morning as The Drinks Express early swimmers ventured in to the water on a dull and rainy Wednesday… The water was warm, calm and creamy (ok, murky in spots), but it didn’t stop us swimmers smiling and feeling so glad we made the effort! Sylvia told me...

The 112 swimmers that turned up today were treated to a spectacularly, clear, sunny morning.   The crispness of the air holds a hint of autumn, but the warming sun was most welcome as we gathered to shrug off the layers and head to the sea.      It was a little nippy getting in –...

Floating around your body are countless tiny messenger chemicals – neuropetides.  One is called oxytocin, “The Love Hormone”, the messenger of love.  So called for its presence in our system when we fall in love, or when a mother first meets her newborn child. But this chemical’s deeper purpose is to disolve connections within your...

… Manly ! 🙂     The perfect day for a Ted hug … or a hug from Ted … Tug ? hed ? … either way, Jane was happy 😉   And the perfect opportunity to bring your special friends out to play without the usual supervision required 😉   and for me to...

Some of the photos today were taken by my Dad, who kindly agreed to take some photos from the sidelines for me. Jules & Michael were down for their last swim. “If I spin around in a circle fast enough, maybe my clothes will just fly off”   Emparting some Ocean swimming knowledge as usual...

Anzac Day 2014 – A little grey and wet, but that’s how we like it! A massive thank you to Manly SLSC who invited us to comemorate the day with them in the club. We hope we can do the same next year, we really appreciated it! B&Bers showed up this morning to swim and...

Hello, Bishop here. Another lovely swim this morning. Water was a barmy 27.6 degrees, smiles on lots of faces… but hard to impress Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets…   JP did the early swim and still looks like he is asleep. Clearly the girl behind (Ms Jones) did not want to be in the...