204 swimmers gave up their Sunday lie-in for a dip in the ocean and why wouldn’t they? It’s gorgeous today. We also were lucky enough to spot one of our favourites! I was very excited to find ‘him’. I’m off for a cycle, so Nick added more pics later. With a short timeframe this morning,...

Another cold one this morning folks.  With the cold breeze surrounding us I saw many people cold before they even started the swim.  The comradery of the swimmers always helps keeps us motivated when we don’t really feel like dipping our toes into that cold water.  As we all know though the benefits of swimming...

It’s Friday again, people! Not as chilly as the other days this week…. well, out of the water anyway 😉 Another beautiful clear morning …   Something for our overseas readers … The Corso at 6:30…. Everybody is out for a run… This lucky council worker couldn’t believe the Village People were in Manly –...

We use so many different adjectives to describe the ocean we swim in. Stephen Coulter’s favourite saying of late has been, ‘It’s a bit nipply!’. (This word actually exists in the Urban Dictionary.) It has been cold, really cold… especially if you are brave enough to resist putting on a wetsuit. Nevertheless 103 brave swimmers ventured...

91 Bold and Beautiful swimmers on ANOTHER spectacular morning’s swim! We measured the water temp in various locations this morning and what a difference! The edge of the water was:  15.7 The Point:  17.2 Shelly Beach:  16.3 An ‘ordinary’ photo can look quite different when you zoom in… See? 😀 Again ‘just a’ photo of the...

 Starting on a serious note,who turned down the thermostat? Come one joke is over now, turn it back up. It was cool in and out of the water today.  We first noticed it was cold when John B. walked along the waters edge taking several readings.  The first reading came in at 14.6 degrees so...

    New cover shot perhaps? It definitely wasn’t a bummer of a day today, but a gorgeous, flat calm one on Lake Manly! LOOK!!!17.2 water temperature, balmy! Another glorious day on Lake Manly with 172 of us heading out in the beautiful weather to keep us nice and awake, oh and I’m back! A big thank you...

After weather forecasts all week predicted a rainy start to the day and mother nature was true to her word. It wasn’t long though before she waved her magic wand to shower us with another beautiful day of sunshine. The seas were a little rougher this morning bringing with it some murky waters and little...

Happy friday everyone! Is it because it’s the end of the week? Is it because we have birthdays to go to tonight? Is it because we know the water is crystal clear… …or is it because it’s 6c out of the water?! Yes it was a teeny bit chilly standing around this morning, but would...