Well it is winter after all but I was all agog that the number 6 appeared in the temperature – it was 16.9 today. While not a comparable activity that I swam in 16.9, I note that Brianna Thompson of Brisbane yesterday completed a double crossing of the English Channel in 16 degree water. She is 17 and crossed the English Channel (just a single) last year. Wow.
Where do you find cold water to train in in Brisbane? Well done to her.
Our swim was joyful
The 630 am swimmers brought the sun up
All the fab 7am swimmers getting ready
Harriett’s first swim with BB – here on the right with the lovely people who got her to come. Good advice
Paul Karen and Emma – keenly collecting swims for badges. Like me
Roger
Finished swimming. Now to coffee
The appearance of a six
What is David up to?
Taking this shot. I think this is now the BB swim pose – like the Japanese Hi Cheezo or the Hawaiian hang loose.
Juliette with her lovely son = basking in the win of a great raffle prize from the Christmas in July event this week. 
Sam swam early
Baby is getting a badge too
The shower water is still of for the shower scene
David Brown got the sunrise
Everyone had already left Shelly by the time I got there because in swimming, I am without peer
doublers
In the swim
Is there anything more lovely than seeing swimmers against the horizon
The elbow of today
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8 comments
Anne
July 12, 2019 at 11:07 am
16.9?
Thankful tomorrow is my 20th WWW swim.
You are certainly without peer, love your blogs
Edwina harrison
July 12, 2019 at 2:18 pm
I’m without peer too, always swim back to manly alone , most days. Unless Jenny is with me .
Emma
July 12, 2019 at 2:54 pm
Thanks Elizabeth for the plug
Truth Fairy
July 12, 2019 at 3:15 pm
I am also without beer. Off to the bottle shop.
Shelley K
July 12, 2019 at 3:54 pm
Love your work Truth Fairy….
and yours too Elizabeth
Elizabeth
July 12, 2019 at 5:56 pm
I hope you have solved that one!
Catherine Wright
July 12, 2019 at 7:46 pm
I put on my wetsuit, for the first time, for the ‘six’ swim today. Usually I start swimming in the heated pool as soon as it goes below 17.
Juliette
July 12, 2019 at 8:53 pm
Thank you for another lovely blog Elizabeth! “Lovely” has not been the word that has sprung to mind to describe my son this afternoon (“infuriating” seems more apt) but he was very chuffed at your description of him when he saw it.