Really the best thing about sea swimming apart from the sea are the swimmers. All levels of ability and skill but all enjoying the swim. And what a lovely swim today. Moving water but manageable. Visibility was not great. And the water temperature – well, let’s say it was not at all suitable for ice swim training. A hot 22 plus.
Congratulations to Brian Lyle on reaching 3000km this week
Getting ready to go in at a time to suit the swimmer – before covid there was a group at 6.30 (seriously good swimmers) and the broad group at 7. Now you find people ready to swim and people having swum, drinking a coffee
Good conditions reported by these swimmers
Bright swimmers
More good reports
I think most people signed up for the Cole Classic because there was a towel with this fantastic design by swimmer Roger Harvey
Very nice in
Three amigos
Mary and sister in law Leah – seeking refuge from the eastern suburbs in the lovely Cabbage Tree bay. Good idea
elbow of the day
Mary and Pauline – gorgeous swimmers at Shelly 
David with Cantoo cap. he did the Big swim in January. Well Done
Unicorns
One should have lovely nails when swimming – these are in vivid pink
this is the other end of the nail polished toes
A couple of triplers at Shelly on their last lap. Seekers of badges like me
Joy
More Joy
A lot of scum on the water near Shelly
John at the beach who gave me a hand getting in when I got a cramp at the end. Although his optimistic description of when I could stand was motivated by the fact that he is more than 6 foot in height and I am not but he kindly waited until I was in
2 comments
Bernhard
26/02/2021 at 12:01 pm
Great achievement Brian, congrats – and keep swimming
Anne
26/02/2021 at 3:49 pm
Love those photos, brilliant happy blog. Drink lots, have a banana