Canada Day swim
In May 2022, a small group of swimmers based at Parkdale were considering where to go for an 'away' swim. Then John suggested, 'Why don't we head down to Canadian Bay, Mt Eliza for a Canada Day swim on 1st July'.
Local Community & Clubs
Shark Bite Kits
The oldest pool
Built in the 1880s, the oldest pool and swimming club in Australia is the Dawn Fraser Baths. It is a tidal saltwater pool located in Elkington Park, Balma…
On the bottom
In a recent swim, my swim buddy discussed the different starfish. It was delightful to learn that the 11 arm starfish were local ones, not the purplish inv…
Brighton Icebergers - wind & swell at swims
Our site [seaswims.club](https://seaswims.club) records sea temperatures automatically from a swimmer's smartwatch, but it also takes manual recordings of the temperature, swell, clar…
RBYC Brighton Icebergers Sea Temperatures
Some all-year-round swimmers record their open-water swims at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) on their smartwatches. They use Garmin watches that also au…
Wilhelmina “Mina” Wylie – Swimming Legend
Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891 - 1984) was one of Australia's first two female Olympic swimming champions, the other being her friend Fanny Durack (refer to…
Social Open Water Swim Group Liability
Local open-water swimming groups are dynamic entities. They often begin with just a handful of regulars, gradually expanding. As these swimmers become fitt…
Truganini Swims
Cultural warning: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people.
The Tasman Bridge Collapse 5th Jan 1975
The annual Trans Derwent swim is part of the schedule of events for the Royal Hobart Regatta which celebrated its 185th year in February 2024.
Channeling - Swimming from Ordinary to Extraordinary
This article is a book review of, "Channeling - Swimming from Ordinary to Extraordinary"
Port Phillip Bay EPA water quality
The table below shows the average of all samples of the EPA's beach report enterococci (bacterial) sampling results from December 2013 to February 2024.
Immerse
This article is a book review of, "Immerse". Author; Fiona Basile. Published 2023; 144 pages, AU$89.99.
Portsea Surf Life Saving - The Club House
This article is a book review of, "The Club House - 70 Years of Building The Portsea Surf Life Saving Club"
5 Components of Swim Fitness Part 1
I have seen many swimmers asking on Facebook about training sets and what they should do when they swim. I have answered many of them but feel it might be…
JFK & Caroline Swims
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was a competent swimmer which enabled him to save lives during his US Navy service in Wor…
Beatrice Kerr Australia's Champion Lady Swimmer & Diver
Beatrice Kerr was a swimmer and aquatic performer originally from Albert Park in Victoria.
The Swimming Rats of Tobruk
In World War 2, Australian forces were dispatched to secure the Italian-held port of Tobruk in Libya to deny the Axis forces a supply point in their easter…
One Foot in the Wave
By Don Riddington 23 October 2023
Gertrude Ederle Swims the English Channel
On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the sixth person and first woman to swim across the English Channel. In the face of widespread doubt that a woman…
Cold water River Suir Swimmers
It never ceases to delight me to hear other cold-water swimmers describe their experience of cold-water swimming. It's almost as if the longer you experie…
Swimming made easy for women
On the 3rd of March in 1876 a Sydney Illustrated News article titled "Swimming made easy for women" suggests that the first step in swimming is to "Wet the…
Capt. Mathew Webb swims the English Channel
On 24 August 1875, Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain became the first person to swim the English Channel. His swim was considered a feat of the impossi…
Double Dip
The Brighton Icebergers know it as a 'Double Dip'. It works like this;
Victorian Open Water Swims Book
Open-water swimming events have been important community occasions in Victoria for over 100 years. A guide to the more than 30 organized events plus historical overviews of 33 Victorian Open Water swims with photographs.
Benjamin Franklin Swims
Benjamin Franklin taught himself to swim and was a competent swim coach and teacher. “The exercise of swimming is one of the most healthy and agreeable in the world.” - Benjamin Franklin
Swimmers sea temp readings
How's the sea conditions today? What's the temperature?
Spencer’s Creek, Kosciuszko National Park swim
Icebergers swam across Spencer’s Creek in the Kosciuszko National Park at an altitude of approximately 1,800m
BOW Marathon Swim - Wrap from water level
Half Moon Bay 10 January 2021
Yarra Swimming History
from: Yarra – A Diverting History of Melbourne’s Murky River by Kristin Otto
Merewether Ocean Baths (Merewether Baths)
A huge pool complex situated on a rock platform with a 50-metre racing area with diving blocks, a childrens pool and a distinctive pumphouse on the north seaward corner.
Yamba Rock Pool
This superbly sited 33-metre ocean pool with pandanus trees nearby still features on postcards of Yamba. This pool dates from the 1960s.
Terrigal Rock Pool, Terrigal, NSW
At the southern end of Terrigal beach, an easy walk south from the beach along the Terrigal seawall leads to the rock pool.
Isa Wye Rockpool (Dee Why Rock Pool , Dee Why Baths), NSW
The 50-metre ocean pool at Dee Why now known as the Isa Wye Rockpool is easily reached by the promenade walk. The pool complex consists of an older main pool and a newer wading pool. This pool complex formed by mass concrete walls and incorporating an outcrop of sandstone.
Bondi Icebergs Pool (Bondi Icebergs Rock Pool, Bondi Baths, Bondi Beach Pool)
Probably the most famous ocean pool in Australia, this complex is home to the Bondi Icebergs, Australia’s best-known winter swimming club. There’s an eight-lane main pool plus a children’s pool.
Ross Jones Memorial Pool (Coogee Beach Pool), NSW
This pool has walls resembling the top of a sand castle and has two winter swimming clubs, the Coogee Penguins and the Coogee Huskies.
North Narrabeen Rock Pool, NSW
A distinctive boardwalk between the pools is an original feature and has been replaced many times. The decking encloses a 50-metre by 18-metre pool within a larger 70-metre by 40-metre pool, while the 60-metre by 50-metre pool reservoir acts as a wading pool
North Curl Curl Rock Pool (Dee Why Head Rock Pool)
A 32-metre by 20-metre rectangular, tidally flushed pool with two rock outcrops forming islands within the pool. Sited on a natural rock shelf with the rock itself forming one side of the pool.
North Bondi Children’s Pool (Mermaid Pool, Mermaid Baths)
This children’s wading pool is located below the Biddigal Reserve at North Bondi and next to the Wally Weekes Pool. The Bondi Community Art mural mosaic running the length of the children’s pool features sea images.
Newcastle Bogey Hole, Newcastle, NSW
This is the oldest of the New South Wales ocean pools.
Mollymook Bogey Hole
This Bogey Hole is a large circular tidal ring-of-rocks pool located at Collers Beach and accessed via Golf and Riversdale Avenue at Mollymook. Inadvertently enlarged and improved by silica-mining activities.
Putty Beach Rock Pool, Killcare, NSW
A combination ring-of-rocks and rock platform pool at the southern end of Putty Beach. This large ‘bogey hole’ in the rocks was known as a favourite and safe bathing place for children from the 1920s and is still in use.
Shenyang Icebergers
On a recent trip to China, I went to Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning province which is in North East China and is not far from North Korea. Shenyan…
Brighton Baths - July 1999 'Mind over Matter!'... you can do this
...I decided to do the Harry Raisbeck 'Winter Mile'!
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