
As we waited for the long swim we talked about the Irish Muppet and his intention to swim a 13 km race in Galway in July when the water may be...
Category: Malabar, Uncategorized Tags: Australian ocean swims, Bondi Beach, Bondi ocean swim, Malabar, Murray Rose, NYC, Sydney ocean swims
North Bondi beach was the site for my 50th swim, after the swim at Caves Beach last weekend was postponed. This is the beach where our squad does a number of...
Category: 2013 season, North Bondi, Uncategorized Tags: Bondi Beach, Coney Island, New York City, North Bondi Beach, Sydney ocean swims
I was full of anticipation to do my 50th ocean swim race at the beach I grew up on at Caves Beach just south of Newcastle 150km north of Sydney. But...
Australia Day 26 January 2013. The day our country celebrates the colonisation of the continent by the British 225 years ago. The day when the first fleet full of convicts who...
The start of another year for those living in Sydney is dominated by the fireworks at midnight. It is estimated that 1.5 million people find somewhere on the harbour to watch...
Well it is now that lovely time between Christmas and New Year, when the city seems to take a breath waiting for the spectacular fireworks on New Years Eve. As I write...
Category: 2013 season, December, Uncategorized Tags: Australian ocean swims, Bells Beach, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Clovelly, Sydney ocean swims, Torquay
The month of November seems to come round quicker each year. As the jacarandas blossom throughout the city, thoughts of ocean swimmers turn to the opening of the season. Once again...
Category: Cockatoo Island, Uncategorized Tags: Balmain, CIBBOWS, Cockatoo Island, Cockatoo Island Swim, Coney Island, Liberty Island, New York City
The last Saturday in July and the last of my swim adventures in New York City was due to take place. The location was Governors Island just off the southern tip...
Another summer weekend in New York, and another open water swim race. I had entered a swim run by CIBBOWS at Coney Island, known as Grimaldo’s Mile. I had been swimming...
Mid July in New York City, and the second swim of my summer was on. I had competed in the Brooklyn Bridge swim in 2011, and had achieved my best ever...
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