tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post5184366309971187380..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: Cole Classic - They could do it betteros.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-51602010678384100152015-03-26T16:58:42.160+11:002015-03-26T16:58:42.160+11:00These are great tips, and no doubt they will make ...These are great tips, and no doubt they will make the Cole Classic a better event for everyone. This is such a huge event, and with a lot of people participating, the organizers need all the help they can get. Once they get everything organized, this will be back to its popularity. Swimming Pool Constructionhttp://www.australianspasandpools.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-87556950473111194902015-02-09T21:45:28.909+11:002015-02-09T21:45:28.909+11:00Give it a break!
I suppose it’s a luxury of having...Give it a break!<br />I suppose it’s a luxury of having your own website that you can push your favourite hobby horse but mate, it gets a bit boring.<br />Cameron TrappettCameron Trappettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-17755061596475191422015-02-07T17:41:45.759+11:002015-02-07T17:41:45.759+11:00They should give up on the 9km. It was cancelled b...They should give up on the 9km. It was cancelled because "you could not safely exit a swimmer in need of medical treatment by boat on a beach due to conditions. Well you can't do that on the 10 km south head Roughwater from Bondi to Watsons Bay or the 20km to Rottnest Island. They should not put us all through the effort of organising our own safety boat and then cancel for the Daniel Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-17705026615855839212015-02-06T20:50:40.843+11:002015-02-06T20:50:40.843+11:00Read your suggestions re improving the Cole Classi...Read your suggestions re improving the Cole Classic and agree wholeheartedly. You have neatly summarised most of the reasons why I have not swum it for the last 4 years or so despite having been involved since the Bondi days. It has become too big, too commercialised and it is extremely difficult to negotiate the logistics of getting there, wasting hours before/after the race etc. Don’t intendPeter Sheeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-60246662205695042552015-02-06T20:40:08.341+11:002015-02-06T20:40:08.341+11:00The cole is not my favourite swim. But it is the s...The cole is not my favourite swim. But it is the swim my 72 year old father travels 5 hours to swim in so I join him. There are many areas where the organisers come up short. And I do love some Fairfax bashing but let's not ignore the fact that progress has been made. You could enter on race day this year (expensive yes but at least it left the option open) and their colours for the caps werejoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-56897283158316748442015-02-06T19:15:36.024+11:002015-02-06T19:15:36.024+11:00Totally support everything written here. Seen simi...Totally support everything written here. Seen similar at City to Surf which is getting worse every year (done 15 of 'em).In 2015 you must enter in January (yep 8 moths out!) in order to get your bib posted...used to be 6 weeks out...clearly they feel a need to channel more people though their sponsors' Expo which is at Moore Park (not exactly easy to get to if you are an interstate Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531286408673017836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-4285941001128902162015-02-06T16:38:04.932+11:002015-02-06T16:38:04.932+11:00I agree vis a vis the Cole Classic suggestions.
1...I agree vis a vis the Cole Classic suggestions. <br />1. Its too expensive; <br />2. Having to collect your race pack the day before is a complete pain. I generally only enter a race the day before - when I'm confident the conditions will be favourable. <br />3. Having to collect your race pack the day before also adds to the expense, courtesy of having to make another trip out to Manly Matt Greynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-6303926658196576052015-02-06T16:37:08.949+11:002015-02-06T16:37:08.949+11:00Please stop whinging about the Cole Classic. Too ...Please stop whinging about the Cole Classic. Too much space has been given over to having a go at it. The Cole Classic has a role, given as you say its huge publicity machine, to promote the idea of ocean swimming. Many first time swimmers use it as a launch pad into ocean swimming then move on. This has been the personal experience of at least 20 people I know.<br />LesleyLesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-25634902133997385882015-02-06T15:54:34.168+11:002015-02-06T15:54:34.168+11:00I've also done a lot of ocean swims and I too ...I've also done a lot of ocean swims and I too really enjoy the Cole Classic, the swim itself, is one of my favourites. <br />I do agree with the last buoy being really hard to see. Purple probably wasn't the best colour choice when placing a buoy in a green ocean against a blue sky. But hey, hopefully they'll make it fluro orange next year. <br />I felt there was ample water safety atJessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-91711375636926664712015-02-06T15:03:53.437+11:002015-02-06T15:03:53.437+11:00Thanks for the most recent email. I was enjoying t...Thanks for the most recent email. I was enjoying the read, until I came to the Cole Classic bashing which I have to say feels like a bad broken record on repeat.<br />I am an avid ocean swimmer, having done plenty of events in NSW, QLD and the UK. I love them all, and for different reasons. I have done the Cole Classic 3 or 4 times now, and every time have had an absolute blast with all of my Kate Gallopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-69926005314931536872015-02-06T12:52:10.579+11:002015-02-06T12:52:10.579+11:00They could measure the swim more accurately. I don...They could measure the swim more accurately. I don't expect it to be perfect, but last year my GPS said 1.8.km.<br />When paying so much, a 10% shorter race is not OK. And, I expect my GPS to be over because I don't always swim straight. <br />I was crushed when I thought I had done a PB and then realised the distance wasn't even close. Meagsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-61028214091243086712015-02-06T12:33:35.161+11:002015-02-06T12:33:35.161+11:00Manage the timing tags better – lots of them fell ...Manage the timing tags better – lots of them fell off during the race, I found several and handed them in – hence lots of people without official times (and plastic polluting the ocean).<br />Caroline AlcorsoCaroline Alcorsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-23947768802136315062015-02-06T12:32:48.878+11:002015-02-06T12:32:48.878+11:00I did the CC on sundee. It was my first time and ...I did the CC on sundee. It was my first time and after completing the Palm to Whale the week before I was expecting a similar experience i.e. plenty of water safety, jet skis, paddle boards, rubber ducks, chopper etc…<br />We were informed that there was 35 lifeguards on the course which is approx. every 60 metres or so. This was 100% not the case.<br />Compared to Whale to Palmy I felt very Simon Hairnoreply@blogger.com