tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post6170430226049825177..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: The Boiling Pot that is Coogeeos.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-53957470692022955592013-04-18T18:15:07.737+10:002013-04-18T18:15:07.737+10:00Enjoyed the swim. It was a magic day for it.
But...Enjoyed the swim. It was a magic day for it.<br /><br />But that was easily the roughest start i have had in 3 years of ocean swimming. To the person who dragged themselves over my back (grabbing my right shoulder starting on my left and ending on my right), that really is deliberate and dangerous... you could have easily caught my elbow... Also was bleeding after catching watches in various Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-7740044006534294682013-04-17T15:09:33.131+10:002013-04-17T15:09:33.131+10:00Loved reading Mr OS.c’s blob about Coogee Beach. T...Loved reading Mr OS.c’s blob about Coogee Beach. This is our favourite beach and where we regularly swim. It’s very protected so it is very rare that it is closed to swimming. The drawback is we don’t get much surf practice, however, we are very familiar with that shore dump and the need to take care. Big seas at Coogee are rare and when they do occur they are worth seeing. I recall a couple of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-28050428223840559572013-04-16T23:23:10.764+10:002013-04-16T23:23:10.764+10:00Bummer about the timers. Mine worked. But wish it ...Bummer about the timers. Mine worked. But wish it didn't.Glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-41454576165688705812013-04-16T15:26:41.799+10:002013-04-16T15:26:41.799+10:00We have responded to this issue: early Monday morn...We have responded to this issue: early Monday morning, we asked on Twitter -- which feeds onto our home page -- all those whose times are missing to contact us. Perhaps you didn't see this. Normal practice, as many others have done, is simply to email us. Please do so: ocean@oceanswims.com Tell us names, races numbers, if you know them, age groups. We are passing this information to the os.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-90960681562169357362013-04-16T15:10:46.917+10:002013-04-16T15:10:46.917+10:00There were six of us in the 50 - 60 age group who ...There were six of us in the 50 - 60 age group who are not on the results suggesting our timing anklets did not work. The first comment relates to the same issue. Can the organisers please provide some feedback or recognition of this problem? It was a wonderful swim but the lack of a time reduces the pleasure of comparing your personal performance from past years; or any of the many added Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-58717779463240134862013-04-15T16:03:22.523+10:002013-04-15T16:03:22.523+10:00Yes a slight surprise at the start of the 1k. The ...Yes a slight surprise at the start of the 1k. The bigger waves weren't all bad though - perhaps they might be better as three waves (elite, then all male, then all female).<br /><br />Interesting too how fast the field was compared to the elites - being relatively calm out there I wonder if their relative strength advantage was diminished?<br /><br />Sensible having the largest buoys out the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-76204754534818691212013-04-15T16:02:26.489+10:002013-04-15T16:02:26.489+10:00The 1km was disorganised chaos. Starting 10 minute...The 1km was disorganised chaos. Starting 10 minutes early and changing the wave starts (men then women was announced - and apparently changed but I didn't hear the change).<br /><br />It was $50 if you entered on the day. For that kind of dough entrants could expect proper marshalling. <br /><br />Having said that, the 2.4km was throughly enjoyable! Katie Can Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293534537848137443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-30950242500878320232013-04-15T14:12:27.245+10:002013-04-15T14:12:27.245+10:00Coogee turned on great weather
But what a mess t...Coogee turned on great weather <br /><br />But what a mess the start of the 1km swim was - in particular the first wave leaving 10mins early, with some swimmers way behind the starting position or yet to put on their goggles<br /><br />As 1km is often the starting place with swimmers waves of 190 are un-acceptable !! <br /><br />Why not send off 4 waves, let's not discourage our new / youngerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-983614048124633212013-04-15T13:37:10.546+10:002013-04-15T13:37:10.546+10:00What a great swim - perfect day, nice conditions, ...What a great swim - perfect day, nice conditions, I even got a decent parking spot!<br /><br />I didn't find the swell too bad. I heard others talking about it but I must have had the best of the conditions as it really wasn't that bad. Certainly no Freshwater a few weeks back, which itself was no Bilgola - there have been tougher this year.<br /><br />I did however prove that I'm Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822087320236175254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-34673307978373758392013-04-15T12:05:44.382+10:002013-04-15T12:05:44.382+10:00Just perfect autumn swimming.
For me Coogee was th...Just perfect autumn swimming.<br />For me Coogee was the highlight of the season, very competitive events and challenging water movement as Paul has already noted. <br /><br />My only suggestion for improving this event is to run the 5 year age groups right up to and including the 60+. There were 92 participants in the M50-59, enough to justify the 5 year split I would have thought. <br /><br />Paul Willowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-19044919192506655632013-04-15T10:00:49.772+10:002013-04-15T10:00:49.772+10:00None of the times of my group of four is on the li...None of the times of my group of four is on the listing, and two of my friends I met at the event - entered independant of me etc, their times are not recorded either. The girl I finished with had a chat and exchanged names. Her time wasn't up either. One or two missing is excusable but there seems to have been a major malfunction with the timing chips. Are the organisers aware of this? It Caron Nakkannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-69739943965400161002013-04-15T09:29:08.536+10:002013-04-15T09:29:08.536+10:00What a wonderful swim! Perfect conditions and yes,...What a wonderful swim! Perfect conditions and yes, a bit bumpy coming round the corner, but it eased up coming in.<br /><br />Note to the organisers though; the start of the 1km was a debacle. Heading off 10 minutes early with less than a minutes warning wasn't a good idea. Having 2 large waves (150+?) for the 1km is also a poor way to treat new swimmers. They're paying as much as the Will Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-80843003556192860272013-04-14T22:45:20.909+10:002013-04-14T22:45:20.909+10:00Thoroughly enjoyed today's swim in the golden ...Thoroughly enjoyed today's swim in the golden weather conditions. As you have said so often, autumn is the best time for ocean swimming. <br /><br />As for my time in the 2.4km swim, I have no idea whether it was fast or slow as it was not recorded. I definitely wore my timing chip and handed it in at the end. Perhaps there was a problem as a friend of mine who swims similar times to me is Rosie Langleynoreply@blogger.com