tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post6223831337990471977..comments2023-04-12T21:24:00.725+10:00Comments on oceanswims: Newcastle, MMAD, Glenbawn, Scarborough, Clifton, Grange... etcos.chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00297851922614890368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-77308330722101159312010-02-01T15:47:30.535+11:002010-02-01T15:47:30.535+11:00Just a suggestion for next year. Splitting up the ...Just a suggestion for next year. Splitting up the large numbers of swimmers in the double crossing into a few smaller groups may avoid the very congested, slightly unpleasant start. As this swim also attracts many younger and many inexperienced swimmers who don't react well to being accidentally touched (they panic and lash out at anyone near them) this could spare some injuries.<br />On the Mrs Sparklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-49777356267809347482010-01-29T11:01:27.786+11:002010-01-29T11:01:27.786+11:00I had swim at Brighton Victoria on Australia Day.
...I had swim at Brighton Victoria on Australia Day.<br /><br />A very well run event. Costs $45 but came with t-shirt; hat; sausage sambo; fruit; drink and a bag full of sponsors goodies (long time since that has been seen in Sydney) and raffle ticket to over $8,000 of prizes. Also the Juniors were at half price!!!<br /><br />All that so you can get beaten by Daniel Kowalski and Michael Kilm and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-70703168081616357002010-01-28T17:41:57.919+11:002010-01-28T17:41:57.919+11:00What a crackerjack 'Straya Day 'twas in Ne...What a crackerjack 'Straya Day 'twas in Newie yestdy?<br /><br />After being woken several times by the torrential rain and thunder storms of the night before, I clambered onto me treadley on the Warners Bay side of Speers Point early in the morning and had good cause to wonder what shabby weather Huey might serve up for us at the harbour swim. 'Twas a very grey morning indeed, 100% Davohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558367599418333780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-45107864634144320792010-01-27T19:58:30.968+11:002010-01-27T19:58:30.968+11:00Lake Glenbawn Classic - 5k open water swim - Austr...Lake Glenbawn Classic - 5k open water swim - Australia Day 2010 -<br />Giant eels, small waves and an unlikely age category winner.<br /><br />The locals at Aberdeen warned me about the legendary giant eels "as long a telegraph pole" that live in Lake Glenbawn. But I wouldn't see them, as they retreat to deep water when the water is warm. And they were right about the warm water - IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160211640817882984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-76745854724478154602010-01-27T19:22:48.738+11:002010-01-27T19:22:48.738+11:00Fabulous day in Newcastle!!! Well organised and be...Fabulous day in Newcastle!!! Well organised and because of the generosity of letting swimmers enter both races for $40.00 I decided this would be my first time ever doing the double. Something my "International visitor" boyfriend and most of our fellow swimmers do regularly, and now I understand why, warm up swim makes for a better/more enjoyable swim second race!!! Only thing however, Catrin Jonssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378167735941610930.post-54303181311703779622010-01-27T15:48:23.736+11:002010-01-27T15:48:23.736+11:00Although I woke up feeling crook, I could not miss...Although I woke up feeling crook, I could not miss Newie's Harbour Swim. Having swam this 3 times before, I knew how much of this swim is a tactical race; not necessarily against other swimmers, but against the tides. It's a swim where making a b-line for the finish is hard work. It's also a novel swim where you finish within the arena of Queens Wharf, lined with Stray'a Day Bambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100413175293521129noreply@blogger.com