A merry Christmas chaos!
It was a big turn out for the final Friday round the Island swim before Christmas and the gang included both Katie and Sutho as well as Judy, Stephen, Richard, […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
A Happy Steps Swimming Christmas! 2
Thanks to everyone who organised such a superb Steps Christmas celebration today. (I know lots of people lent a hand but I think Catherine had a big part to play!) […]
mornings getting darker!
hard to believe, but sunrise is now getting later – earliest sunrise would have been about 5th Dec, by Sunday it is already 2 minutes later at 5.42am! And by […]
2017 in review – it’s been another great year! 3
2.5 min video slide show – just click the link!! Swimming from the steps 2017
November Observations 1
The observations from November: The sudden passing of Malcolm has shocked us all. A large contingent of idiots attended his funeral service at St James Cathedral on Friday, 10th November. […]
A pinch and a punch…
Yes, hard to believe, but December is upon us already. A glorious morning heralded in the new month and there were idiots aplenty on the steps. Most noticeable absentee (is […]
High Performance Photo Models! 2
Thanks to everyone for being such amazing models at the steps today. There were stand out performances by the likes of Robin, Clare and Judith but best shots go to […]
Belated October Observations
As we are well on the way to waving November good-bye, I thought it would be prudent to post the October Observations… A few happenings of note last month. Ruth […]
The Lonely Swimmers
Bevan & me…that’s all…nada….no-one else in the water or around….who could blame anyone …but despite the bumpy,soggy,grey conditions…we were rewarded by surprisingly clean water and a lovely swim around the […]
For those who may have missed it…
Malcolm’s funeral service will be held at St James Anglican Church, 173 King Street Sydney, on Friday November 10, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. and afterwards at Pennant Hills Golf Club, Burns […]
Hot or Cold? Tuesday or Friday? 2
A cold Southerly was a big contrast to yesterday’s ‘hot and humid’ but as the sea was still warm, Judy and me went without wetsuits (and maybe Sutho too) while […]
Up Close and Personal
Hi Guys, if ever there were a test to qualify as a Swimming Idiot – perhaps this is it: ‘Being so focused on the job of filming for my swim […]
Is that summer I sense…
Well I guessed the water temp.at 20 degrees today & told by Dave S. I was incorrect – only 19.9 degrees! Oh the joy of that summer feeling – as […]
September Observations 1
Some observations and sightings last month at the beach. Bevan returned to our fair shores on Thursday (14/9) after that epic Gulf Tour. He looks none the worse for wear […]
Feels good to be back !
Lovely to be back with the Idiots for a Labour day long weekend swim….though the sight of you all swimming off in the distance to the Post was a little […]
Meeting with a potential new Swimming Idiots sponsor 1
Swimming Idiots, as discussed at our Board Meeting held at La Repubblica this morning, I pursued the idea raised to seek Bundaberg Rum as a potential sponsor for our distinguished […]
Summer-style crowd appears on Friday… 4
Bev, Dave, Dave, Judy, and (wait for it) Stephen (not Steve) and Richard (and me) all turned up for a short version of the round the island swim as far […]
BMW Tour in the Gulf! Wk3, 5 – 12 Sept 2017 2
Here’s what Bevan got up to on his last week of “Bevan’s Madcap Wilderness Tour in the Gulf”. Mon 5/9 Day 15 At Alice Springs. What a beautiful city.. Todd […]
The Weekly Digest 4 – 11 Sept, 2017
Once again another week has flown by. The highlights for me were: All the HAPPY BIRTHDAYS I received yesterday from my fellow idiots A rendition of Happy Birthday with a […]