The blow-ins Christmas tidings
The Idiots have received a Christmas card from the blow-ins John, John, and Ben, which was kind of them. Regular […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
A zingy Friday swim!
A look back at 2020
I don’t think it’s too early to look back at 2020. So here’s my personal snapshot of the amazing vibe […]
Oh I miss you all too ?
Great to see the gang reunited . That morning swim is one of my favourites and I would have loved […]
The Gang’s all here…except Judy.
A terrific turn-out to welcome Matt McGuire back and RBJ Day 3. Robyn left a little earlier with the most […]
1 to 14 – the Idiots quarantine countdown 1
Thank you Swimming Idiots – not only did you prove you can count to 14 but you kept me smiling […]
Frano’s Christmas Art Show
Hear Ye, hear ye! Frano’s Christmas Art Show commences this Tuesday (Melbourne Cup Day) at Bather’s Pavilion Art Gallery. It […]
Happy Birthday to Linda 1
It’s a “clickety-click” birthday for Linda today! And she even scored a muffin with sparkler at Pasture to mark the […]
Hug the other shore 1.59km 1
The craziness continued today with someone suggesting we head down to the baths and hug the shore, all the way […]
Hug the Shore swim route 1.82km
Chris set the course today and what a doozy it turned out to be for the gang of 7 – […]
Saturday Odyssey 1.76kms
Tried sleeping in this morning but alas the habit of early morning swims appears to be ingrained as I awoke […]
Around the Bay MkII
It was Around the Bay Mark II this morning with some notable differences. Ed and Bevan returned to make the […]
A Break from our Regular Programming
One topic of conversation raised by Rob this morning at coffee was, “What are the lyrics for the song Blinded […]
Blinded by the Light
It’s just delightful with the sun shining brightly, bringing a cast of thousands to the beach. In 10 days we […]
Around the Bay 1.08 kms
The course set by Rob today was a leisurely swim Around the Bay. For those not in the know, here […]
Blue Sky Day in Terrigal 1
Beautiful morning up here on Central Coast, locals reckon water temp is about 18 deg; today quite a few waves […]
Got a Monday Barrel on my mind
The RI crew consisting of Rob, Stephen, Judy, Ed, Dave U., Chris and Dave sweltered in the early morning heat […]
Greetings From Terrigal
Greetings from Terrigal Hi all, thanks for the mention yesterday Dave, it was a grey morning in Terrigal but still […]
The Hangover Cure Swim Route
Dinner at Bistro Mosman last night (not to be confused with Bistro Moncur in Woolhara) for the family to celebrate […]
Anywhere but Chinaman’s swim – 1.56km
A not too shabby finish to the week with the “Anywhere but Chinaman’s” swim totalling 1.56kms give or take. Stephen […]
New Swim Route – Around the Bay and Beyond 2.17kms
The course set this morning was Around the Bay (Dirty cone, Far cone (Raglan St.), Woody, through a Cat, the […]
New Swim Route – Belleandback
A smaller showing this morning but still an enthusiastic bunch when you see the distance these idiots swam. Not in […]
Idiots report from Puglia
It’s hot, sunny & not London. In the week we’ve been here I think I’ve heard 2 foreign accents – […]
Sunny skies and a warm 15C
Ed and I ventured down for a leisurely Sunday swim at the very reasonable time of 7.30am. I noticed that […]
Ice Ice baby 4
Shook my wetsuit out at home after this mornings swim & this is what I collected…..so added it to the Vodka I was pouring myself to warm up. Geez….6 degrees out…with a cooling westerly breeze….apparent temp. 4 degrees reportedly….Those two big sluggo’ models who got out before us (Judy…you know the gents)..took a water temp of 12.4 degrees….and told Dave where to shove his reading….hahahahaha.
IDIOTS !
Bravo to all the brave souls…Dave U, Dave S. and Ed (our best wishes to your Mum/grand-ma guys), Bevan,Chris & of course Sutho chasing up the rear…who then took off for another kilometre swim without us…
We finished off after “polar bear’ with a sensational swim down the coast & hugging the clear shoreline before the rain arrives this weekend…..
ps. That cold shower felt like it was raining nails this morning .
pps. Didn’t see those 3 lady ‘Imposters’ this morning eh ?
No distance too great…
With Ian joining in on the morning swims and trying to avoid the crowds (thanks COVID!), the swim distances seem […]
Nothing beats a Sunday Post. 1
Heading down the road this morning, Ed and I observed that the air temp was comparatively mild. We were treated […]
Wet Wednesday 1
After the swim, a well-earned coffee at Pasture served by the wonderful Kylie (or HK to some) even in the […]
Moody Balmoral 4
The moods of Balmoral were on full display this morning ….in and out of the water. After one heck of […]
My Balmoral pics – Jan – March 4
In case anyone is interested, here’s my compilation of Balmoral seascapes from Jan – March this year. It’s a slide-show […]
Round the island via the “drug boats” 2
Judging by the sleek boats on the visitors moorings, they were either owned by drug runners or executives in the […]
Stunning Sunrise….attracts huge ‘WFH’ crowd 1
With the last “daylight savings” sunrises upon us, we’re witnessing some stunning dawn vistas.The only issue being, it’s attracting ridiculous […]
A Covid 19 Sunrise 4
Stunning & ominous sunrise from the top of Upper Almora Street this morning…. It was two by two….as the Idiots […]
New-ish recruit joins The Idiots
In a surprise turn-up, the idiots were joined on Wednesday by Rowena, newly returned from rowing camp in Penrith. Unfortunately, […]
Ravishing Ruth and a bevy of beach babes! 1
The Swimming idiots were finally awarded a glimpse of Ruth in her customised Swimming Idiots swimsuit today – and as […]
Moody sunrise greets Barrell swimmers 2
A very moody morning greeted Idiots…Bevan, Judy, Dave U., Rob J. and SBJ…..who ventured out to the first Barrell….(approx. 1.5 […]
Adoring fans almost give admiring glances during unveiling of Swimming Idiots Swimwear Range 1
After weeks of anticipation, the new Swimming Idiots swimmer range was unveiled in style today at Balmoral Beach. Commenting before […]
New IDIOTS Swimwear range has arrived ! 3
Hold onto your bathing caps….the new exclusive Delfina Swimwear range for Swimming Idiots (Balmoral Beach) has arrived….just in time for […]
Last day of Summer
Finally made it back into the water for the last day of summer. Awoke early and was at the beach […]
Bevan’s North Island Tours
Whilst we all enjoy the wild weather, blue skies, and the start of autumn, Bevan and Kym jetsetted off to […]
What idiots would be out in this wild weather?
Bob was down at the wishing well this morning snapping some pics of the wild weather. Tony happened by and […]
“It’s very wet rain” 1
There was me thinking “I’m the only one idiotic-enough to head out in the monsoon-like conditions” and I was greeted […]
Exclusive “Swimming Idiots” Costumes for His & Her ! 6
Well…we have the superb ‘Idiots’ towel & we have the swimming caps BUT what we need to complete the set […]
A couple of Idiots celebrate Australia Day in Sydney Harbour. 1
Rob joined me SBJ (the other Richard) for the big Sydney Harbour Splash at Rose Bay to celebrate Australia Day. […]
New Idiot makes it to the post 2
A big welcome to Matt Buckingham (nephew from the UK), who is now the third Buckingham family member to swim […]
‘Balmoral Haze’
A real smoky one this morning…..& capturing Chris directing us all towards the water for our swim. A reflection of […]