Blog articles for Swimming 2019


Summer in London (Spain) 2

I’ve worked out that summer in London is actually somewhere a flight away – Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia…my 4-day weekend last weekend was on the east coast of Majorca on […]


The weekly wrap 5-10 August, 2019

A great lineup on Friday with Sutho, Judy, Chris, Dave, Stephen, and I heading into the cooler waters. Earlier in the week we enjoyed an unseasonably warm period where the […]


Winter Swimming 2019

There were many in attendance to kick off the Winter Swimming season. Dave S. recovering from a bout of asthma, Dave U ditto, Bevan, Chris, and SBJ heading for the […]


Tramshed 2 revisited

For those of us not in the know, the Tramshed toilet and shower facilities are being refurbished. Mike has asked that we write to council and beg/plead for hot showers […]


Vale Ken

This dawn photo shows that the great Kenneth Kingsley Palmer was looking over us all as we took a memorial swim out to the Cat and around the Pin in his memory . The first winter swim (sans Westuits) for Bevan, Chris, Dave U Dave Sanney & SBJ …all having a ‘dippy dunker’ in his memory … Linda,Tony, Chrissy, Ruth & others all there of course . Sutho taking a swim a little later. Ken’s service to be held this morning at  the Scots Kirk Church, Mosman. VALE KEN !   Sincerest condolences and big  hugs to wife Robyn.


Happy Birthday Big John!

It’s a birthday with a ‘0’ at the end – so hope you have a fab day and spoil yourself with family and friends. (Big thanks to Bev and Judy […]


Not Balmoral

A photo during the week of what looked like my Vespa at Balmoral but I guess the snow suggests otherwise!