Top 3 winter swimming getaways (you can still do this year)
Missing the blue skies and warm water of summer? We’ve got you covered with our favourite winter swimming locations not far from home.
2020-21 Season: What we’ve learned
2020-21 was an extraordinary season, let’s look back on what we’ve learned as we swam our way through a pandemic.
Swim tourists welcome with open arms
Ocean swimming groups around the country are welcoming swim tourists to join their community and swim with them.
Staggered starts a positive legacy of unprecedented times
The best consumer-focused initiative for ocean swimmers to come out of the pandemic has been staggered starts, with more innovation by event organisers welcome.
Top 5 Education Books
Discover five outdoor swimming books that will make you more knowledgeable about the open water environment, and help you become faster and more efficient in it.
Top 5 Swimming Personal Journey Books
Discover five outdoor swimming books from Australian authors that follow the swimming journey of groups an individuals that will both inspire and delight you.
Top 5 Swimming Destination Books
Discover five outdoor swimming books that help us discover new places to swim as well as reminisce about the places we used to.
Are tow floats a threat to the freedom of open water swimming?
Are tow floats a threat to the freedom and culture of open water swimming or a necessary water safety device?
What defines the 2020 ocean swimmer?
As diverse as the ocean swimming community is, there are three universal statements that ring true for the 2020 ocean swimmer.
POEM: Swim Buddies
How good are swim buddies!? A poem about the joys of having a swim buddy.
A different kind of ocean swimming season
This season will look different from what we’re used to, with event cancellations and COVID regulations changing the way we can swim.
What lies beneath
Swimming is perfect for your health: both mental and physical. But is there something much, much deeper going on?
Two buddies take on SwimRun Bay of Islands
After a bold decision to register for the 2019 Bay of Island Swimrun, Oliver and Clemont find themselves riding a rollercoaster of emotions as they take on the mammoth challenge.
Salt water therapy: Swimming my way through heartbreak and frustration
After suffering miscarriage in 2018, Nicole turned to swimming to rebuild her mental and physical strength.
There are no losers, “Winning is doing”
Jane asks “what is winning?” on her journey to enjoy every moment of her new ocean swimming lifestyle.
‘Mermaiding’ is a thing and it can make dreams come true
Have you ever dreamed of being a mermaid? You might not have been able to realise your dream as a child, but now your child’s dreams can come true.
The changing face of sport events participants: It’s competitor Jim, but not as we know him
What is the ‘typical’ ocean swim participant look like and how does this affect the way organisers design and market their events?
Tide’s in for aquatic events – what’s the salty secret?
The three major trends that should be on the radar for every event organiser, or sponsor, looking to maximise the appetite for ocean events.
Take a swim on the wild side
Wild swimming is a great way to enjoy your favourite activity in nature, learn what it’s all about and how to get involved.
Swim with a social ocean swimming group
There are dozens of social ocean swimming groups throughout Australia, and they’re great for regular swimming and camaraderie.
The ‘ideal’ ocean swim, as preferred by ocean swimmers
We’ve crunched the data from the 2016 annual ocean swims survey to find out what ocean swimmers say is the ‘ideal’ ocean swim.
Top 10 wild swimming locations in Sydney
Sally Tertini, author of Wild Swimming Sydney Australia, reveals ten of the best wild swimming locations in Sydney.
Figure Eight Pools – Royal National Park
Discover one of Sydney’s best kept secrets, the natural wonder that are the figure eight pools in Sydney’s Royal National Park.
Ocean swim entries down 21% as s***k anxiety builds
There has been a worrying 21% drop in entries to ocean swim events so far this season; what is keeping swimmers away?
