Where Australia’s cold water swimmers, swim (and you can too)
Hear from swimmers who swim in the coldest places in Australia and find out where the iciest locations are throughout the country.
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Hear from swimmers who swim in the coldest places in Australia and find out where the iciest locations are throughout the country.
Each winter, swimmers across Australia dive into mid-winter waters to celebrate the shortest day and the countdown to summer.
We talk to avid ocean swimmer and amateur historian Don Warner about his decision to write the Victorian Open Water Swims book.
The inaugural running of the U24 swim from Safety Beach to Sorrento Beach, in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, has been hailed a success by organisers.
We caught up with Rip Swim event director Grant Siedle to find out how swimmers fared crossing the entrance to Port Phillip Bay this season.
Discover five of the best ocean pools along the Victorian coast that you’ll want to add to your bucket list.
The GVSS is back with free entry and eight events after a challenging 18 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A list of ocean swim events held around Australia over the Christmas and New Year period, for easy reference when finding a swim to enter.
Suzie Ryan talks to Luke Richards about conquering the Australian Triple Crown and how open water swimming is an analogy for recovery from addiction, anxiety, and depression.
Suzie Ryan talks to Peter Hendriks about the re-birth of open water swimming in Melbourne, the growth of the online community of Bay swimmers, and the increasing popularity of cold water swimming.