
Into the blue – Swimming my way through burn-out and grief
Victorian mental health nurse, Tessa Moriarty, writes about how sea swimming has helped her manage symptoms of grief post-pandemic burnout, including forging a closer bond with her husband.
Victorian mental health nurse, Tessa Moriarty, writes about how sea swimming has helped her manage symptoms of grief post-pandemic burnout, including forging a closer bond with her husband.
You’re fitter than you think you are and if you’ve swum 1km, there’s every chance you can swim 2km without too much extra effort.
The 2023 Australia Day holiday is this Thursday and there are nine events across Australia to participate in as you enjoy a true blue day at the beach.
In this edition of our favourite swims, we take a look at five of our favourite point-to-point swims.
We’ve compiled a list of Xmas/NY holiday swims in Australia & NZ for you to schedule into your busy time off.
Victoria’s extreme wet weather this spring has bought a slow start to the open water season for swimmers in Port Phillip Bay.
Jai Simpar found the cold water of Port Philip Bay as a way to ease his anxieties and now he shares the experience with like-minded souls.
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.
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