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3y ago
The real threats to your eyes…
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I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a thumping swell and a point to swim us by…
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Goggles and the eye: The real threats to your eyes
Another Heron Island oceanswimsafari in October
Autumn swims still to come
Noel's Monster ANZAC Day swim
Gogs: About straps
Controversy Corner
Swims open to online entry
Bits & pieces
Tight goggles and the eye The real threats to your eyes
The story in our last newsletter about a swimmer who suffered a detached ..read more
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3y ago
Journey through autumn…
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Much ado about… Well, not much, really. It's just a little wave.
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It's pay-off time: A journey through autumn
Heron Island returns!
Learning from Covid
La Niña: We could havetold you that
Photo Essay: Going, going, gone!
Gogs: It's about straps
Rise & Shine: Mollymook Ocean Swimmers
Controversy Corner
Swims open to online entry
Bits & pieces
Journey through Autumn It's pay-off time
'Jesus light' (see explanation below)… We can't recall where we obtained this image, from March 2, whether it's ou ..read more
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3y ago
Dezzie into a Hall of Fame?
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Early morning swim, Bongin Bongin Bay, Feb 21. Imasge by David Helsham (@glistenrr)
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Return of the Dezzie, and into a Hall of Fame
Goggles: It's about the straps
Controversy Corner
Swims open to online entry
Odds 'n Ends
Rate your performance Return of the Dezzie
The more astute followers may have noticed an addition to our reporting of swim results on our sibling site, oceanswimsresults.com. We refer to the Dezzie, a digital number to four decimal points posted alongside everyon ..read more
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3y ago
Tea-bagging ocean pools…
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It had been raining, and the lake had spewed its guts into the sea, onto the beach. But it made the sea like liquid gold.
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Tea-bagging the Illawarra
Goggle respect: Daily routine to look after your gogs
Shark Island gets elite wave
Photo essay: Deep inside
Book review: This'll get you sobbing
Covid: Changes to swims coming up
Newcastle gets Spot's
Controversy Corner
Swims open to online entry
Odds 'n Ends
Ocean pool experience Tea-bagging the Illawarra
Kate Mills, a swimmer in S ..read more
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3y ago
Emailed to 41,000 ocean swimmers weekly in season.
The mob at Bongin, on a bewdiful autumn morn... Image by David Helsham @glistenrr
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What about us? Open our beaches, please
Calling crusty old sea dogs
View Swipes back in stock, and new model, too
It's all over for now: oceanswimsafaris 2020
Controversy Corner: Swim groups
Odds 'n Ends
Authorities over the top Open our beaches! (Please.)
Imagine this: It’s morning. Clear, crisp, a touch below balmy; a gentle breeze whispers offshore from the beach. Swell is up, but in the breeze, it stands up, high, proud, upright, shou ..read more
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3y ago
Emailed to 41,000 ocean swimmers weekly in season.
Look carefully, although you don't need to look too carefully. This is one of the most beautiful images we have ever seen. Glistening Dave at the Mona Vale pool. Image by David Helsham @glistenrr
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It's all over now: Season disappears in a flash
Early season oceanswimsafaris postponed
Calling crusty old sea dogs
All those persons from just that person
View Swipes back in stock, and new model, too
Controversy Corner: Swim groups
Odds 'n Ends
Just like that... It's all over Season 2019 snuffed by a virus
And, just lik ..read more
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3y ago
A threat to swimmers' health…
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Forster Turtles return to base: Quite a nice image by Steve White from his drone. It's not a bad joint.
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SIPE – Another threat to swimmers
Goggle respect: Daily routine to look after your gogs
Glistening Dave's 2021 oceanswims calendar ready to order
Photo essay: The crash that nearly was
Newport kicks off Pittwater swim series
Covid: Changes to swims coming up
oceanswimsafaris in 2021: Travel bubble coming
Tonga: We don't take you just anywhere
Controversy Corner
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3y ago
Your guide to swimming goggles…
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One of those idyllic early morning swims: The Happiest Resort Manager, off Forster.
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Gogs for discerning ocean swimmers
Glistening Dave's 2021 oceanswims calendar ready to order
Bondi-Bronte goes virtual
Covid swims coming up
Swimmer tells: How to spot a fake
oceanswimsafaris in 2021
Tonga: We don't take you just anywhere
Swims open to online entry
Odds 'n Ends
Your most personal item… Gogs for discerning swimmers
It's time we talked about goggles… Some may see this as an ad ..read more
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3y ago
Swimming in the Covid era…
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This is what happens when you stop suddenly with swimmers following along closely behind.
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Ocean swimming in the Covid era
Bondi-Bronte goes virtual
Managing the shark risk
oceanswimsafaris in 2021
What's the best watch for swimming?
Tonga: We don't take you just anywhere
Swipe gogs: 60+ swims and a gentle swipe
Swims open to online entry
Odds 'n Ends
Swim events limited Ocean swimming in the Covid era
It’s been a long winter, and it will be a long spring and early summe ..read more
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3y ago
Youngest swimmer ever to top the fos tallies...
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A metaphor for his mood... Glistening Dave has a penchant for capturing the season at Bongin Bongin Bay. Photograrph by David Helsham (@glistenrr)
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fos tallies finalised
Pittar tells all
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Covid-19 - Uncertainty reigns
Chloe McCardel chalks up 35 - Taylor-Smith post
Cyril misses out - Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Controversy Corner - Tell us what you think
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