Over 42 Bold and Beautiful Swimmers + 1 shark!
Some of the earlier swimmers returning....
Some personal bests were no doubt swum today due to the fact that there was an early spotting off the Point of a shark! Various reports were circulating..(great whites, tigers etc), but it appears to be confirmed by some our own swimmers (one of them Derek) who went in for an early swim and some of the Old and Bold!
Here's Derek with the full story - though Ian doesn't look too convinced and I notice Derek needs glasses?!? Apparently it was big, black and was eating fish... the shark ..not Derek!
I checked with the lifeguard and he said yes a shark alert went out earlier, I think around 6.30am.
Five brave souls went in from the beach - see below..Gulp!
The rest of us went in at halfway.
No photos were taken of the swim because I wasn't stopping!!
But the brave souls made it!!! As did the rest of us ...YAYYY!
Back at half way some of us got out faster than usual, and one didn't make it!! No, no that's just Nick trying to get his fins off! ;-)
And here are some of the braver ones who also returned to the beach - the Rocky theme comes to mind! da da daaaaa, da da derrrrrr
John Kelly (courtesy of Elaine De Jager)
Another fun successful swim!
Special thanks to John Kelly and Ian Forster for keeping things going whilst Jules is away.
Just another reminder that a SPECIAL B&B ANZAC CEREMONY SWIM will occur this Wednesday 25th April at the daily time of 7am. As always we'll set off from Manly at 7am, gather at the point together before continuing on to Shelly Beach where Greg McDonagh will play the Last Post on the Trumpet and Bruce Baird will read the Ode. This is a continuing B&B tradition which is a lovely tribute and a wonderful atmosphere so please come down and join in.
Water Temperature 21.2
Air Temperature 18.0
Sunrise 6.23am
Sunset 5.22pm
High Tide: 9.25am
Low Tide: 3.06pm
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