Pacific Jules

So long 2017, you've been.......

On this last day of they year can we all please reflect on what it was that made 2017 for us, and what some of the best things were that we can be thankful for? For me the winner must be a continuing return to good health after overcoming a significant health issue the previous year, thanks to medical research and the federal government putting a previously unaffordable treatment on the PBS. Followed by (in no particular order) Roger Federer winning 2 more slams, the removal of legislation against same sex marriage, getting to see a real Beatle put on a show, becomimg a step grandma and doing some great travel.

And of course the unparalleled joy and privilege of regularly meeting up with fellow thalassophiles for frolics in our beautiful corner of the ocean.

How about you? What are some great things that happened for you in 2017?  Did involve swimming? Family and friends? Personal journeys? If you could add a comment at the end of the blog that would be great.

Ocean conditions on this last day of 2017 were much calmer than the past few days (as seen in this shot of a few early swimmers leaving the water).

Swimmers were out in force. 538 swimmers and 45 newbies. Here are some of them (but welcome all, and I hope you had a lovely swim)

Friends caught up before hitting the water in a completely non violent way in line with the thalassophile code of ethics

JB put in a request for some fish photos and I promised to do my best

 

And here is a dog. Because dogs.

Excitement mounts as we approach the water. 

 

And here's a family of four about to swim together

A sea of (mainly) pink caps (mainly) waiting for the lets go at the point

On the way to Shelley, like cheerfulness the sun kept breaking through (to paraphrase the legendary, dearly departed but never forgotten L Cohen)

Heading in to Shelley

Lots of people at Shelley including this father and son who performed the most refined, subtle blog tarting I have ever seen

After the obligatory chats and a birthday celebration I was too far away to record, the journey back to the beach

OK JB here come the fish. I graciously admit to being well and truly trumped by Lainey (did you see the amazing footage of the cormorant? If not you will see it in the Manly Daily I'm sure) and anyone who got photos and/or videos of the cow nosed rays. But it's all good, we are doing what we love.

These 2 flathead before they swam off (they are very shy)

I know this is not a fish but a submerged tree branch is not something you see every day.

There's a dusky in the distance

Did those bubbles come from the scuba tanks or.....?

There's a little leatherjacket in this photo. Can you see it?

Adult education in full swing

Luddericks

Lifeguards watching out for returning swimmers. Thanks guys!


Back on the beach, swimmers relaxed and chatted over post swim refreshments. Some appeared to be rehearsing for a burlesque performance.





On the way back to my car I stopped to watch the fish in the front yard of the Esperanto Society house, and reflected on this sign

I know that the word esperanto is based on a word meaning hope in the Latin languages, but did not know the specific meaning of the word. So I looked it up. It means a hopeful person. My hope for all of us is that 1918 is a Very Good Year.

Enjoy your NYE, and see you on the other side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rough and ready

 Everyone’s under cover today! 
 View from the bay towards Shelly -
Well that was an interesting swim today! The surf was up and up and up! I couldn’t even start about the potential currents, and again we were advised to go around to Shelly as the safest option. 

The rain meant we had to huddle under the tree or awning 
Anne needed help to put the warnings out, we miss your loud voice JK  . And even though we get warnings some swimmers still enter and exit through the beach. Lyndall just told me she chose to play in the ocean pool at fairy bower and found a man trying to exit onto the rocks and into the pool. Such was the rough conditions he didn’t want to get out at halfway. Thanks to Lyndall for encouraging him and helping him out at the pool. The long walk around 

This is Merilyn from Canberra- not new today - but a holiday regular . 

This is Leisa who is rehabbing after shoulder surgery, look at her movement! 

Um she ended up sideways, you get my drift though 😩. Doing my first blog on iPhone might have errors peeps. 

Jo is another person who rehabbed herself well after a hand/arm injury bike riding. They’re both trained physio’s so it’s not surprising really. 

this man must have been sleepy when preparing for his swim . 

Guy and Adam are back in town for a few more weeks. Adam is recovering from recent spinal surgery 

Bobbing around in the bay I met this man enjoying his swim 

Lenore and anne on the way back 

Stats- at least 15 newbies 

temp was above 22 again I think 🤔 

attendance- at least 200 

see you all next week 

Edwina 

Friday 29 December 2017 Summer Daze

Another lovely day for a swim at Manly and lots of people came along for a swim today from near and far. The beach was experiencing some dangerous conditions so it is handy as always to be able to swim from South Steyne or from halfway or from Shelly. Each swimmer assesses own ability and swims accordingly, for most enjoyable swim. 

Bill and Renae from California joined today and Bill won my heart by saying that he reads the blog! Welcome and I hope you enjoyed the swim even though the water was perhaps too warm for you both

 

Anne Edwina (with drink in tow) and Ruth

An announcement by the lifeguards and also by management (Nick in foreground of the crowd listening to the announcement) - lots of current and water movement at the beach. Just saying - I am ahead of my time and had a panic in the water on Wednesday. It must have been because dangerous conditions were coming. Lucky I was able, after some considerable nagging, to get a body surfer to help me (as well as some others).

No triathlons so this lot swam today: 

Look at these beautiful Viking plaits (above a Joker swimsuit - cool)

here is Annie from North Carolina who happily brought JD down to the swim to show him how it is done

A small number of early swimmers were captured on the camera as I walked to halfway

Here is spectator watching Andy from Lindfield

Errol showing the way to enter at halfway. There is a sandy channel veering at an angle 

And look what fabulous people i found at Shelly beach

This lot are having a short sleep after getting in so quickly and while kindly waiting for the other swimmers

Martin

Fiona and Jenn. Welcome back Jenn and Brian after your 3 month cycling etc European holiday. Lovely to have you back

What a great trio - I could not help another photo

This is Annie showing a special North Carolina trik of swimming well above the water. Wow

 

here is Beth (left) who cannot see and Clare who guides her swim, tethered together, They swam out in the sea today Respect

 


Michael and Marco

What I am reading

See What I have done by Sarah Schmidt based on the real life murders of Lizzie Borders parents. A good effort as it is hard to create something based on true events that is imaginative. Also, Signals by Pippa Malmgren on indicators that people should look at in the world around them to better understand the economy. A pretty interesting read and very readable. 

Stats:

550-swimmers

-newbies

After the swim a sea fog moved over the beach just to show how Mother Nature is so marvellous and mysterious

 

SUMMER SWIMS

The 6km summer swims will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on a Saturday to be advised.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food and drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.

EXCLUSIVE TO B&B

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag! It's amazing!

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.
Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees

 

Thursday 28th December: Inbetween Days

It was as if it was July 1985 when The Cure released Inbetween Days

And I know I was wrong
When I said it was true
That it couldn't be me and be her
Inbetween
Without you
Without you

Because it was an Inbetween Day at the swim. Inbetween Christmas and New Year. In between holidays and work. For the B&B it was the first day of the second decade of the swim.

For our turtle it was Inbetween living in Cabbage Tree Bay and the Sea life Sanctuary. We had over 400 swimmers search for him and the little guy is off for some well earned R&R.

For swimmers it was a time to be Inbetween friends:

It was an Inbetween Day for newbies, 42 in all, each one Inbetween a normal life and life as a B&Ber. Here's Mal and his son Oscar Jackson

And sisters Suzanne & Lisa:

And of course Danielle from Boston:

Have a great Inbetween break.

 

Pete Anthony

Stats:

Swimmers: 486

Temperature: 21.8 degrees (felt like 20.33)

Newbies: 42

Wednesday 27 Dec 2017 - B&B Anniversary Day

 December 27 has been a fixture on Manly's social calendar for the past 9 years - its the Bold and Beautiful anniversary

Who better than Julie, the charismatic founder, can put into words the beginning of B&B and the journey it has taken since:

9 years ago, who would have thought:

Having breakfast with Jenny Knapman at Tavita’s, offering to take her for a swim at 7am the following morning.... that that could have been the birth of the life changing phenomenon that B&B literally exploded into. From Jenny asking a couple of girl friends to join her for that first morning swim, to the ever evolving ‘group of friends’ going for the daily ritual morning swim.

Pink caps, hoodies, Christmas parties, winter and summer badges, marine life experiences, life long friendships, visitors from overseas who include Manly on their tour just to experience a swim with B&B, to a reason for locals, or not always so local (as some of our regulars travel a good hour or more for their swim), to get out of bed in the morning.  The list of benefits are endless.  The number of swimmers is literally mind blowing: over 16,000 unique swimmers with commonly a couple of hundred on any given morning and collectively we have never missed a swim in 9 amazingly wonderful years.

Whilst all this wonder has evolved, the fundamental hasn’t changed:

A truly inclusive group of friends going for a swim together, enjoying each other and looking out for each other.

Amazing what a little grain at breakfast can blossom into thanks to the good nature and bucket load of hard work of some of our fellow swimmer

Jenny and some of her friends, who started on 27 Dec 2008, today (27 Dec 2017)

Another anniversary, which passed silently, is Ann's 8th anniversary swimming with B&B. From humble start, she has become a regular swimmer and worked her way up into the upper echelons of B&B management

John Bond, another key member of B&B (John, where is the smile on your face, you didn't get enough Christmas presents?)

Lots of newbies today (32 in total), keeping the registration team busy (Ann, Henrietta)

Some fellow bloggers enjoyed their day off from blog-duty

 

Not exactly an anniversary, but a moment I still remember today: my first B&B swim with my kids Marco and Sonia, then 13 and 12, a bit over five years ago

then (2012 - here only with Sonia)

 and now (2017).

At the beginning, they were eager to come for a swim, highlight being the ticking off their names on the manual attendance sheets. Unfortunately,  their enthusiasm did not last long, as they realised that it wasn't cool to swim with us oldies. For the following 2 - 3 years, I could occasionally incentivise them with $10 pocket money for each B&B swim, until they got completely immune against this form of bribery. To my big surprise and joy, they offered to join me for a post Christmas swim, as a kind of Christmas present to me. Not that they really swam with me, as I can't follow their pace, but it was nice nonetheless.

 

 

Pre-swim chat - always very social (Michael, John, Sam demonstrating their skills in fine conversation)

Into the water

 

 

 

and a late-comer (did you sleep in today, Gayle?)

Big crowd today again (348 swimmers), I guess a lot of us overindulged over Christmas and now have that little guilt feeling

 

Ann, chief conductor of the B&B choir, overseeing the B&B Happy Birthday song

Happy faces at Shelly

 

 and preparation for the return swim to Manly

 

Enjoy and have a nice day

Bernhard

 

Stats:

Water: 21.1

Newbies: 32

Total: 348

Visibility: average - good

 

Bold and Beautiful is owned and operated by Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad Pty Ltd.

Sat 25th: Xmas Day!

Ahoy everybody: Did anyone accidentally take a pair of grey & yellow Keen sandals this morning?

Please call Graham if you have them (he needs them urgently):  0411 301 030

STATS

Swam:   317

New:     30

Temp:   21.2º

24th December, 2017

'Twas the day before Christmas and guess who got carried away with all the Xmas festivities and forgot they were supposed to be blogging this morning. It was only after the swim I found out it was supposed to be me. 

An amazing morning with 635 swimmers including 83 newbies.

Fortunately I was able to secure this aerial shot of the start, a proliferation of pink caps. 

Yes, I missed photographing all the swimmers entering the water and the fun and games at Shelly, not to mention the amazing exhibition of marine life that was evident this morning.  

As I madly started snapping post-swim photos, I then realised the true spirit of Christmas being exhibited.

 

 

 

Besides the religious traditions, it is a time of coming together with family and friends.

 

 
 

The memories of Xmas gifts and clutter will fade into oblivion.
 
 
 

 

The expression of peace, love and joy will last forever.
 

 
  

It is a time of contemplation, to remember to give your best - time, energy, effort and love to all.

 

A perfect case of this with David and a couple of friends turning on a banquet of treats and sparkles this morning.

  
 
  

 

To all you wonderful people that I commence my day with, I wish you the absolute best of peace, love and joy.

Stats:

635 swimmers

83 newbies

21.000 degrees

SUMMER SWIMS

The 6km summer swims will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on a Saturday to be advised.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food and drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.

EXCLUSIVE TO B&B

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag! It's amazing!

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.
Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees

 

 

 

23/12/2017 - Thank you to the Lifeguards of Manly Beach

This morning we thanked the Lifeguards of Manly Beach for their assistance.

Roger used his incredible artistic skills to prepare a beautiful gift for the Lifeguards of Manly Beach. I cannot imagine how many hours this took Roger to prepare, it is amazing, well done Roger!

Following the 7am swim, a presentation was made when the B&B swim gave Roger's artwork and a few slabs of beer to the Lifeguards of Manly Beach to thank them for their dedicated service.

We are all very grateful for the Lifeguards of Manly Beach.

It was another beautiful morning and the water temp was a glorious 21.9 degrees!

Only two sleeps until Christmas and the girls and boys of the B&B  are excited!

 

Ian and Dr Cathie Forster. 

Dr Forster is a fantastic cardiologist and I highly recommend you schedule an appointment with Dr Forster if you have any cardiac concerns. She has helped many B&B swimmers and has saved lives.

Mum and daughter combo, Jacki and Kendall.

Kendall has completed two years towards her PhD in Medical Research at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Only one year to go Kendall!!

Whilst I didn't get a photo of the turtle, here is a photo of Jo who saw the turtle this morning! It's the next best thing.

Spaniard would like to wish all of the B&B swimmers a very Merry Christmas!

The A-Team would also like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

If you're looking for a Christmas church service here are two ideas

https://manlylife.org

http://www.stmattsmanly.org.au/christmas

 

Special hugs and kisses to anyone missing a loved one this Christmas time xxx

Merry Christmas!!

Meg (pictured with the gorgeous Corrine)

 

The Stats;

Swimmers: 480

Newbies: 40!

Temp: 21.9 Celcius (glorious)

 

I (Meg) have lost my Raybans. The last time I saw them was when I left them in my bag when I did a 7am swim last week. If they dropped out of my bag and you picked them up please let me know. They were brand new, I had them for one week and only wore them twice.

 

390 swimmers

15 newbies

20.8 degrees

SUMMER SWIMS

The 6km summer swims will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on a Saturday to be advised.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food and drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.

EXCLUSIVE TO B&B

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag! It's amazing!

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.
Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

390 swimmers

15 newbies

20.8 degrees

SUMMER SWIMS

The 6km summer swims will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on a Saturday to be advised.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food and drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.

EXCLUSIVE TO B&B

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag! It's amazing!

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.
Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees

Friday 22 December 2017 "Whipple amazing"

Summer Solstice today and what better way to mark it than with an ocean swim. It is a whipple amazing way to celebrate. This is an expression from the Oxford dictionary word of the year considerations but unlike "milkshake duck" or the winner, "youthquake" it is one that applies to swimmer. It is defined as: Extremely impressive and downright astounding. "Whipple amazing" is a level unattainable to most. As with all of these newly coined words, once hey make the dictionary, the young people who started it off no longer use it but I like it. 

I was fortunate today to spot lots of attractive and above average people to photograph for the blog ie swimmers:

Newbie Sam picked a good day to start

 

Here are some deep divers 

 

Early swimmers encounters

I got out a bit late but was lucky to see John Bond doing multiples

WATCH THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddNJ_uVnbZY&index=5&list=PLSsPkdTEfOpnHLFsWnk1Imm_pI7XHaxf3

What I have been reading

I read The Life to Come by Michelle De Kretser which is Australian and is set in part in Sydney. it had a lot of good things in it featuring 5 stories with one character Pippa linking them. I am now reading The Idiot by Elif Batuman which is warm and funny - a first year university student culture shock of uni, academia, other students, but most funny are the quotes from her first year Russian language learning book. I remember learning French and Silvie going to the pool. This one had Nina the physicist looking for her boyfriend who had gone to Siberia to work in a lab there. An actual book for a course. 

 

390 swimmers

15 newbies

20.8 degrees

SUMMER SWIMS

The 6km summer swims will continue on most Saturdays thru to Feb.
Proposed 10km swim on a Saturday to be advised.
Note: Swimmers for 10km are required to bring their own food and drink requirements to be left at Manly.
ALL swims are dependent on suitable ocean/weather conditions.

EXCLUSIVE TO B&B

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag! It's amazing!

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.
Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees

 

Thursday 21 December 2017: Nat's back and it's all happening at the swim.

Today was Nat's first day with the swim group after her recent surgery. No swimming for another two weeks or so but being back by the sea and returning to normal routine is important in the recovery. And wasn't it great to have her big smile and positive character back chatting amongst us all. Most people know she's a selfie queen and rightly so being as photogenic as she is. Here we are making our way to the club and again afterwards at Bluewater for breakfast.  

There's been a bit of talk about the turtle being back in the bay and the dusky whalers are breeding and swimming around too. I heard at the beginning of the week someone pulled a shopping trolley out of the water. Elaine then removed some balloon tie from a turtle and the next day I removed this long garden hose with the help of a newbie Amanda. Plus the gents undies from the other side of the bay I threw onto the rocks.

It's a reminder to us all to be careful of what we're using and doing every day and to remove anything big or small, it all helps our marine life. Sometimes our mouths too :) When we pulled the hose out we also saw this tree branch floating near the rocks, it's now going to become a home for some sea life.

I saw a bit of marine life today, no turtle unfortunately:

Someone has been playing with rocks under water and I like it!!

Today I found Roger minding someone's soft, fluffy dog and Matt brought his pooch down too:

Bianca and friend swam early and at the other end I saw just a few of the 285 people I"m told turned up today. Sorry I met none of the 6 new people.

Once everyone gathered we celebrated two birthdays today: Lucy and Sophia and didn't they enjoy the splash and joint "let's go"

post swim pics, Milly is Lucy's first born, wouldn't tell me what she had planned for mum's birthday-

These two boys were so cute going off for a surf-

Dangerous current signposted today and we've heard the swim group will be thanking the surf club for their recent diligence in supervision and recent rescues. Thank you to the life savers and management for warning us when conditions are tricky:

before the list of news posts from management, Lisa Boyle is in the snow in America! While we melted the other day she was unable to drive to a mountain resort because of the heavy snowfalls.

Water temp: 20.7!

If you are interested you’re most welcome to include the link to a podcast I participated in with with Bryn for WA Real on the journey of my Triple Crown of Open Water marathon swimming: http://bit.ly/JulieIsbill

Bold & Beautiful obviously feature a fair bit throughout the podcast.

Help  country kids learn how to surf!

Each Wednesday in November and Thursdays in December we are looking for volunteers to help Royal Far West’s country kids learn how to surf.  These children are from all over the state, for many of them it is their first time to Sydney and for most of them it will be the first time they have surfed! The age range is 9 years to 17 years. . The times are 4pm – 6pm once a week. If you can volunteer some afternoons in that time (it doesn’t have to be every week) please contact Anna Bowden on 89668597 or email [email protected]. A working with children check is required

 

 

As the Summer long distance swimming season approaches, management thought that it would be a good time to clarify what it takes to earn a badge. Three long distance swims are on offer:

· The 6 km swims are held every summer Saturday morning generally starting with the 7 am swim. The first 6 km swim will be on Saturday 2nd December.

· There is a 10 km swim once a month over summer also generally starting with the 7 am swim. Dates for these will be announced in the blog. The first will be on December 16th.

· If these swims are too long for you, you can try a Triple Manly to Shelly swim any day during Summer (distance 3.5 km) from 6.30 or 7 am.

You will earn a badge if you complete these swims and log them in iLog. The system will only record authorised 6K or 10K swims that are logged on the appropriate days. Badges will be presented at the Summer Badge Ceremony in March. If you are unsure of the routes and protocols for these swims, please ask at the desk before you swim. When swimming these longer distances, we request that, for safety reasons, you stay with the group. We also request that you do not swim in dangerous conditions. The quest for a little cloth badge is not worth putting your life at risk.

Enjoy your swimming.

 

 

 

 

 

27th December is also a special day for B&B...

It's B&B's 9th birthday, so don't forget to join in the celebrations and swim that morning too !

In just 9 years we've had over 16,000 swimmers swim with us, now that's mind blowing and definitely something worth celebrating !

 

Introducing the INAMO PINK CURL - waterproof contactless payment tag!  It's amazing!

 

ENTER "B&B" IN 'COUPON CODE' (& click apply) AT CHECKOUT TO GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT

Slip your CURL onto your existing watch or fitness band to make tap and-go payments. You never need to carry cash when going swimming again.

 

Enter "B&B" in the Coupon Code of the Shopping Bag to get your exclusive discount on your PINK INAMO CURL, or any other item on the INAMO website.

If you purchase the PINK INAMO CURL it's exclusive to B&B, so... if you see someone else donning one, anywhere in the world, you know they are a fellow B&B Swimmer - pretty cool hey !!!

Special offer ON NOW for B&B swimmers. Get Yours today!

Enter 'B&B' in the Coupon Code to secure your discount and the benefit of never having to carry your wallet down to the beach when you go swimming again.

* There are NO monthly account keeping fees, transaction or load fees