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Does it feel like you’re going nowhere fast when swimming in whitewater? Learn how the density of water affects your ability to swim efficiently in turbulent whitewater and how to best negotiate it.
Having experienced Ocean Swim Fiji for herself in 2019, Shane shares her favourite things about ocean swimming in this special place.
Taking on big and rough looking surf conditions at an event can be tough, but you shouldn’t be making it harder on yourself by forgetting some of the basics of surf navigation.
Freestyle is the go-to stroke in ocean swimming, but to be a truly effective ocean swimmer you’ll also need an efficient backstroke and breaststroke technique.
To ensure you keep safe whilst you’re enjoying a social ocean swim, here are OceanFit’s top 10 safety tips for you to consider.
How do you know when the waves are too big for you? Is it as simple as finding out the wave height, or is there more to it?
Kicking in open water swimming is important, but you need to put the right effort in at the right time for maximum efficiency.
Learn how to navigate rip currents more efficiently and reduce the chance of swimming onto sandbanks and into the surf zone.
Learn how to navigate an event swim course efficiently when strong winds, choppy water and persistent swell are working against you.
There are four steps that need to come together in order to body surf effectively, master these and you’ll take your body surfing to the next level.
Dry land fitness is likely to form part of your overall ocean fitness training plan, and there’s no better place to do these than barefoot on the beach!
With the unofficial recreational ocean swim season underway here are 5 tips to help make sure you’re firing early and going long this season.
Local swimmer Slo Goin was shocked to discover she was out of breath just 200m into today’s ocean swim at Oceanville.
If you want to be strong and confident swimming in the ocean, it all starts with being a strong and confident swimmer.
Ahead of the Aussie Ocean Swim, three-time Coolangatta Gold winner Courtney Hancock shares her tips on how to prepare for an ocean swim race.
If you’ve become complacent in your ocean swims, or feel like you’ve plateaued, there’s no better way to compliment your swimming than to take up a new ocean sport.
One of the biggest hurdles for new ocean swimmers is fear. But are they legitimate or irrational, and how do we overcome them?
The ocean provides us with endless opportunities to learn from our mistakes, test our skills, and develop our surf sense – if we take the time to reflect.
After suffering miscarriage in 2018, Nicole turned to swimming to rebuild her mental and physical strength.
How anxious would you feel swimming out to sea, alone with nothing but a pair of goggles? how far would you get?
The ocean is a great and powerful leveller, are you giving it the respect it deserves?
When transferring from the pool to open water, there are some slight variations you can make to your swimming stroke when waves, wind chop and swimmer wash make the water surface bumpier.
If you struggle to find something healthy and delicious for breakfast that will keep you kicking on throughout the morning try this tasty breakfast berry smoothie.
Swimmers have taken to social media to give the bird to those who ridicule them for posting their swim maps.
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Celebrating 10 years
