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Ironwoman Courtney Hancock shares her tips on how to prepare for an ocean swim race

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.

OceanFit

Training

Take up a new ocean sport and sharpen your skills

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.

Jules

Education

Facing your fears one swim at a time

One of the biggest hurdles for new ocean swimmers is fear. But are they legitimate or irrational, and how do we overcome them?

Jules

Education

The power of reflection

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.

Jules

Health

Salt water therapy: Swimming my way through heartbreak and frustration

After suffering miscarriage in 2018, Nicole turned to swimming to rebuild her mental and physical strength.

OceanFit

A solo swimmer swimming away from the beach, out to sea.

Lifestyle

How far could you swim out to sea?

How anxious would you feel swimming out to sea, alone with nothing but a pair of goggles? how far would you get?

Andre Slade

Education

Reality check: Does your confidence match your ability?

The ocean is a great and powerful leveller, are you giving it the respect it deserves?

Andre Slade

Education

You need to be swimming more

If you want to be strong and confident swimming in the ocean, it all starts with being a strong and confident swimmer.

Andre Slade

Education

Different strokes for different folks

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.

Andre Slade

Health

Em’s Blissfull Breakfast Berry Smoothie

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.

Emily Gillies

Satire

Ridiculed smartwatch wearers #swimthebird to haters

Swimmers have taken to social media to give the bird to those who ridicule them for posting their swim maps.

OceanFit

Lifestyle

I’m in it for life, could you be?

When faced with the question of whether to patrol, or not patrol, the answer was never in doubt.

Andre Slade

Technique

Top 3 Tips For Returning To The Shore

The journey back to shore through the surf can generate more anxiety and concern than at any other stage of an ocean swim, but that doesn’t have to be the case.

Andre Slade

Tips

What to do when you’ve got too much time to yourself

Tips for keeping yourself entertained when the peace and quiet becomes too much.

Andre Slade

Events

There are no losers, “Winning is doing”

Jane asks “what is winning?” on her journey to enjoy every moment of her new ocean swimming lifestyle.

OceanFit

Swimmers showing off their medals at the Cole Classic

Events

How to swim your best at the Cole Classic

To help you ease your anxiety, boost your confidence and swim your best on the day we’ve put together these pre, during & post Cole Classic swim tips.

Andre Slade