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5 ways to practice mindfulness meditation at the beach
Elly McGuiness shares five ways you can try mindfulness at the beach as part of a whole-life approach to wellbeing.
Elly McGuinness
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Swim Safety: Channeling your inner Mitch Buchannon
Every time you enter the water with your swimming buddies, you should share the responsibility for each others safety, so it’s important you know how to assist if needed.
Andre Slade
Education
The Surf God giveth & taketh away
When storm swells roll in they can reshape the topography of the seafloor, leaving behind sandbanks and waves of an unknown quality so the question is always ‘will Huey the Surf God be kind?’
Andre Slade
Education
Nature or nurture, you’ll always be learning in the ocean
Whether you’re a natural or a nurtured swimmer, we continue to learn something new every time we go for an ocean swim.
Andre Slade
Education
Have you got that sinking feeling in whitewater?
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.
Andre Slade
Events
Shane Gould: My top five favourite things at Ocean Swim Fiji
Having experienced Ocean Swim Fiji for herself in 2019, Shane shares her favourite things about ocean swimming in this special place.
Andre Slade
Education
Respecting the toothless tiger
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.
Andre Slade
Technique
All good strokes come in threes
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.
Andre Slade
Education
OceanFit’s 10 tips for safe social ocean swims
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.
Andre Slade
Education
Q&A: When are big waves, too big?
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?
Andre Slade
Technique
Right kick, right time: How to kick in open water
Kicking in open water swimming is important, but you need to put the right effort in at the right time for maximum efficiency.
Andre Slade
Education
What’s the time Mr Rip?
Learn how to navigate rip currents more efficiently and reduce the chance of swimming onto sandbanks and into the surf zone.
Andre Slade
Events
How to navigate a swim course when the conditions are against you
Learn how to navigate an event swim course efficiently when strong winds, choppy water and persistent swell are working against you.
Andre Slade
Technique
4 Steps To Better Body Surfing
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.
Andre Slade
Training
The benefits of barefoot training
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!
Elly McGuinness
Lifestyle
The 5 point pre-season ocean swim checklist
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.
Andre Slade
Satire
Swimmer ‘shocked’ she hasn’t kept her fitness over winter
Local swimmer Slo Goin was shocked to discover she was out of breath just 200m into today’s ocean swim at Oceanville.
OceanFit
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
Events
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
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
