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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Top 4 tips to get lean and mean
Looking for a flat stomach for summer? Looking to get lean and mean for ocean swimming? Here are four tips to get the body you want!
Ironman legend Trevor Hendy shares his top 5 ocean swim tips ahead of the Aussie Ocean Swim
Aussie Ocean Swim ambassador, and six-time Australian Ironman champion, Trevor Hendy, shares his tips to get the most out of your ocean swim experience and swim faster for longer.
Top 5 tips for taking on an ocean swim, by three-time Olympian Michael Klim
Thanks to the Noosa Summer Swim, we have three-time Olympian Michael Klim’s top five tips for taking on an ocean swim!
5 tips to keep you safe at the beach this summer
If you only use the ocean to cool off after tanning, or while watching your kids have all the fun, here are five of my favourite beach safety tips to stay safe.
10 ocean swimming event tips for first time ocean swimmers
Ocean swimming events are fun, challenging… and a little scary! Make your first ocean swim event a day to remember with these 10 event tips.
10 winter swimming motivational tips
Winter can be a hard time to get motivated to maintain your swimming fitness. Here are OceanFit’s top 10 tips to make winter swimming less of a chore.
Tips to enhance your pool swimming experience
Whether you’re swimming at a small local pool, a large aquatic centre or an ocean baths, here’s a few things to help you enjoy your experience.
Take on an aquathon this Aus Day with tips from Australian triathlete Aaron Royle
With no ocean swims on the NSW ocean swims calendar this Australia Day, take a day-trip to Wollongong for the Aus Day Aquathon and mix with Australian triathlon royalty.
5 steps towards your first ocean swim
Would you like to go from ocean bather to ocean swimmer this summer? Join the ocean swimming revolution with these five steps towards your first ocean swim.
How to get on board the ocean swimming wave
Ocean swimming is riding a wave of popularity, so find out how to break free from the black line of the pool and swim as nature intended.
10 tips to stay healthy through winter
Winter can play havoc on our immune system, so to ensure you stay as healthy as possible during these shorter darker days here are 10 tips to stay healthy.
The complete guide to training for an ocean swim event
Preparing for an ocean swim event? Here’s OceanFit’s complete guide on how to prepare for, participant in, and recover from an ocean swim event.
Ocean swimming training tips for beginners
Learn how ocean swimming can be an enjoyable and rewarding sport with world master’s champion Paul Lemmon’s 7 ocean swimming training tips for beginners.
10 tips for preparing for an ocean swim event
Preparing for an ocean swim event is easy with these top 10 tips from open water swimming world master’s champion Paul Lemmon.
90 ocean swimming tips from our 2011 twitter campaign
During the 2010/11 summer season we delivered 90 day’s worth of ocean awareness, confidence & fitness tips as part of a 90 days of summer twitter campaign.
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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!
A guide to family beach safety
Beach days can be a daunting experience for parents but with our handy family beach safety guide and equipment checklist you’ll feel that much better.
