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
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Training
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
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
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
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
Education
The surf sense ‘silver bullet’
Are you looking for the ‘silver bullet’ to becoming a confident and strong ocean swimmer? It’s a question we get a lot and we have the answer for you.
Andre Slade
Training
The swim set for the seriously lazy swimmer (like me)
This is Andre’s swim session for when you really don’t want to train, but you know it’s good for you.
Andre Slade
Education
Are you going insane in the surf?
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, so are you guilty of this when you’re ocean swimming?
Andre Slade
Education
How the Melbourne Cup is like an ocean swim
When you think about it, racing in the Melbourne Cup is actually a lot like an ocean swim event.
Andre Slade
Training
Spring clinics open for registration
We have scheduled spring clinics for every Saturday in October, and they’re available now for registration.
OceanFit
Tips
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.
Andre Slade
Training
Pool lane swimming etiquette
Lane swimming is bathed in unwritten rules that help to regulate lane swimmers and reduce ‘lane rage’. There’s no need to be intimidated though, just follow this simple guide to lane swimming etiquette.
OceanFit
Events
How to prepare for a run-swim-run event
The transitions from running to swimming can undo swimmers who aren’t fit and prepared, so here are a few tips to get you through your run-swim-run event.
Andre Slade
Health
Top 5 winter fitness tips for staying healthy
We’re all guilty of slacking off to some degree over winter, but there are a few simple ways to keep your fitness and health in check over these cooler darker months.
Emily Gillies
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.
Paul Lemmon
How to swim train through a shoulder injury
Learn how using a pull buoy is a great way to reduce the stress on the shoulders allowing you to continue swim training through a shoulder injury.
Nick Marshall
