
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.
If you want to be strong and confident swimming in the ocean, it all starts with being a strong and confident swimmer.
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.
There’s a little bit of magic in all of us! Learn how to negotiate a shore dump using the ‘magic carpet’.
The Hawaiians say ‘never turn your back on the ocean’, and that advice rings true for finishing ocean swims.
If you find yourself fighting the open water and using up energy quickly, you might be swimming like this.
This well-known fable is a great reminder to ocean swimmers of all ages, that there’s more to swimming through the surf than speed.
We’ve got a technique to help you negotiate the surf that is so simple, you’ll wonder way you haven’t thought of it before (Tip: it doesn’t involve diving under waves).
How can you stay safe at the beach, if you know to swim between the flags, but you choose not to?
A sensible decision by the Bondi To Bronte organisers made wetsuit wearers eligible for prizes on Sunday, but the ‘newds’ weren’t happy.
Do you only swim ‘newd’, or are you impartial to a bit of rubber? This question is at the heart of the annual wetsuit debate between ocean swimming traditionalists and the modern day ocean swimmer.
Why do we wear swim caps and are we wearing them for the right reasons?
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?
When you think about it, racing in the Melbourne Cup is actually a lot like an ocean swim event.
Why is swimming in the ocean after it’s rained so bad? and how do you know when it’s safe to go back in?
Wild swimming is a great way to enjoy your favourite activity in nature, learn what it’s all about and how to get involved.
There are dozens of social ocean swimming groups throughout Australia, and they’re great for regular swimming and camaraderie.
Are you unknowingly holding yourself back from being a better ocean swimmer, because you think you know all there is to know about ocean swimming?
Tanya Suggett is on one hand a typical Warrnambool local who goes on holiday to the local caravan park, but on the other, she’s a keen all-year-round ocean swimmer helping to grow the sport.
Did you take part in OceanFit’s 2015 Annual Ocean Swimming Survey? We’ve drawn the winners, so you can see if you’ve won a Hamilton Island ocean swimming experience, Vorgee goggles or OceanFit training vouchers!
Tim Ferris (‘The 4 Hour Work Week’) shares the story of how he transformed from demoralised drowner to 1km ocean swimmer in two weeks with Total Immersion.
Andre spoke with Natalie Peters on 2GB about the recent spate of drownings, why we might be seeing this spike and things we can work on to reverse the drowning toll.
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