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’s Conviction 2017_18
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.
The magic carpet (negotiating a shore dump)
There’s a little bit of magic in all of us! Learn how to negotiate a shore dump using the ‘magic carpet’.
The finish is right behind you
The Hawaiians say ‘never turn your back on the ocean’, and that advice rings true for finishing ocean swims.
Relax and keep your head down
If you find yourself fighting the open water and using up energy quickly, you might be swimming like this.
The tortoise and the hare
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.
A simple technique that will make you a superhero of the surf
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 sandbanks are like swimming between the flags
How can you stay safe at the beach, if you know to swim between the flags, but you choose not to?
Newds outraged by sensible decision at Bondi to Bronte
A sensible decision by the Bondi To Bronte organisers made wetsuit wearers eligible for prizes on Sunday, but the ‘newds’ weren’t happy.
The great wetsuit debate
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.
A cap in the hand is worth two in the season
Why do we wear swim caps and are we wearing them for the right reasons?
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?
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.
Should you swim in the ocean after rain?
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?
Take a swim on the wild side
Wild swimming is a great way to enjoy your favourite activity in nature, learn what it’s all about and how to get involved.
Swim with a social ocean swimming group
There are dozens of social ocean swimming groups throughout Australia, and they’re great for regular swimming and camaraderie.
Do you know, what you don’t know?
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?
YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
ONSHORE Podcast: Ep #011 – Tanya Suggett
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.
2015 ocean swimming survey prize winners
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!
Total Immersion and the Incredible Hulk
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.
Audio: Andre gives an insight into the holiday drowning spike
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.
