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.
Body Surfing
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 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.
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.
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.
YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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?’
Is this purple jellyfish a new species?
A bright purple, alien-like jellyfish has washed up on Coolum Beach and an expert says it may be a new species.
Do fluro vests spell the end of bare chested ocean swimming?
New hi-vis fluro vests are set to become the norm in ocean swimming events and for ocean swimmers this policy will effectively mean the end to participating in an ocean swim event ‘bare-chested’ or just in cozzies.
This ‘golden rule’ will keep you beach safe this summer
Surf safety messages can get so complicated. There are so many rules, but what if I said you only need to know one ‘rule’ when you go to the beach?
