![Week 2 - Day 3 of Autumn kids swim program
Xenia and Felix learnt about and practiced breath hold by picking up a rock and walking with it, whilst Dad swam to Shelly and back and met us at halfway for the swim back to Manly.
Sara had an epic swim from Manly to Shelly to Bower to halfway to Manly and only stopping to see the sealife. Nathan was plagued with the dreaded leaky googles so did a Manly to Shelly and walked back in the sunshine with his gran.
Robert is sealife spotter extraordinaire. All I hear is Linda stingray, Linda shark, Linda groper, Linda red fish, Linda yellowtail, Linda what's this...
Angus did yet another Manly to Shelly and smashed it.
Claudia swam her first Manly to Shelly to Bower to Manly and smashed it. Along the way we did some breath hold and diving and she amazingly went down further than she thought she could. Claudia loves surfing and is building up strength and ocean knowledge to help her deal with surfing bigger waves and different conditions.
The water temp has dropped just a little to 19.8 degrees, the visibility is very slowly improving and it was a choppy swim in the early hours and got better throughout the day. Lots of dusky whalers spotted in the early swims. Clocked up 7 Manly to Shelly swims today with some adult ocean swim sessions in between the kids, nap time for me 😴
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Week 2 - Day 3 of Autumn kids swim program Xenia and Felix learnt about and practiced breath hold by picking up a rock and walking with it, whilst Dad swam to Shelly and back and met us at halfway for the swim back to Manly. Sara had an epic swim from Manly to Shelly to Bower to halfway to Manly and only stopping to see the sealife. Nathan was plagued with the dreaded leaky googles so did a Manly to Shelly and walked back in the sunshine with his gran. Robert is sealife spotter extraordinaire. All I hear is Linda stingray, Linda shark, Linda groper, Linda red fish, Linda yellowtail, Linda what's this... Angus did yet another Manly to Shelly and smashed it. Claudia swam her first Manly to Shelly to Bower to Manly and smashed it. Along the way we did some breath hold and diving and she amazingly went down further than she thought she could. Claudia loves surfing and is building up strength and ocean knowledge to help her deal with surfing bigger waves and different conditions. The water temp has dropped just a little to 19.8 degrees, the visibility is very slowly improving and it was a choppy swim in the early hours and got better throughout the day. Lots of dusky whalers spotted in the early swims. Clocked up 7 Manly to Shelly swims today with some adult ocean swim sessions in between the kids, nap time for me 😴 ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal #kidsschoolholidayswimprogram ![Week 2 - Day 1 of Autumn kids swim program
Felix and Xenia did the Manly - Shelly and back along with Dad first thing this morning. It was a bumpy ride over from halfway to Shelly, it was like a washing machine. Not much to see as the visibility was pretty bad but distance was achieved and it was a first for Felix to swim both ways.
Mariusz had a breathing refresher course, slow down, relax, keep the stroke long and work with the water.
Sara and Nathan wanted to check out the fish and were lucky as the visibility improved as the morning went on. Schools of yellow tail, dusky whalers, gropers, stingrays and our good friend the barrel jellyfish. Without realising they both swam Manly - Shelly and back.
Robert smashed his best distance swim Manly - Shelly and back. On the way over managed to clock 11 dusky whaler sightings and nearly bumped head on into our friend the barrel jellyfish. Little bro Angus also swam Manly to Shelly in pretty tiring conditions, bumpy and surging from the backwash. Also saw 3 dusky whalers swimming along together, heaps of gropers and stingrays.
The kids are making me work this school holidays, so much distance swimming... Manly to Shelly 6 times in one day!!! But so epic to see their progress from last school holidays.
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Week 2 - Day 1 of Autumn kids swim program Felix and Xenia did the Manly - Shelly and back along with Dad first thing this morning. It was a bumpy ride over from halfway to Shelly, it was like a washing machine. Not much to see as the visibility was pretty bad but distance was achieved and it was a first for Felix to swim both ways. Mariusz had a breathing refresher course, slow down, relax, keep the stroke long and work with the water. Sara and Nathan wanted to check out the fish and were lucky as the visibility improved as the morning went on. Schools of yellow tail, dusky whalers, gropers, stingrays and our good friend the barrel jellyfish. Without realising they both swam Manly - Shelly and back. Robert smashed his best distance swim Manly - Shelly and back. On the way over managed to clock 11 dusky whaler sightings and nearly bumped head on into our friend the barrel jellyfish. Little bro Angus also swam Manly to Shelly in pretty tiring conditions, bumpy and surging from the backwash. Also saw 3 dusky whalers swimming along together, heaps of gropers and stingrays. The kids are making me work this school holidays, so much distance swimming... Manly to Shelly 6 times in one day!!! But so epic to see their progress from last school holidays. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal #kidsschoolholidayswimprogram ![Bring your 'A' game was today's brief for @amanda2013zyzy
For the first time she swam out from Manly through some decent swell. We are working on her distance swimming and the importance of sighting. Visibility wasn't great but we managed to spot some dusky whaler sharks around by the pool and avoided the invasion of the barrel jellyfish.
Well done girl for just trusting me to push you again 🏊♀️ getting stronger and more confident each week.
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Bring your 'A' game was today's brief for @amanda2013zyzy For the first time she swam out from Manly through some decent swell. We are working on her distance swimming and the importance of sighting. Visibility wasn't great but we managed to spot some dusky whaler sharks around by the pool and avoided the invasion of the barrel jellyfish. Well done girl for just trusting me to push you again 🏊♀️ getting stronger and more confident each week. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal #kidsschoolholidayswimprogram ![Week 1 - Day 5 of Autumn kids swim program
Today was invasion of the jellyfish day... they were everywhere. Every direction you swam there was a big orange barrel jellyfish. If you saw them at the last minute it was like a Matrix move to avoid them. At one point we were surrounded by 8 of them and had to wait for them to pass.
Sasha had his first swim out in the bay in deep water. We went to check out the Bower but it was very bumpy out there with swell bouncy around. Next week we are going to work on his breathing to help him be more confident.
Tom swam too halfway today but we came across so many jellyfish and he got a sting on the finger for his troubles we turned around and came back before reaching the point.
Milo was a little freaked out about the amount of jellyfish in the water so we stayed close to shore and checked out the groupers.
So as I forgot to put the SD card back in my camera, here is a look back at the jellyfish we saw throughout this week.
Thank you Finn, Evelyn, Sasha, Tom and Milo, it was an epic week of warm water, and until today great conditions. It was so good to see each of you smash the distance swimming and see you progress in confidence in your own swimming abilities 🤙🤙🤙
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Week 1 - Day 5 of Autumn kids swim program Today was invasion of the jellyfish day... they were everywhere. Every direction you swam there was a big orange barrel jellyfish. If you saw them at the last minute it was like a Matrix move to avoid them. At one point we were surrounded by 8 of them and had to wait for them to pass. Sasha had his first swim out in the bay in deep water. We went to check out the Bower but it was very bumpy out there with swell bouncy around. Next week we are going to work on his breathing to help him be more confident. Tom swam too halfway today but we came across so many jellyfish and he got a sting on the finger for his troubles we turned around and came back before reaching the point. Milo was a little freaked out about the amount of jellyfish in the water so we stayed close to shore and checked out the groupers. So as I forgot to put the SD card back in my camera, here is a look back at the jellyfish we saw throughout this week. Thank you Finn, Evelyn, Sasha, Tom and Milo, it was an epic week of warm water, and until today great conditions. It was so good to see each of you smash the distance swimming and see you progress in confidence in your own swimming abilities 🤙🤙🤙 ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal #kidsschoolholidayswimprogram ![Week 1 - Day 4 of Autumn kids swim program
Tom had a stroke correction session in the ocean pool today to work on his head position when breathing and also lengthen out his stroke. The pool was not the cleanest with lots of debris washed in on the high tide but he did really well and just kept swimming through it.
Milo had another distance session today swimming from Manly to Shelly. It was a test for him to swim out in the swell and he was a little nervous but we discussed the conditions and talked through how and where the waves were breaking. We saw several dusky whalers and he spotted a few stingrays and a flathead fish
Another great day temperature wise, visibility was not great but better than yesterday. A little more swell coming into the beach made for a fun swim out.
Dusky whalers were spotted towards Shelly beach, the barrel jellyfish photoshoot has become a daily thing.
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Week 1 - Day 4 of Autumn kids swim program Tom had a stroke correction session in the ocean pool today to work on his head position when breathing and also lengthen out his stroke. The pool was not the cleanest with lots of debris washed in on the high tide but he did really well and just kept swimming through it. Milo had another distance session today swimming from Manly to Shelly. It was a test for him to swim out in the swell and he was a little nervous but we discussed the conditions and talked through how and where the waves were breaking. We saw several dusky whalers and he spotted a few stingrays and a flathead fish Another great day temperature wise, visibility was not great but better than yesterday. A little more swell coming into the beach made for a fun swim out. Dusky whalers were spotted towards Shelly beach, the barrel jellyfish photoshoot has become a daily thing. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal ![In 2019 she learnt to swim and did her first ocean swim, amazed at all the fish and sealife (after swapping goggles)...
In 2020 she did her first ocean race and completed the 1k Cole Classic...
In 2021 she took on freediving...
Today she swam out 'looking' for sharks... how far has this girls confidence come 🏊♀️🧜♀️🐟🦈💕 @naomi2211
Each and every challenge you have taken on and conquered and it has had some very funny moments 🤣 Go Girl 🤙🤙🤙
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In 2019 she learnt to swim and did her first ocean swim, amazed at all the fish and sealife (after swapping goggles)... In 2020 she did her first ocean race and completed the 1k Cole Classic... In 2021 she took on freediving... Today she swam out 'looking' for sharks... how far has this girls confidence come 🏊♀️🧜♀️🐟🦈💕 @naomi2211 Each and every challenge you have taken on and conquered and it has had some very funny moments 🤣 Go Girl 🤙🤙🤙 ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal ![Week 1 - Day 3 of Autumn kids swim program
Milo.... what can I say buddy, you were like a different swimmer today! Last school holidays you were wary of swimming out of Shelly beach and today you swam out of Manly towards Shelly with so much confidence. At one point I was busy looking at the fish and he asked if we can just keep swimming!!
I thought Tom smashed distance swimming yesterday but today he excelled and swam the whole Manly - Shelly - Manly non-stop, apart from a quick stop for a barrel jellyfish photoshoot. Tom is also my Dusky Whaler lucky charm, I couldn't find them on my first swim out this morning and then Tom swam with me and we saw heaps.
The water temp was amazing again but the visibility was not great around the point but got better as we swam to Shelly. A lot of small debris and particules in the water, more of a green hew today.
The school of yellow tail out there is huge, thousands of them. Dusky whalers were around the point and towards Shelly beach.
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Week 1 - Day 3 of Autumn kids swim program Milo.... what can I say buddy, you were like a different swimmer today! Last school holidays you were wary of swimming out of Shelly beach and today you swam out of Manly towards Shelly with so much confidence. At one point I was busy looking at the fish and he asked if we can just keep swimming!! I thought Tom smashed distance swimming yesterday but today he excelled and swam the whole Manly - Shelly - Manly non-stop, apart from a quick stop for a barrel jellyfish photoshoot. Tom is also my Dusky Whaler lucky charm, I couldn't find them on my first swim out this morning and then Tom swam with me and we saw heaps. The water temp was amazing again but the visibility was not great around the point but got better as we swam to Shelly. A lot of small debris and particules in the water, more of a green hew today. The school of yellow tail out there is huge, thousands of them. Dusky whalers were around the point and towards Shelly beach. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal ![Week 1 - Day 2 of Autumn kids swim program
Today was distance and legs day! Tom smashed Manly - Bower - Manly non-stop with some fun waves in and out. Evelyn and Finn worked on lengthening out their stroke and when I asked if they wanted to rest on the board, they both said no and just kept swimming. Easily doing 400 metres to the check out the Bower and find out why the waves break there.
The water temp was amazing but the visibility was poor compared to the weekend. We saw lots of dusky whalers, barrel jellyfish, flute fish, groupers and yellow tails galore.
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Week 1 - Day 2 of Autumn kids swim program Today was distance and legs day! Tom smashed Manly - Bower - Manly non-stop with some fun waves in and out. Evelyn and Finn worked on lengthening out their stroke and when I asked if they wanted to rest on the board, they both said no and just kept swimming. Easily doing 400 metres to the check out the Bower and find out why the waves break there. The water temp was amazing but the visibility was poor compared to the weekend. We saw lots of dusky whalers, barrel jellyfish, flute fish, groupers and yellow tails galore. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal ![Technique in the pool, distance in the ocean. Felix and his dad nailed the distance today swimming from Manly to Shelly and back to half way 🤙🤙🤙 We saw dusky whaler sharks, schools of yellow tail, sting rays and barrell jellyfish.
Full 1.5km Manly to Shelly and back to Manly next time 🏊♀️
Well done buddy and without too much whinging so I owe you a hot chocolate 👍
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Technique in the pool, distance in the ocean. Felix and his dad nailed the distance today swimming from Manly to Shelly and back to half way 🤙🤙🤙 We saw dusky whaler sharks, schools of yellow tail, sting rays and barrell jellyfish. Full 1.5km Manly to Shelly and back to Manly next time 🏊♀️ Well done buddy and without too much whinging so I owe you a hot chocolate 👍 ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal ![As a swimmer I'm a regular breather, keeping my heart rate low and controlled through my breathing patterns whilst swimming is just what I do. Keeping my heart rate low and controlled whilst holding my breath heading down under the water... that's not what I do 🤣
So I am loving the experience of learning about my breath, body and mostly my mind through freediving. It's a long term learning process to get longer breath hold and deeper depths but it's so exciting.
I watch the sealife from the surface everyday whilst swimming but today on a line dive a wobbygong cruised past me closer than I'm used to. Whilst several metres deep, holding your breath, carrying a rock and walking along the bottom it surprised me and I lost some bubbles 🤣🤣🤣 It's very different being on their level in their environment and when they move around you it's absolutely amazing, also they are way bigger when your down there with them 😳
Thank you to @naomi2211 and @hleith2 for experiencing this with me and we have already planned our next practice session together tomorrow🧜♀️
A massive thank you to @lautarojparra you legend, for his patience and teaching us the skills we can now build on and practice 🙏]()
As a swimmer I'm a regular breather, keeping my heart rate low and controlled through my breathing patterns whilst swimming is just what I do. Keeping my heart rate low and controlled whilst holding my breath heading down under the water... that's not what I do 🤣 So I am loving the experience of learning about my breath, body and mostly my mind through freediving. It's a long term learning process to get longer breath hold and deeper depths but it's so exciting. I watch the sealife from the surface everyday whilst swimming but today on a line dive a wobbygong cruised past me closer than I'm used to. Whilst several metres deep, holding your breath, carrying a rock and walking along the bottom it surprised me and I lost some bubbles 🤣🤣🤣 It's very different being on their level in their environment and when they move around you it's absolutely amazing, also they are way bigger when your down there with them 😳 Thank you to @naomi2211 and @hleith2 for experiencing this with me and we have already planned our next practice session together tomorrow🧜♀️ A massive thank you to @lautarojparra you legend, for his patience and teaching us the skills we can now build on and practice 🙏 ![What an amazing day... first ocean based freediving line session 🧜♀️ So much to learn about controlling and relaxing the breath, mind and body. Really excited for day 2 with @naomi2211 @hleith2 🤙
It is a whole new world down with the fishes 🐠🐟🐡 SO AMAZING 😁 Thank you @lautarojparra for opening up the underwater world to me 💕 so much more to learn... Let's go 🧜♀️]()
What an amazing day... first ocean based freediving line session 🧜♀️ So much to learn about controlling and relaxing the breath, mind and body. Really excited for day 2 with @naomi2211 @hleith2 🤙 It is a whole new world down with the fishes 🐠🐟🐡 SO AMAZING 😁 Thank you @lautarojparra for opening up the underwater world to me 💕 so much more to learn... Let's go 🧜♀️ ![SWIMMER OF THE MONTH for March goes to @evita_in_sync
She only started to learn to swim in January and in only 2 months just completed her Bronze Medallion course and her first distance ocean swim 🤯 💪
Commitment, dedication and spirit. As a dancer she understands movement so to see her connect with the water has been amazing. It has been a privilege to help Evita and a joy to show her the stunning underwater world on our doorstep at Cabbage Tree Bay.
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SWIMMER OF THE MONTH for March goes to @evita_in_sync She only started to learn to swim in January and in only 2 months just completed her Bronze Medallion course and her first distance ocean swim 🤯 💪 Commitment, dedication and spirit. As a dancer she understands movement so to see her connect with the water has been amazing. It has been a privilege to help Evita and a joy to show her the stunning underwater world on our doorstep at Cabbage Tree Bay. ... #oceanswimming #oceanswim #learningtoswim #learntooceanswim #cabbagetreebay #learntoswimlessons #oceanskills #oceanswimtraining #manlyswimcoach #swimcoach #swimminglessons #reachyourgoal #strokecorrection #goodswimmanly #goodswim #manlytoshellyswim #kidsswimlessons #kidslearntoswim #bronzemedalliontraining #srctraining #backyourlocal
