Port Nelson Swims – opening night, Thursday November 8, 2018

Uh Oh Things are rotten at the yacht club – wind, waves and generally nasty weather, so sadly, tonight’s swim is cancelled. Things are looking much more positive next week – see you then.   There are signs of increased activity in the water as swimmers get back into the swing of things. It’s still brisk, but slowly warming up. …

Swim Workshop

Sea swim workshop Michele Surcouf is one of our most enthusiastic sea swimmers and has been swimming through the winter. Michele also hosts the adventureswim.co.nz website where you can find out about all the informal sea swims that take place through the year. Become a member (it’s free) and follow the activities of other sea swimmers. Michele has been in …

Blue September Results

Race results from the Blue September swim are here (PDF). Raw results here (PDF). Photos from the event can be found here (google+ album)

Blue September this Sunday

Tomorrow, Sunday September 28, sea swimming gets its very early season launch with the Blue September 600m swim. The distance is significant because of the 600 men who are hit by prostate cancer every year. Did you read this story in yesterday’s Nelson Mail?  click here Entry to tomorrow’s swim costs $5, but donations in addition to this have already …