Open water swimming is quite different to pool swimming, yet in some ways, very similar. A lot of the physiology is the same, just some of the skills required are a little different. The strokes and styles are also quite similar, but there’s an unpredictability in the open that requires a little more flexibility in [...]
It’s that time of year again with the annual Around the Rocks Extreme Swim hosted by BigBay Surf Lifesaving Club. This 2.5km swim is always a great swim and usually takes place in cold water, some surf and the standard Cape Town summer SE prevailing wind to help push the back stretch a little- nothing [...]