Swimathon!

Bexley pool is managed by the YMCA. One of the regular lappies there had the idea pf helping raise the profile of the pool as a community asset, and garnering support for its re-development by having  a Swimathon and raising money for local causes. The YMCA has taken up the initiative and on SunMarch 11, there'll be a national Swimathon at 100 pools across Australia.

It didn't take much thinking for me to dive in to this one!

If you feel inclined to throw in some sponsorship - even just a dollar or two, you can do it on-line here:

My sponsorship page.

I've pledged to swim 1000 metres (1 km, or 20x50 m laps, or lengths, if you prefer to say that!)

Hopefully it will have the added benefit of attracting some local publicity, and help people appreciate that the pool is a hugely valuable asset to our community!

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Dappled sky

Taking my camera for a swim.....

Lane ropes



Another random shot from within the pool - lane ropes and part of my swimsuit

Watery summer

Today I took my Canon D10 camera swimming with me. I just held it in my hand as I did my laps, and hit the button at random every so often. Got some quite interesting effects. That's sky and clouds above, seen from just under the surface of the water.

Homeward to Manly

The Manly ferry Queenscliff, leaves Circular Quay carrying many home after a Saturday night out.

Diving into the Sydney Festival

The Sydney Festival is an annual arts event held each January. It features all sorts of performing and visual arts events, talks and film.

We attended a show at the Parramatta Riverside theatre.

These cute stencils were along the footpaths, and I thought the diving swimmer one was rather appropriate for me.