Re-live Sunday’s action at Auckland’s State Harbour Crossing with the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series on TV! Make sure you don’t miss out by catching one of these shows: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 11th Dec 8.00 pm SKY Sport 2 Thurs 11th Dec 10.00 pm SKY Sport 3 Fri 12th Dec 3.30 am […]
Continue readingI am often asked by swimmers about taking their first strokes into the open water after spending most of their swimming at the pool. Here are a few things to consider around the open water environment, the equipment. In Part II of this newsletter we’ll cover some tips around swimming technique as you go from […]
Continue readingRoss Wingate (pictured above at the Capital Classic event) is participating in his seventh Ocean Swim Series this year, four of which, he has completed the full season of six swims. Age: 54 First event: 2008 Harbour Crossing Favourite event: Bay of Islands Classic Why we love him: He loves the challenge and trains hard through the year. And all […]
Continue readingRe-live last weekend’s action in the Bay of Islands with the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series on TV! Make sure you don’t miss out by catching one of these shows: Date Time TV Channel Thurs 27/11/2014 20:00 SKY Sport 2 Fri 28/11/2014 07:00 SKY Sport 4 Fri 28/11/2014 17:00 SKY Sport 1 Sat 29/11/2014 11:00 […]
Continue readingChristchurch – Sport Canterbury Ocean Swim Series Event Webpage: www.sportcanterbury.org.nz/new-zealand/ocean-swim-series Where: Corsair Bay When: Wednesdays, 26 Nov – 17 Dec 2014 Options: 500m, 1000m and 2000m swim distances to choose from. Wellington – Splash and Dash Series Event Webpage: www.splashanddash.co.nz Where: Freyberg Beach, Oriental Bay When: Wednesdays, 26 Nov 2014 – 25 March 2015 Options: 150m, 400m, […]
Continue readingDerek Eaton is one of our golden guys. He’s completed four full seasons of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series and doesn’t show any signs of stopping soon. Age: 73 First event: 2009 Corsair Classic (now known as La Grande Swim) Favourite event: Bay of Islands Classic Why we love him: He’s won his age […]
Continue readingIn our last newsletter we discussed the body rotation and the increase in reach you create by using the combination of the hips and shoulders to enhance this position in your stroke. As you continue to master the body rotation you want to use it to assist your head position when you breathe. “The head […]
Continue readingThe lovely Kate Wills has completed all six swims in the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series a whopping four times! And for that, we think she deserves a special mention in our first edition of the blueseventy Golden Goggles Hall of Fame. Here’s a little bit about this golden girl… Age: 53 Location: Taupo […]
Continue readingIf you have taken a bit of time off over the winter and were just starting to consider getting back into a routine for your swimming then one thing that I find to be really helpful as you return to the water is getting back a good ‘feel for the water’. How can you achieve […]
Continue readingAs with our very own Harbour Crossing in Auckland, we think it’s pretty incredible just to cross from one side of the harbour to the other. So imagine swimming from one continent to another! Well that’s exactly what this group of kiwis did when they took on Swim Hellespont, which traverses the Turkish border of […]
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