Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter January 21st

PAPP January 23

Welcome Back JANUARY 21 ISSUE Hi Everyone, Welcome back to swimming classes in 2023 and huge welcome to all our new swimmers! I hope your break was as lovely as mine; full of swimming, resting, reading and eating. These major holiday periods offer many of us a wonderful chance for a slow, haze filled downtime. A […]

Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter December 17th

Man standing in pool holding kick board above his head to block out the heavy rain.

Holiday Season DECEMBER 17 ISSUE Hi Everyone, What a year it has been! A challenging time for many as we try to get back into a more “normal” life after the past couple of years of COVID. I have come to realise, as with many things, including learn to swim, or correcting your stroke, it takes […]

Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter October 14th

Achievements and Inspirations OCTOBER 14TH ISSUE Hi Everyone, I’m so thrilled to see so many of our swimmers hitting their aquatic milestones in time for summer. Nothing makes my heart sing more than seeing our swimmers progress. Take a look at those who’ve just joined our 25m and 100m Clubs in this newsletter. If you want […]

Sydney Swimmers Newsletter September 15th

Welcoming in a New Swim Season SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 ISSUE Hi Everyone, Spring is the time of the year when I really start to lock down my swimming goals for summer. Not only is it one of my favourite times of the year, with lighter mornings and the bitter cold of winter subsiding, it’s a great time […]

Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter August 29th

Launching our App! AUGUST 29TH ISSUE Hi Everyone, Thankfully winter is nearly at an end, with Thursday heralding in warmer weather on the first day of Spring. The first of September is also the start of the summer swim season, with many ocean swim events commencing. If you haven’t already thought about getting your swimming into […]

Sydney Swimmers Newsletter August 6th

Here Comes the Sun AUGUST 6th, 2022 ISSUE Hi Everyone, It feels like Sydney is pretty empty at the moment with many people travelling to the Northern Hemisphere, making up for lost time after the closed borders of the last couple of years. This coupled with people being away with flu, colds and the dreaded COVID […]

Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter July 30th

New Season Updates JULY 30 ISSUE Hi Everyone, We’re very excited to be returning to Prince Alfred Park Pool mid August. As lovely as it has been running our classes indoors at Cook and Phillip Park Pool, particularly in the wet and cold, it will be great to be able to bring back our mid […]

Sydney Swimmers Newsletter July 6th

  Back to the Ocean JULY 6, 2022 ISSUE Hi Everyone, I’m so thrilled we’ve started our Open Water for Total Beginners program. To share these skills with novice ocean swimmers and introduce them to the fabulous world of ocean swimming, is very exciting. To do it at this time of year is even better. There is nothing like swimming in the ocean […]

Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter June 11th

Title  JUNE 11TH ISSUE Hi Everyone, I have just returned from a fabulous week of swimming and snorkelling on Heron Island. This beautiful island is in fact a cay (a reef of coral) located on the Barrier Reef in Queensland. If you’re ever in need of a great reason to learn to swim, a holiday on an island with […]

Sydney Swimmers Newsletter May 25th

WINTER SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS MAY 25TH ISSUE Hi Everyone, Seeing steam rising from the water as I head towards Victoria Park Pool just before 6.00am, always warms my soul. It reassures me. I know all be well and I will be warm, particularly as it feels like winter has hit early this year. I know a few of our swimmers have […]