Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter January 21st
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter May 22nd
What’s coming up this winter? MAY 22ND ISSUE Hi Everyone, We have a few announcements for you in this newsletter, all aimed at keeping you swimming through the cooler months. It certainly does feel like winter has hit with the drop in temperature these past few days. It seems winter has started early this year! I know a […]
Different Strokes Swimming Newsletter October 17th
A Post-Lockdown Future OCTOBER 17TH ISSUE Hi Everyone, I hope you’re feeling as ecstatic as I am about our lives returning to some form of normality. The new life of living with COVID. The lifting of the 5km travel restriction and the ability for swimmers to get to the water, has made an enormous difference for many. Indoor pools reopening this week […]