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Mollymook ocean swimming

 

The Mollymook ocean swimmers are not an organised group. They are simply a number of local Mollymook Milton Ulladulla citizens joined by numerous other ocean swimmers holidaying in the Mollymook Milton Ulladulla area who enjoy an ocean swim each morning. They meet at the Mollymook Surf Club at 6.30 am and a 2nd group of longer distance swimmers at 6.45 am daily, throughout the year. (However during winter when the days are shorter we may start up to 15 minutes later, viz. 6.45 am and 7.00 am). There is no water safety,  each person chooses individually whether or not to swim in the prevailing conditions and if so the distance they swim and understand they swim at their own risk. Most endeavour to swim in pairs or groups and numbers vary from 4 to 6 in the winter to say 40 during summer.

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Mollymook Ocean Swimmers – Lake Burley Griffin swim

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Mollymook Ocean Swimmers

 Record Holders – Lake Burley Griffin

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November 30, 2014

The date has been set for this years ‘SRI CHINMOY’ Lake Burley Griffin swim. 9 Km in length. You can swim solo or in a team.

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Team Mollymook – Relay, Record Holder’s

Graeme Wolfenden and Mike Gaffney are the current record holders for the “All Male – over 50’s team” having set the record back in 2009. This year there is a 4 man relay team event on offer should anyone be interested.

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Details

Contact Mike or Graeme for details of this years swim

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Visit swim web site for all the info: Lake Burley Griffin Swim

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Mollymook Ocean Swimmer Birthday Celebrations

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Roscoe’s-birthday

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Peter’s-birthday

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Birthdays and Birthdays

Roscoe celebrated his birthday on the same day October 27 with fellow comedian and celebrity John Cleese. (Pic Louise M.)

Peter celebrated his birthday on the same day October 30  along with fellow sportsman and celebrity Diego Maradona.

What huge days, Jo and Issi created awesome cakes, Grant was wondering when was the next birthday cake.

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Swim at Mollymook Beach or Budapest – Where would you Choose?

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Ross Milne joins the Budapest Sunday morning swimmers

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Peter the Priest at Mollymook   1-Thess: 5-17 Pray without ceasing

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Ross M. sends this image of him joining in with the Sunday morning swimmers, Budapest style. He claims to be the good looking bloke somewhere in the middle and of note, he is not wearing a wetsuit as the water temp was 35 degrees. Ross and Sue are presently doing the cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam.

Peter the Priest led the service at Mollymook Beach this morning. He centered his message around the scripture 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing”. He also shared the joke when a young man entered the confession box and said “Father I have sinned”. The Priest answered: “I know, I’m on Facebook”.

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Recharge the mind, body, and soul. Swimmer profile – Raymond A.

The Mollymook Ocean Swimmers are a motley group of people from all walks of life who have been drawn together by a common interest = ocean swimming. As you “peel back the layers over a period of time” (Anne-Maree) you begin to see the unique individual characteristics that make up this “Motley” crew.

Today we share a snapshot into the life of that man with so many talents, Ray A.

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Raymond, that’s only No 1

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Raymond, that’s fifty, have a breather.

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Hidden at the far end of Mollymook Beach, following a one km ocean swim and just after sunrise is fitness guru Ray A. In this picturesque location he seeks to rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. He begins with exercises designed to streamline the tummy. If the tummy is taunt his mind will be at peace. And if his mind is at peace his soul will have a much better chance of going to heaven.

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Mollymook beach is a haven for early morning fitness conscious people doing either: Boot camp, Triathlon training, Iron-man routines, swimming, running &/or walking, all programs designed to alleviate stress and maintain optimum health through exercise and fun activities.

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Ray shares his time between Mollymook / Milton and Sydney. His fitness regime continues in Sydney where his is a lead instructor at the Tattersalls Club, Sydney’s premier business and sporting club, located on Elizabeth Street, opposite Hyde Park in Sydney’s CBD.

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Being a lead instructor, Ray had learned his trade having served under fitness guru George Daldry of City Tatts for many, many years. George had been the youngest internee at Changi then Naoetsu on the island of Honshu, Japan and returned home with a steely resolve to strengthen both mind and body to ward off the demons of his incarceration. The fitness circuit he devised brought forth clients of an extraordinarily diverse mix. Lyndon Johnson (then vice – president), Kerry Packer, Jimmy Carruthers, Lew Hoad, Simon Poidevin, Raper, Fulton, Coote , Langlands etc.

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George’s greatest achievement (apart from training Ray) was to steer the Australian rowing eight to silver at Mexico in 1968 via his spartan punishing training technique. Running hills hand in hand, piggybacking up stairwells, utilising medicine balls and wooden planks, were his innovations designed to whip both body and mind.

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Certainly the thrice weekly and Sunday Centennial Park harrier runs conditioned Ray for marathons, biathlons and most definitely the Hawkesbury 110km paddling classic. Consequently, the sit up and push up routine (in images above) are an instinctive and habitual part of George Daldrys’ indoctrination!

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“A Trip Down Memory Lane”, courtesy of Graeme W.

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After reading the special feature, titled “A Trip Down Memory Lane” in his favourite Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Graeme W. was inspired to do something similar for the Mollymook ocean swimmers. Few photo’s existed in those early years, so Graeme dug out some old clippings to provide a glimpse of that early period. (June B. gave the above photo taken mid-week in winter to the 3 ladies. They later referred to her as the “mystery woman”. NOTE: No wet suits)

 

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Mollymook, Ulladulla represented in Blackmore’s Sydney runs

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Heather – I did it!

 

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Mollymook, Ulladulla represented in Blackmore’s Fund raising runs held in Sydney, Sunday September 21, 2014

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Harbour Bridge to Opera House 9 km event.

Months of training was all worthwhile as local runners Heather, Simone, Karelle and daughter Grace competed in the Harbour Bridge to Opera House 9 km event.

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42km Blackmore’s Sydney (full) Marathon

Not to be out done by the girls, Bobby White chose the 42 km (full) marathon. This event attracted over 3,000 competitors. His chosen charity was ‘Diabetes NSW’. Colleges at the local Milton Ulladulla Rotary Club each promised a $1 for every minute Bob could complete the marathon in under 4 hours 45 minutes. An opportunity to raise big money, Bobby gave it his all and arrived home in a time of 4 hours 44 minutes 35 seconds. He even had a young female admirer barracking for him along the route.

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Redkite Charity & Parkinson Disease Charity

Heather choose to run raising funds for the Redkite charity who provide essential support to children, young people and their families suffering from cancer. Simone ran to raise funds for the Parkinson Disease Charity.

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How Women Burn Calories in France!

The young reporter suggested there were other ways to also burn calories. Check it out on YouTube.

 

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Springtime in Mollymook

Springtime arrives in Mollymook

Hey Allie and Bruce, take note of our glorious Mollymook weather. (We won’t tell you what last week was like)

Glorious sunshine in Australia greets Valarie and the girls for their return from doing it tough for 5 weeks in the USA and Hawaii.

Much has been happening, surf board riding, swimming, watching, tea bagging, photo shoots for the up coming Mollymook swimmers book “A Moment in Time”, and may I add so many are requesting a better photo of themselves, you would think the pics were for an issue of Vogue Magazine. Enjoy!

 

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Losal threads the needle on his tooth-pic surfboard

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Welcome home Valarie

 

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Young ‘Carer’ looks out for the Elderly

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Crescent Head

 

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Young ‘Carer’ locates elderly swimmer in convalescent park!

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“Ken, Where have you been? Are you OK? Missing you at the beach”. ‘Carer’

From the Crescent Heads Convalescent Park

This was a lovely message to receive. To think someone was thinking of me up here among the unemployed, elderly and grey nomads.

Neighbours

We arrived last Monday. On Tuesday an elderly couple arrived and set up camp next us. Asked me about my BK surf board. Went on to introduce themselves, Bob and Chris Kirby from Burrill Lakes. Come Thursday a couple set up camp on the other side of us and it was Terry and Bev Conran from Burrill Lakes. Later I met the people opposite us, they were from Broulee and were heading home to attend a surf comp at Mollymook’s Golf Course Reef on the Saturday. (Small world)

Toby

He went missing during the night and after spending much time out searching for him, once found he spent the rest of his holiday in detention.

 

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Kaye Beer – GOLD – World Masters in Montreal

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“Kaye Beer – GOLD at the World Masters Swimming Championships.”

Kaye Beer, 1st place at World Masters.

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The 15th FINA World Masters held in Montreal Canada, starting July 27, concluded today August 10, 2014. (Roving reporter, John Louth)

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Kaye Beer, Mollymook ocean swimmer has excelled against strong competition from all over the world in her 70 to 74 age category. She also teamed up with ladies from Manly in the relay events, (240 – 279 combined age category) where they competed against ladies many years younger.

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Kaye’s individual results:

  • FIRST in the 50 metres Freestyle final; 70 – 74 year age. (Time: 35.3 sec)
  • THIRD in the 400 metres Freestyle final; 70 – 74 year age category.
  • FIFTH in the 100 metres Freestyle final; 70 – 74 year age category.
  • SIXTH in the 200 metres Freestyle final; 70 – 74 year age category.

Kaye’s relay results:

  • SIXTH in the 4 x 50 metres medley final; 240 – 279 age category.
  • EIGHTH in the 4 x 50 metres Freestyle final; 240 – 279 age category.

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Fashion Designers begin to market their 2014-2015 Swim Wear

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Lekshe Losil models the innovative swim wear designed for 2014-2015

New Swim Wear for 2014-2015.

Karelle uses her imagination for this magnificent sunrise banner incorporating the surf club sign.

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Anne- Marie was on the spot to capture this very unusual photograph emerging from the sea, a mystery man. Was it a plane? Was it a bird? Looking a little worried after realizing there were no phone booths nearby, he just stood there in front of us all and brazenly donned his cloak. There was no mistaking, ”It was Superman”!!

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Local model and surf club member Lekshe Losil, modelling the latest swim wear ready to hit the market for the 2014-2015 surfing season as fashion designers step outside the square to introduce something entirely different for the men to wear this summer.

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We now wait in anticipation for Cheryl to unveil a variety of swim wear designed for the ladies this summer. 

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Feedback:

“Oh no, I missed that! Is this a challenge for the other male members to turn up in their superhero outfits? I believe Cheryl is already sporting her Wonder Woman outfit”. Louise M.

“That’s terrific! That was so funny. What a good sport!. Now I cant wait for us girls to don on our superb new swim wear!!! Thanks to Cheryl”. Is 

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Graeme’s birthday revisited

 

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Swimmers night out at the Pool Bar.

 

Graeme’s Birthday REVISITED!

Roving correspondent; Roscoe files this report:  After a great day at Ceto’s last week Helen requested “can we do it again with Ross & Jo and anyone else that wants to catch up” The Harvest Bar was suggested but the “carers” were going there with their work colleagues from their other job, so as not to embarrass them Bannister’ s Pool Bar was the call. Graham and Debbie were invited to make up for the big birthday event that he didn’t attend, so the evening started off with a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday to Graham and it was all downhill from there!
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Although the principal carers were not in attendance there were sufficient deputies to ensure an almost one on one ratio! NSW Health take note. And were they needed, almost immediately the seniors started to wander off from the enclosure, (private room), and proceeded to jump around the place in the belief that they were dancing to the music. The carers soon joined in on the dance floor and kept a watchful eye on their charges in case of any falls or injuries. A couple of noted performances were Jacqui “maracas” and dancing Dougie although some believe he was only trying to get to the bathroom!
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The only down side to the night was the Birthday boy thinking we had bought him there as a present, he not only ordered extra takeaway but shot through without paying! Ulladulla police have been notified and are investigating.
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All in all a great night was had by all, John Louth was last seen sneaking out for a “toke “ with some stranger who gate crashed the party.
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Images contributed by Debbie.

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