Special feature - Overcoming anxiety in swimming
Anxiety is common in open water swimming – even at elite levels.
Australian Olympians join the swim!
The announcement that a team of Olympian and champion swimmers will be participating in the Port to Pub has put the event into another league.
Cottesloe Coastcare Group
Without these volunteers, our beautiful coasts would not exist!
Team Profile - Legs Eleven
Team Legs Eleven is likely to be one of the more remarkable teams in the Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub swim this year.
The instigator and main driver of the six-man team is Garry Lymn. Garry recently had to have his left leg amputated above the knee and, to prove he's kept his good sense of humour, decided to name his team ‘Legs Eleven’. A keen swimmer for over four decades, Garry was back in the pool training just two months after surgery and is determined to successfully lead his team across the Channel to Rottnest Island.
Hypothermia - Signs and Treatment
One of the biggest risks in swimming over long distances is hypothermia. Before your Port to Pub swim, it is crucial you know what it is, signs and symptoms, and how to treat it.
Hypothermia is a significant risk for solo swimmers who are in the water for a very long time, but similarly teams of four and six, whose members are spending a lot of time on the boat and exposed to the wind.
January 2016 Nutrition Tips
You should be well and truly in the thick of training by now with the inaugural Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub swim fast approaching. As training continues to ramp up, it is a great time to start trialling your race day nutrition so that on race day, your body is used to consuming food/fluids whilst swimming.
January 2016 Physio Tips
Injury prevention
The most common injuries associated with open water swimming/long distance swimming can include:
-Shoulder impingement
-Tendinopathy of the rotator cuff
-Upper back stiffness/pain
-Neck tightness and pain
January 2016 Training Update
Improving your stroke technique
We are well into January now and we hope your new year’s resolution to train hard and consistently is continuing!
We’re discussing three stroke technique tips breathing, body rolling and high elbow catch - to help improve your stroke, reduce injury and increase efficiency while swimming across long distances.
Austral Fisheries joins the swim
We are so pleased to have Austral Fisheries as a Presenting Partner to the Port to Pub swim. – not merely because the company is responsible for some of the quality seafood available in Perth, but also because they catch and source it sustainably.
Austral Fisheries is one of Australia's largest integrated commercial fishing companies with interests in both deep sea fishing and at sea prawning. The company's responsible fishing practices and continuing efforts to maintain environmentally friendly and sustainable methods are well recognised and all its fisheries are sustainably certified by the Marine Stewardship Council - the world's highest sustainable rating.
Are all your ducks in a row?
It’s 2016 and the countdown is on to the first history making Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub event.
If you haven’t registered to swim yet, we suggest you get online quickly, as standard pricing ends on 31 January and late fees will apply.
To all those who are no doubt in training, here’s a quick reminder and check list of the key detail to help make your swim as memorable as possible.