So just looking at registering for my first swim for the 2018/ 2019 season dare to care swim put in link…. and it got me thinking about the 2017/ 2018 swim season. What a season it was the highs the lows and everything in between. I decide to give it a crack last season and It has light a fire in my belly for the up coming swim season.
So how did we go last season. I have posted some of the great experiences from the year. So I joint Ceinwen’s solo squad and wow it changed my life in so many ways. I it will never be the same again, the new swim family, the coffee club , the hard slog and so much more. A brief overview for you:
The long hard hours in the water.
The swim retreat what a great weekend it was
Saturday mornings double sessions
100x 100
Wednesday nights hour of power
The early mornings
The pain, the highs and the lows.
OWS swims the good the bad and the ugly
Shark sightings at training and to Rotto
The horror of the swell Port to Pub 2018
The Good Friday crossing 5:15
3rd at lake Argyle
Wow and so many more I can’t wait to hit 2018/ 2019 season and do it all over again.
But mostly thanks babe For all your on going support couldn’t do it without you. Hope you all enjoy the highlights
Aaron (#cudstorotto19)
I will compete in the Rottnest Channel and Port to Pub swims as a solo swimmer in 2019. Training for this will have its challenges, and I would like to share this with you all to show you my journey. It’s far from impossible. How did I get, Here is my story:
Work brought me to the Pilbara in 2010. I joined local football clubs in Newman and Port Hedland. Looking for ways to maintain my fitness during the football off-season, I decided to revisit swimming. Growing up in Perth, being involved in swimming clubs and surf clubs as a little tacker, I loved to swim; it had just been a while. Years, in fact.
In 2014, I organised a team to partake in the Virtual Rottnest Swim in Karratha. At that point, it was a couple of lads trying to keep fit during the off-season of football, swimming twice a week. This was the motivation I needed to get back swimming again. Since that Virtual Rottnest Swim, I have completed:
3x Solo Crossings to Rotto
1x team of 4 to Rotto
1x duo to Rotto
1x team 4 virtual Rotto swim in Karratha
1x team 4 10km lake Argyle Swim
1x team 4 20km lake Argyle swim
And a number of OWS swims
Not to miss the fact that there has been some failed attempts to. Cocos Keeling island swim which the event was cancelled in 2017. Sorrento the lovely Sorrento beach Australia Day swim I have been unsuccessful to complete the 10km event in both 2017 and 2018. Just some of the lows.
This year I have yet again decided to take my swimming to the next level. I am currently training to complete 2 solo crossing for the Rottnest Channel swim and the Port to Pub in 2019 a big challenge as the 2 events are only 3 weeks apart.
To help me achieve my swimming goals I have sought the help of swim coach Ceinwen Roberts. Ceinwen’s challenging swimming training session with her squad makes the training so much more enjoyable and has also introduced me to a new group of friends that are like minded. My wife has also recently started swimming. Swimming with my wife makes it more enjoyable as we can train, meal plan and organise to take part in swimming events together (my wife swam in my 2017 team of 4). I am really glad that it is a hobby we are both thoroughly enjoying.
I am planning to continue my swimming and look forward to seeing where it takes me in the future.
I really hope you enjoy this adventure with me. Follow me here or on Instagram with #cudstorotto19
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