Due to overwhelming popular demand (I asked two people), 6pm Monday evening swims, are BACK. From next Monday, April 1st (no, not joking), until October there will be a regular weekly swim.
All are welcome and it’s a good way to get ready for the Church Bay swim on June 10 – especially if you’ve been luxuriating in chlorine baths for the Winter. You could meet some mad fiends there.
Please remember in the morning that just because you are up, you don’t have to wake the Myrtleville residents. Please keep the noise down. You can enjoy your swim without making excessive noise. Here’s a polite reminder from one resident. To be blunt, they shouldn’t have to remind us – politely or not.
Hi swimmers, since early morning swimming has commenced again. I would like to remind you that because of the physical features of our beloved Myrtleville noise such as voices in conversation and car doors banging is very amplified. We frequently have noise late into the night from cars, their occupants and their music so the sleep window for residents can be quite brief. I would be most grateful to you if you could take these realities into consideration and I wish you continued enjoyment and benefit from your swimming 🏊🏻♀🏊♂
Myrtleville Mondays are back. Tomorrow, April 1st (No, I’m not joking. Not this time) is the first Monday with the longer evenings, so 6.00pm it is. Start your engines and get going into the sea for another fantastic Summer of swimming.
AA Roadwatch advise departing at least twelve hours in advance as huge traffic volumes are expected.
Normal traffic for the world-famous Myrtleville Monday swims.
10.3c in the water today in Myrtleville. Still cold, so stick with the wetsuits for a while as you get back into the sea. Plenty of time to go in your togs when it warms up a bit.
It’s never any harm to remind ourselves about safe swimming around Myrtleville.
Always Swim Safely and remember, you swim at your own risk and you are responsible for your own safety.
The world-famous 6 pm Myrtleville Monday swims are recommencing on Monday, March 26th, once the clocks have sprung forward.
If you’re going to join the fun for the first time, read this post so that you’re clear on personal responsibility:
https://myrtlevilleswimmers.com/2017/05/26/who-is-responsible-for-your-safety/
If you’re an experienced open water swimmer – read it anyway. No harm reminding ourselves that it’s ALL ABOUT SWIMMING SAFELY.
Let’s get the Summer started 🙂
The last 6pm swim of the year is this evening. Back to dark evenings and waiting for Monday, March 26th, 2018 after today.
Look at yer man Slowey only five or six years ago – where’s the beard?
Last Monday night Myrtleville swims: 22 October, 2012
Heading into the Winter and after five years of 08.15 swims every Saturday morning, we’re going to move the regular time to 09.00. This will give people a little longer in bed, if they want it!
Of course some swimmers will still be going earlier for work reasons etc. but the main group swim will be at 09.00 from now on.
The world-famous 6 pm Myrtleville Monday swims are recommencing on Monday, March 28th, once the clocks have sprung forward.
As Monday 28th is Easter Monday, there will probably be some other swims earlier in the day, but tradition is tradition so 6 pm it is – for anyone who is around.
Last Monday swim, October 2015.
If you’re new to Myrtleville or returning after being out for a bit – please read this.
Never swim alone. Always swim in groups.
Myrtleville is a busy place for swimmers. Some days – even weekdays – there are shifts of swimmers going in all day. For newcomers, this post is an attempt to put some structure on when there are swims they can join.
We will not be publishing swim times weekly or monthly on this site. This is the information for year-round swimming. See below for where you can see more regularly updated swim times.
1. Don’t swim alone but if you’ve got another swimmer or swimmers with you and are aware of the tides and weather, just pick your own time: enjoy and be careful.
2. Set Times:
There are two set swim times for the Summer and one for Winter. If in doubt about when people will be swimming, these are the best bet, weather permitting:
Monday at 6.00 PM (From March to October) and Saturday at 8.15 AM (all year).
We’re a friendly bunch – come down and say hello, work out who you’ll swim with and get in!
3. Other Times:
To find out when other swims are going ahead during the week, you need to do one – or a few – of the following:
Your best plan is to get down on Monday or Saturday and ask around for who’s swimming when. For instance, Denis Condon and a varying crew swim almost every day at 10.00am. There are regularly 06.30 swims and so on….
4. If you’re new to sea swimming, read this.
5. If you’re new to Myrtleville swimming (and even if you’re not!), read this.
Once more, with feeling: DON’T SWIM ALONE. You’ve got lots of ways to find someone to swim with listed above. Please use them.
Swim at your own risk.
A couple of people have been asking about this so, for February and into March, the Saturday 08.15 swim stays as the only one “cast in stone”. Of course there are lots of other swims during the week, so check Twitter, Facebook or WhatsApp for these. Or just make your own plans with a group!
The hour changes on Sunday, March 29. So from 6.00pm on Monday, March 30……MYRTLEVILLE MONDAYS ARE BACK. This year, we’re going retro 🙂
Just another normal Myrtleville Monday swim.
For sneaky pre-season early morning swims, the week of March 23-27 has sunrise at 6.30am or before. As in previous years, a few “earlies” will get slid in there, I’m sure.
Denis Condon first into the water – Myrtleville sunrise on March 26, 2014
Then, with the hour change, we have to wait until the week commencing April 20th to see dawns at 6.30am or before. From then on, it’s non-stop until October 25th!!
Usual rush to be first in the water.
So Monday at 6.00 and Saturday at 08.15 will stay and we’ll start to add the 06.15 swims from April onwards. Yippee!!
Lots of emails asking about swim times. While there are many regulars on holidays, swims on Mondays at 6.00pm and Saturdays at 08.15 are the most likely ones to have groups assembling for anyone to join.
From August 13th, we’ll be back to normal 06.15 swims during the week as well. So, from then to when the clocks change, we will aim for the following at least:
These times can vary and are weather dependent, so definitely check in advance if you’re coming on your own. Swim at your own risk. Don’t swim alone. Always swim in groups.
Always remember – swim safe. Good information here for anyone swimming in Myrtleville.
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