Ok, so I didn't grow up near the ocean. Outdoor swimming (outside of swimming pools) isn't something that was such a big thing in my life, but after some time in the UK and finding how much fun it was to swim in all sorts of places (lakes, rivers, oceans) in all sorts of conditions (hot, cold, calm, rough), well, it become more of a quest. I still don't live conveniently close to any sort of wild swim place, but whenever I travel, I still try to find places. So, my list of 2009 and going back a few years.
2010
- Half Moon Bay, Black Rock Beach, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Australia - 10 January 2010
- Apollo Bay, Apollo Bay, Bass Strait, VIC, Australia - 2 January 2010
- Aire River, Hordern Vale, VIC, Australia - 1 January 2010
2009
- St George River/Cape Otway, Lorne, Bass Strait VIC, Australia - 31 December 2009
- Torquay Beach (wading only), Zeally Bay, Bass Strait, VIC, Australia - 31 December 2009
- Henley Beach, Gulf St Vincent, Adelaide, SA, Australia - 5 Nov 2009
- Gemstone Bay, South Pacific, Hahei, New Zealand - 22 April 2009 (snorkeling)
- Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 21 April 2009
- Cottesloe Beach, Indian Ocean, WA, Australia - 19 March 2009
- South Beach, Indian Ocean, Fremantle, WA, Australia - 15 March 2009
- Frenchman's Bay, Southern Ocean, WA, Australia - 8 March 2009
- Two Peoples Bay, Southern Ocean, WA, Australia - 6 March 2009
- Southern Ocean 2 hours walk east of Pallinup, WA, Australia - 25 February 2009 (skinny dip!)
- Southern Ocean at Beaufort inlet at Pallinup River, WA, Australia - 20-25 February 2009
- Frankland River, Nornalup, WA, Australia - 13 February 2009
- Greens Pool, William Bay, Southern Ocean, near Denmark, WA, Australia - 8 February 2009
- Mistaken Island, Frenchman's Bay, Southern Ocean, Albany, WA, Australia - 22 January 2009 (also snorkeling)
- South Beach, Indian Ocean, Fremantle, WA, Australia - 17 January 2009
- Catherine Point, Indian Ocean, Fremantle, WA, Australia - 16 January 2009 (bonus dolphin sighting)
- Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 January 2009
2008
- Laem Thian, Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 28, 29, 30, 31 December 2008, 1 January 2009
- Cua Dai Beach, South China Sea, Hoi An, Vietnam - 4 December 2008
- Lake Baikal, Sakhurta, Siberia, Russia - 26 September 2008 (ok, only dipped hand in)
- Finnhamn, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, 3 September 2008
- Kalgardson, Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, 2 September 2008
- Aurlandsfjorden, Norway, 17 August 2008
- Liverpool Bay/River Mersey, Wirral, Irish Sea, UK, 27 July 2008
- Brockwell Lido, London, UK, 23 July 2008
- West Mersea, Essex, Thames Estuary, UK, 20 July 2008 (ok, only waded)
- Grange Chine, Brightstone Bay, Isle of Wight, English Channel, UK, 15 July 2008
- Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, English Channel, UK, 14 July 2008
- Hampstead Heath, mixed pond, London, UK, 6 July 2008
- Fraserburgh Bay, Fraserburgh, North Sea, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 7 June 2008
- Boulmer Haven, Boulmer, North Sea, Northumberland, UK, 20 May 2008
- Loch Tay, Fearnan by Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland - 13 May 2008
- The West Sands, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Firth of Forth, Scotland - 1 January 2008
2007
- London Fields Lido, Hackney, London, UK - Sept 2007
- Lake Bala, Bala, Wales - Aug 2007
- River Usk (Afon Wysg), Crickhowell, Wales - Aug 2007
- Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex, English Channel, UK - Aug 2007
- Hampstead Heath, mixed pond, London, UK - Aug 2007
- Dunwich, Suffolk, North Sea, UK - July 2007
- Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, Thames Estuary, UK - July 2007
- Druridge Bay, Northumberland, North Sea, UK - June 2007
- St Bees, Cumbria, Irish Sea, UK - June 2007
- River Cocker, Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK - June 2007
2006
- Lake Bala, Wales - Aug 2006
- Pett Level, East Sussex, English Channel, UK - Aug 2006
- Winchelsea, East Sussex, English Channel, UK - Aug 2006
- Hastings, East Sussex, English Channel, UK - July 2006
- Dunwich, Suffolk, North Sea, UK - July 2006
- Naples, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, USA - June 2006
