The Vladswim Cold Water Swim camp in Melbourne once again provided some important lessons for all extreme Channel swimmers. The camp hosted 23 swimmers from all parts of Australia including Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra and Perth.  These swimmers braved  7 separate cold water swims in 15.5 degree water temperature. The tough swim conditions were exactly

At the end of the ABC pool season we held the longest session in the pool: 100 x 100m swim sets. This year 30 swimmers attended this unusual Vladswim event. The swim was enjoyable in a fantastic sunny weather and friendly atmosphere. For some of the swimmers, this was their first time covering such a

The South Head roughwater , a distance of 10km from North Bondi to Watson’s bay was the last swim in Sydney of the 2017 season. AS always, the Vladswim swimmers were ready for a rough water swim challenge but the great weather conditions meant a fast swim. The fastest  swimmer overall was Cormac who won

Swimming travel adventures bring new swims challenge for our Vladswim swimmers. A few years ago, Tori competed in the 4 lakes swim in the USA and her fantastic description of the experience inspired other swimmers to give it a go. The event – called SCAR and run by Kevin Nicholas- is composed of 4 swims

In April 2017, the first attempt on the warm Molokai swim by a Vladswim member took place. Cae, an experienced and highly motivated swimmer, travelled to Hawaii to get into water of the Kaiwi Channel that lies between Molokai and Oahu Island. The channel is 25.8 miles(41.5km) with strong winds and current and a large

The week of waiting for Cook Strait Swim. In the first week of April, Dean Summers, Kylie, Daniel and coach Vlad flew to New Zealand to try to beat the Cook Strait. This swim is between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Dean was ready for a good swim and the rest of us