Ocean pools are a delight. I love swimming in them, and they are also quite often simply beautiful places to be. Dr. Marie-Louise McDermott has written a PhD on ocean pools (Wet, wild and convivial: past, present and future contributions of Australia’s ocean pools to surf, beach, pool and body cultures and recreational coasts) and runs a fantastic website dedicated to ocean pools, All into ocean pools inc.
I had a wonderful chat with Marie-Louise about her love of ocean pools, why Australia (and Sydney in particular) has such a rich tradition of them, and their influence on Australian life.
Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License:
Image: Mona Vale Beach By Gab Scanu
Ocean swimming... with John Sheely
Ocean swimming... with Chloe McCardel
Ocean swimming... the Coals to Newcastle
Ocean swimming... in extreme environments
Ocean swimming... with Bold and Beautiful
Ocean swimming... and underwater forests
Ocean swimming... with Shane Gould
Ocean swimming... and Places We Swim
Ocean swimming... and COVID-19
Ocean swimming... and event organisation
Ocean swimming... and The Memory Pool
Ocean swimming... the oceans seven
Ocean swimming... and extreme endurance
Ocean swimming... with the wild swimming brothers
Ocean swimming... and wave power
Ocean swimming... and tsunamis
Ocean swimming... in poo
Ocean swimming... with whales (part 2)
Ocean swimming... with whales (part 1)
Ocean swimming... and the box jellyfish antidote
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