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.
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Image: Mona Vale Beach By Gab Scanu
Ocean swimming... and oceanswims.com
Ocean swimming... and sand
Ocean swimming... and swimming caps
Ocean swimming... with jellyfish
Ocean swimming... in rips
Ocean swimming... with shark nets
Ocean swimming... in ice
Ocean swimming... the English Channel
Ocean swimming... training
Ocean swimming... in polluted rivers
Ocean swimming... with Beachwatch
Ocean swimming... in plastic pollution
Ocean swimming... on other planets
Ocean swimming... with flesh-eating sea lice
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