This past week I aged.. literally.. but I have also had some very interesting moments...
I have new respect for TV ads and the details that goes into the back of them. To be frank more communication and the ad would possibly have been shot quicker/cleaner/with less effort...but that is a story for another day. Last comment on that was how shooting was stopped as pod of dolphins (for the 2nd day in a row) did a swim-by of the Sea Point Pavilion..the water almost boiled with activity.

How did I come about to be at a film shoot? I have been tweaking a couple of swimmer's open-water swimming technique at the Pavilion between Internet searches.and in a moment of madness consented to be "an extra"... Bright eyed (not!) and bushy tailed (definitely not!) at 5:45am I arrived at the Pavilion. Little was I to realize that there were already swimmers in the water. What memories that brought back - you see I grew up in Sea Point - not too far away from the Pav . My earliest memory was at 6 months being dropped into the Pav... I come from a water-born family (my Grandad Aaron was a feature of Sea Point; this was taken up by my Dad -Kevin who was well supported by my Uncles Bram, David and Michael).. I too progressed to 5am training swims...

Where to next I ask... Well 1SOMS (aka 1st Sunday of Month Swim) will continue to grow.. more "landlubbers" will remember their earliest memories of being waterborne and come enjoy the Open Water...

Expect improvements ... look for efficiencies .... they are out there.. they are attainable...

Sea u on the beach 08h15 on Sunday 6 March...

Yours
Warren