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Peter McDonald

Sea Eels to start winter swimming in May at Coalcliff Pool

By Peter McDonald, president of the Sea Eels Winter Swimming Club The Stanwell Park Sea Eels will be back for our 36th year of Winter Swimming starting Sunday, 5 May. Our club is a family club open to all swimmers who can swim 50 metres unaided. We...

Peter McDonald

March 2024

Sport & Leisure

Sea Eels celebrate winter swimming season’s end

The Sea Eels have completed their 35th Year of winter swimming (except for their Annual Xmas drinks on Saturday, 9 December), and what a successful and enjoyable season it was. We only had one bad day with rain but the rest were sunny, with water temperature never dropping below 14 degrees. Five new members joined us and are keen to return next season.

Peter McDonald

November 2023

Sport & Leisure

Adventures with the Stanwell Park Sea Eels

Winter swimming is back in full swing. With new members, ladies and gents, joining us for our 35th year, we average 15 to 20 swimmers each Sunday in waters that now dip below 15°C. To date we have visited the Bulli Sea Lions to contest the “Jimmy...

Peter McDonald

August 2023

Sport & Leisure

Sea Eels enjoy winter swims in ‘balmy’ water at Coalcliff Pool

Winter swimming with the Stanwell Park Sea Eels is back in full swing. The club has held three swims, with 30 swimmers eager to get back into the water, which has been on average a balmy 20°C. At our AGM, held on swim one on 30 April, we awarded...

Peter McDonald

June 2023

Sport & Leisure

New Eels take the plunge

By the Sea Eels Winter Swimming Club president Peter McDonald After two years of not too much swimming thanks to Covid we are back in business in our 34th Year of Winter Swimming. Our numbers are slightly down this season for a couple of reasons...

Peter McDonald

June 2022

Sport & Leisure

Join the friendly Sea Eels

Thank you to all our members who hosted the Aussie BBQ on Australia Day at the Helensburgh Stanwell Park surf club and thank you to all those who supported us on the day. All proceeds will go to our main charity, CRAM Foundation. After...

Peter McDonald

March 2022

Sport & Leisure

Sea Eels Report

By Peter McDonald, president of the Stanwell Park Sea Eels winter swimming club Except for a few swims early in the season, we once again had to abandon our weekly swim and other social events. Although we were denied any of our regular fundraising...

Peter McDonald

December 2021