Laetitia Touyeras, Cole Classic Ocean Swim (DOCO 2022)

365 days a year in the Northern Beaches (NSW), keen Manly locals, dubbed The Bold and Beautiful, brave the surf conditions and swim from Manly Beach round the corner to Shelly beach and back, a 1400m return ocean swim. The culmination of this daily swim is the annual Cole Classic Ocean Swim competition, held each year in February. The swimmers throw themselves into the pristine waters of the Cabbage Tree Reserve and swim 2km to the South Steyne corner of Manly Beach, their bright pink swimming caps bobbing in the waves. Wetsuits, flippers, board shorts and any form of floating device are not permitted in the timed race, as wearing any of these items disqualifies swimmers. Children also have a shorter version of the race.

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