Diving deep.
Stories from the blue.
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I’m standing on the shore, looking out to the waiting boats. I’m about to attempt a swim from Terrigal to Umina Beach on Australia’s Central Coast with five other swimmers. Together, in various configurations, we will cover a distance of 23km, a full day at sea. The route passes Bouddi…
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We were just kids
It’s January 1992. My sister Sarah and I are lounging in the backroom, bored, hot, irritable, watching teevee. A pedestal fan drones in the corner,…
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Butterflies over the water
The sun’s out and there are butterflies over the water at Umina. The 6:30 am crew are debriefing below the deck of the Umina Beach…
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Perhaps it takes courage to raise children
The baby is swaddled loosely, asleep in a Moses cot at the end of the couch, his froggy legs squat against a white fluffy lambskin…
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Adaptation: swimming through fire and pandemic
Driving down the curved road to Bondi, the bay sparkles blue, white sand open, empty and inviting. I get out of the car and the…
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I’m Nicole, an ocean swimmer and a writer. Welcome to my little corner of the internet, where I share my dual loves.
Nicole Holyer 