"It was an exhilarating day in every possible way. Standing on the cold sand on a Sunday morning, I saw the sun flash off powerful surf as it curved into whitewater that rushed up the beach. The sound of it boomed around the nearby cliffs. The passing clouds threw dark green patches across the frothy water, the air was crisp and dry. Today's swim promised to be great."
"I was about a hundred metres from shore when a large set loomed, broke and rushed towards me. I dived deep into gloomy green water and felt the wave's power move through and over me. More waves came and I dived again. After the third dive I came up and felt something was wrong. White noise rushed into my left ear. I began to feel weak. A cramping kind of pain moved down the right side of my neck."
A winter swim took place at MacMasters beach on the NSW central coast under a powerful east swell. Strong surf curved into whitewater and boomed around nearby cliffs as passing clouds cast dark green patches across frothy water. Winter swimming club members wore cozzies, bright pink caps and goggles and mostly stayed in shallow water or used a protected rockpool. One swimmer swam out about a hundred metres, used fins and goggles, and dove beneath successive breaking sets. After the third dive the swimmer experienced white noise in the left ear, weakness and a cramping pain down the right side of the neck, prompting an immediate exit.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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