Pool Reviews – Swimming & Coffee

The Icebergs

Bondi Icebergs is iconic Australia at its best, and it’s one of the most instagrammed pools in the world. As you can tell from the photos I visited on a bright sunny autumn day a couple of weeks ago, but I did swim in a squad through winter for a couple of years and it’sContinue reading “The Icebergs”

Northbridge Baths

Close to the top of the list of what I miss about North Sydney Pool is the deep salty water. Northbridge Baths has plenty of that. The baths are made up of a netted off section of Middle Harbour with plenty of space for splashing about in the shallows and a set of starting blocksContinue reading “Northbridge Baths”

The ABC Pool

ABC Pool looking north with the pool on the left and the harbour on the right

I was intending to go to Northbridge Baths today, and I did in fact drive up there and park, but as soon as I got out of the car a fleet of Mosman tractors arrived and out a battalion of 8-10 year olds assembled who quickly took over the whole place. Not wanting to crashContinue reading “The ABC Pool”