Julie Poole

What a journey this has been after making the commitment to swim every day during August. But I did it with the support of a wonderful husband and the Warrior Women in my team. We usually dipped early each morning, in cold water and even colder beaches. Feeling exhausted but satisfied. Ready to do it all again next year. 

So today is my penultimate swim.  An amazing turnout  for our  official morning tea on the beach with our donation tin feeling quite full. I'll do a quiet swim tomorrow to see our the month and for my final dip pledge. 

White BeachWater Temp:  10.53 Warrior Women dunked and dipped in  the weedy waters. A quick exit.Ready for our celebratory dip tomorrow and community morning tea.

Yes friends and family, I only have 3 more dips to go to complete my pledge of 31 dips in August.What  journey this has been.  And what an amazing group of supporters I have behind me.....your words of encouragement and financial support has been truly overwhelming. Thank you to you all.

What an amazing turnaround by Mother Nature for my 27th dip. Two of my Warrior Women team mates were laid up today so it was a solo dip.

Despite waking to wild, windy and wet weather the intrepid trio of warrior women met at the beach for an extremely quick dip, with photos to prove the experience. A balmy 9.5 on the sand and just above 10degrees in the water. Brrr

An overcast day with rain setting in and silly pics on the menu. 12.5 in the water and a quick change on the beach before heading home for warmth and coffee.

We had a refreshing swim after our Monday morning exercise class. Where: Pirate's Bay BeachTemp: 13.5 degreesWhy: Raising awareness and funding for the Cancer Council.Fun level: definitely 10/10

The sunshine was encouraging at 7:30 in the morning, however the 10.5degree water was not inviting, neither was the windy and weedy water. However, in we went and completed our 23rd dip in 23 days. 

Cold and Windy on the beach - even more so in the water.9 degrees in the water.Quickest dunk in history. 10 minutes later I was back home, showered and back in my pj's. 

White Beach was the location today with the team. A cold 10.5degrees in the water, and we did a very quick dunk. On the home stretch in the daily swim pledge, with all of us surpassing our individual $$ targets. Let's see if we can get our team target over $3000

Well howdy  folks and fellow Daffy Dippers.  We had busy days today and so took an afternoon dunk instead.  A positive hot 16degrees air temp with 13.5 in the water. Gorgeous.

A long day in Hobart with 3 hours on the road I was utterly over crowds and traffic and so  pulled the plug on my planned swim in said city. Also too tired to don the swim togs and drive to a beach. Options were a cold hose in the garden or a cold shower. Check out the pic and guess where I had my cold dip......also very excited to receive a gold cap today. And that is NOT a smile of delight.

Aye me hearties.....a quick dip with team mate Peta after a low impact exercise class. 13.5degrees in the surf . 

White Beach, Tasman Peninsula - 8:30amAir Temp - 2degreesWater Temp - 9.5degreesA quick dip with the mist rising from the water's surface. Brrrrr

Well folks and Warrior Support Team.....we are halfway through August and this madness called cold water swimming......it really is fun! Trust me.Ambient temp  3degrees CWater temp 12.3degrees COn the home stretch now.

How excited were the Women Warriors this morning to finally see the whale that seems to have made this area home for a while. Lots of squeals and giggles, not only at seeing the whale but at the 10degree water temp. The wind chill factor was very apparent. 

Great effort to my tribe of warrior women.  13 is proving to be a lucky number for us, as we have all smashed our fundraising targets and our team has smashed the $2000 target. Windy weather hasn't deterred us, another 12 degree water dunk today. 

Bracing breeze for our 12th dip of this wonderful fundraising month. So happy to have these crazy women on this journey. Air Temp  12ish degreesWater Temp  11 degrees

Sunny morning with the team dipping in 12 degree water in SE Tasmanis

Into double figures with the number of dips completed. 10down, 21 to go

Warmer waters and the promise of whales in the water at White Beach, on the Tasman Peninsula. 

Stewart's Bay was a cooler 11° this morning. 

Stewart's Bay on an overcast day, dipping with my crazy friend.

Dip #3 at Eaglehawk Neck, in the surf at Pirates Bay Beach. A warm 12 degrees and so much fun.

warm midday dip with 14degrees in the water

Stewart's Baythers in Tasmania, 12 degrees in the water