When writing up my Spit chapter in 2016 I took the plunge to reconnect with my old coach, Scott Wilson, for the first time in 20 years ... It has been wonderful to stay in touch ever since. During COVID he had the brilliant idea to create a site for many different kinds of swimming … Continue reading More Reflections
When I joined the Modern History Department at Macquarie University, I did not realize how many members were into swimming. By odd coincidence, I spent a good deal of my early years swimming at national competitions. My new colleagues spotted a vulnerability and soon I was also part of their Saturday morning racing down at … Continue reading Swimming
Growing up a land-locked swimmer: musings on oceans, pools and coaching [published in T. Evans, ed., Swimming with the Spit (Sydney: NewSouth Press, 2016). My mum was a poor swimmer. She had migrated to Australia from England in 1964, and remained permanently worried about being ‘out of her depth’. She had heard that all Australian … Continue reading My Spit Chapter
Tanya's Spit book came out around the same time as the 2016 Summer Olympics. I joined the Olympic bandwagon and turned some of my musings into a piece for The Conversation: As we head into the summer Olympics in Rio, many Australians will be looking forward to the swimming events in particular. As they do they … Continue reading Conversational Swimming
Kate Fullagar 