Emma Brunning - Active Blu

Sue Oldham – Getting better with age. "My advice to other swimmers, or non swimmers, is don’t put off doing things, life goes by so quickly and one never knows what will be around the corner so make the most of this time, it can never be retrieved”. (Sue, Oldham, 2013) An inspiration to many wishing to challenge themselves this year. Sue is an inspirational, modest Character, having only started swimming in her 40`s, She is best known as the oldest women to swim across the English Channel. At the age of 65 Sue entered the record books finishing her swim in 17 hours 11 mins. However the list of records, stories and amazing accomplishments is endless. Based in Perth Australia, I had a rare opportunity to catch up with Sue and ask her a few questions regarding her swimming back ground, who inspired her and her greatest Challenges to date. Emma:   “Please tell me about how and when you got into swimming”? Sue:  “ About 20 years ago a frien...

Keeping your cool on event day… Perth is hosting the Worlds Largest Open Water Swimming Event on 23 rd  Feb 2013. Thousands of swimmers from across the world are participating in the 20km event, so as you can imagine this is going to be one wild day! With so much commitment and dedication shown from the swimmers, skippers, kayakers and support crews over the last 6 months, the question is: How do you keep your cool on event day? Event Day The actual day is a huge occasion with thousands of participants, big crowds and boats, let alone the challenge of swimming 20km. It is all ahead of you and it is vital that we take it all in, celebrate how far we have come, take a deep breath and just do your thing. No matter what your challenge, keeping your cool and enjoying the experience is the most important thing at this point.  Remember your training is done, you know how to swim and everything you have learnt and gone through in preparing for t...