How swimming became a mark of being Australian
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Richard GloverBroadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
July 2, 2021 11.00am
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What does your swimming stroke say about you? I prefer breaststroke to Aussie crawl, which either means I don’t like getting my hair wet, or I’m too uncoordinated to handle the complexities of turning my head in time with my breathing.
The truth: it’s the breathing. It’s like trying to pat your head while rubbing your tummy. I always end up with a mouthful of water. At age 14, halfway through a race at the school swimming carnival, I even decided to give up on the crawl and move into breaststroke for the last leg of the event.
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By jingo, border closures keep out the icy pole set
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Richard GloverBroadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
January 1, 2021 4.00pm
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Thank god the borders are closed. No longer do we need to deal with holidaymakers from other states, heading to the beach in a pair of “swimming bathers”, demanding a “pot” at the local pub, while their children beg for an “icy pole”.
In normal times, Australians behave as if state borders don’t matter – but, when it comes to January, they always have. In the winter months we may be one country, girt by sea, but not once we start splashing around in the stuff that is doing the girting.