Malabar beach to Bondi beach

On November 13th 2011. I did a swim from Malabar beach to Bondi beach to raise awareness and funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation. I started the swim at Malabar beach in great swimming conditions and a great weather day. The first part of the swim went well but I then encountered a current against me and I also encountered a baby whale who was also swimming with the current which I was swimming against. I did hear the baby whale when it swam past me. But eventually I got past the current against me and at Bronte beach which is the beach prior to Bondi beach, I was met by Murray Rose and also Rosa Hollows one of Fred Hollows daughters and Murray swam with me and Rosa kayaked with me and also my mate Chad Schneider swam with me and we then swam around into Bondi beach and were met by Penny Tribe of The Fred Hollows Foundation and a news crew from Channel 7 and we raised a lot of awareness and funds for The Fred Hollows foundation. I would go onto do this swim for the next 3 years but I would change the format in that in 2012 I would swim from Collaroy beach to Shelley beach and then pick up to 24 other swimmers and swim back to North Steyne beach and these 24 other swimmers would raise money for The Fred Hollows Foundation. In 2013 I slightly shortened the swim to swim from Dee Why beach and then again gathered swimmers at Shelley beach and again swam back to North Steyne beach. Again in 2014 I again did this swim and again I started at Dee Why beach and swam again and picked up swimmers from Shelley beach and again swam back to North Steyne beach. I did not continue these swims after 2014. But in 2021 through to 2024 I got involved in the newly formed Fred’s big run This is where you do any type of exercise in the month of August and you raise funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation. I mainly do swimming as my exercise for The Fred’s big run and in August 2022 I organised a 10km swim at Wrringah Aquatic centre where I got others to come along and swim with me whilst I swam the 10 kms and I got a lot of school children to be involved to swim in the other lanes. I have raised a lot of money for The Fred Hollows Foundation through my swims or Fred’s big run all the way from 2006. I have raised $120,000 for The Fred Hollows Foundation over the years from 2006 to 2024.