HE’S one of the best surf swimmers in ironman history but Ky Hurst has admitted his pet leg is “quite weak” and needs work heading into the summer’s Kellogg’s series. The dual Olympian refused to touch his craft during winter as he gave everything to his London open-water swimming campaign. Since returning from the Games [...]

It was a picture perfect day on Sunday for the first swim in the Body Science Great Australian Swim Series – the sun was shining, the ocean was like glass and the whales even popped in to see what was going on, with hundreds of swimmers young and old taking the plunge. Congratulations to all [...]

Well I have arrived here in London and if I didn’t feel the hype of the Games before I surely do now. The atmosphere here is amazing and its great to catch up with a few athletes I haven’t seen since the last games. It’s mind-blowing to see all the different athletes from around the [...]

OPEN WATER SWIMMING: Ky Hurst is a legend of the Australian surf. He is the only man to have won seven Australian ironman titles and 27 Australian surf titles, and has been inducted into the Surf Lifesaving Hall of Fame.

I know a lot of people on the team are saying this but the time leading up to the Games has gone really fast, and as I sit here in the international terminal for my flight I don’t think I could have prepared any better. I think that I am swimming as well as I [...]