I go down to the shore (2026)

At the same time every morning, on the same small stretch of beach, the Cremorne Ocean Dippers submerge themselves in the icy waters off the south-east coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania). With my mother being one of these cold water swimmers, I have witnessed, and partaken, in the quiet wonder of this daily ritual. ‘I go down to the shore’ is a love letter to this daily practice and the people who enact it.