A growing number of swimmers are taking to ocean rock pools across regional Western Australia to bond with like-minded souls and brave plunging water temperatures.
In the state's South West, groups gather at the water's edge from pre-dawn, in part to get a daily exercise fix, but largely to connect with fellow devotees.
Jo Hayes formed the Augusta-based Flinders Flounders swimming group in February, with up to 30 swimmers now fronting up for a morning swim in the often-chilly Southern Ocean.
