James Magnussen Headed to London 2012 Olympics
Swimmer James Magnussen is headed to the London 2012 Olympics after achieving personal bests in the 50m and 100 swims at the Australian Swimming Championships. James ‘The Missile’ Magnussen as he is affectionately known, will be competing in 4 events at the Olympics. Magnussen was awarded the right to swim in the Olympics after achieving...
Bondi Beats North Bondi in Stan Mac Relay
As anticipated in an earlier post at BondiLife, Bondi has won the annual Stan Mac relay, making it three in a row! This year’s event was the 70th annual event which had Bondi winning over their North Bondi rivals the whole way, with 24 seconds separating the team captain Simon Watkins from runner-up, Zoe Whitfield...
Shark Island Swim Challenge at Cronulla Beach
The first Cronulla Shark Island Swim took place in October 1987, when sixty-four swimmers tackled the medium swell running and choppy water. The 2.4 kilometre course started at Cronulla Beach, running out to sea, around Shark Island and back to Cronulla beach. No buoys were used so competitors rang their own race with David O’Brien...
Bondi Surf Club’s Stan MacDonald Race
Bondi Surf Club’s Annual Stan MacDonald relay race takes place Sunday 18th March, 2012. Twenty of the best swimmers from the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club will line up to represent the club, competing against the North Bondi Surf Club. The event is an annual Bondi Beach tradition that goes back 63 years. The...
Roosters’ Star Anthony Minichiello
It’s not looking likely that Bondi’s local team, the Roosters, will see fullback Anthony Minichiello defect to his ancestral country, Italy, or any other country’s rugby team, in the immediate future, given his success over twentysomethings in his team of late. Minichiello (teammate of Shaun Kenny-Dowall) and his new wife, shoe designer Terry Biviano, are...
Catherine McNeil for Vogue Australia at Bondi
When Australian supermodel Catherine McNeil was in Sydney shooting the Seafolly Swimwear campaign, she was also photographed by Max Doyle for Vogue Australia’s April 2012 issue at Bondi Beach. Bondi beach and Vogue Australia are far from strangers, as Abbey Lee & Tyler Atkins were featured on the cover of Vogue Australia’s Bondi Summer issue...
Chanel Surfing
At BondiLife we’re fans of Karl Lagerfeld, as well as Chanel for opening at Bondi as well as their use of Bondi Iceberg’s inspired blues in their products, well now we have another reason. Chanel has released a beautiful series of mini films directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) with Danny...
Tamarama to Clovelly Swim
The 2.5km TamaCloey 2.5km Cliffside Odyssey This swim is brought to you through the partnership of Tamarama and Clovelly surf clubs and takes place on Sunday 26th February 2012 at 9am. The 2.5km course begins at beautiful Tamarama Beach, with the swimmers navigating a route south across Bronte Beach and past the spectacular Clovelly cliffs....
Channing Tatum at Bondi
Actor Channing Tatum made the most of his visit to Sydney with a visit to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach today. Tatum, with fellow actor Jonah Hill, in town as part of their international promotional tour for their new movie 21 Jump Street will host a screening for their movie tomorrow evening. Hill actually found himself...
James ‘The Missile’ Magnussen Sponsorship
At the mere age of 20, James Magnussen has become the first Australian male swimmer in history to win the 100 metres Freestyle at a FINA World Championship, where he also led out the gold medal winning 4 x 100m freestyle relay team stopping setting the record for the fastest time ever recorded without a...
Rio in Bondi Exhibition
RIO in BONDI Exhibition by Emmanuelle Bernard ‘Rio in Bondi’ is an exhibition of photographic works by French born Brazilian domiciled Emmanuelle Bernard showing at the Bondi Pavillion. Bernard’s work captures the splendor and tenderness of Rio de Janeiro through the artist’s love-poem of images. Bernard seeks not to show the physical aspects of place...
Vans Bowl-a-Rama 2012
The Vans Bowl-A-Rama 2012, one of skateboarding’s biggest bowl contests, will soon take place at Bondi, Australia’s most iconic beach. Skateboarding’s legendary Steve Caballero and wonder-kid Pedro Barros will return to defend their titles and compete against the planet’s heaviest shredders. With a massive $80,000 in prize money up for grabs, there will be some...
