Sydney

"It's this deep U shaped bay with a bridge so that you can get to this side where you can jump in. It's actually one of the most beautiful spots."

Parsley Bay Reserve

"This is in Cremorne point. You can see the harbor in the city from this spot. People always seem to be sort of taking things quite slow here."

Maccallum Seawater Pool

"The beauty of this pool is that it fills and empties with the tides because it's filled by the ocean. It often gets a lot of sea life."

Wylie's Baths

"Only a few hours out of San Francisco is a town called Calistoga. It's wine country but also hot spring country. Many of the properties here have their own natural springs that feed into their swimming pools, so the water is slightly sulphury and salty. The one that we feature in our book is Indian Springs, which is one of the biggest ones in town.  Lots of the little hotels and guest houses have hot springs that you can visit and soak in, then go and visit a winery in the afternoon. But often you have to be a guest at the hotel to swim. The whole experience here is pretty luxurious, amongst the vineyards. It felt like a very Californian experience to us."

Indian Springs Calistoga

Writer and editor Caroline Clements spent a year traveling around Australia to research for her books 'Places We Swim' and 'Places We Swim in Sydney'. Then later, she embarked on a six-month journey around California in a motorhome, and the result is a book about the best swims in the state.

The books, written with partner, photographer Dillon Seitchik-Reardon, are a selection of stunning beaches, pools and lakes where the couple love to swim and take in the view. Caroline was the founding editor of the digital publication Broadsheet, produced the guide What to Eat and Where to Get it, and is the Australian editor of the global travel and lifestyle website A Hotel Life. Currently based in Sydney, we caught up with Caroline ahead of the release of her latest book to discover some of her favorite spots to swim in California. 

Writer and editor Caroline Clements spent a year traveling around Australia to research for her book Places We Swim and then later, Places We Swim in Sydney.

Sydney with Caroline Clements

Dive into the Californian wilderness with Caroline Clements, author of the highly popular book series, 'Places We Swim'. 

California with Caroline Clements

Writer and editor Caroline Clements spent a year traveling around Australia to research for her books 'Places We Swim' and 'Places We Swim in Sydney'. Then later, she embarked on a six-month journey around California in a motorhome, and the result is a book about the best swim spots in the state.

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