
Marianne Bonnay
Marianne Bonnay is a resilient 55-year-old geologist from France who has found solace and healing in the ocean after the tragic loss of her husband, Stephen Dick, who drowned while saving their children from a rip current. A dedicated swimmer, she engages in a six-days-a-week swimming ritual at Merewether Ocean Baths in Newcastle, Australia, where she embraces the invigorating cold water as a means to cope with her grief and reconnect with life. Through her journey of loss, she has transformed the ocean into her 'happy place,' using swimming as a therapeutic outlet that fosters mindfulness and rejuvenation.
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Marianne Bonnay is a geologist who finds peace in swimming at the ocean after the tragic loss of her husband.
The ocean took her husband while he was saving their kids. Now she finds peace in the waterThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2026-07-23


