Wylie’s Baths in Coogee turns away swimmers for the first time in memory. But people will head back into open waters soon, experts say
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At Wylie’s Baths in Sydney’s east, the blue and yellow-ringed upper deck has never been busier.
On the concrete below, towels are crowded together. In the water, regular lap swimmers have to contend with an onslaught of first-timers.