Bondi Icebergs Club

Last updated

Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club
Bondi Icebergs pools.jpg
Bondi Baths, a swimming pool managed by the Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club
Bondi Icebergs Club
Location Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Opened1929
Type Tidal pool with associated winter swimming club
Website icebergs.com.au
Facilities
Sauna; museum; licensed club

The Bondi Icebergs Swimming Club is an Australian winter swimmers club, [1] located at the southern end of Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales. The swimming club was established in 1929 and has a small museum on the first floor. [2] A defining characteristic of the Club is a rule that to maintain membership it was mandatory that swimmers compete on three Sundays out of four for a period of five years. [3]

Contents

Water Polo by the Sea is held there every year by Australian Water Polo, with the Australia men's national water polo team taking on various international all star teams. [4]

The Bondi Icebergs Club was a location for a Jim Beam advertisement. [5] [6]

The Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club compete against Cronulla Polar Bears Winter Swimming Club, South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club, Clovelly Eskimos Winter Swimming Club, Maroubra Seals Winter Swimming Club, Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, Coogee Penguins Winter Swimming Club, Bronte Splashers, Wollongong Whales and Cottesloe Crabs in the Winter Swimming Association of Australia Championships. [7]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surf lifesaving</span> Beach surf lifesaving volunteers

Surf lifesaving is a multifaceted social movement that comprises key aspects of voluntary lifeguard services and competitive surf sport. Originating in early 20th century Australia, the movement has expanded globally to other countries, including New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Surf lifesavers in Australia are colloquially known as "Clubbies".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bondi Beach</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. It has a population of 11,656 residents. Its postcode is 2026. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are neighbouring suburbs. Bondi Beach is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia sparking two hit TV series Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bronte, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bronte is a beachside Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bronte Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the Waverley Council local government area of the Eastern Suburbs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cronulla, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coogee, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, Australia

Coogee is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, eight kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maroubra, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamarama</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tamarama is a beachside suburb, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tamarama is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bilgola Beach, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bilgola Beach is a suburb in Sydney's Northern Beaches in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bilgola Beach is 33 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It and Bilgola Plateau were gazetted as suburbs in 2012, dividing the previous suburb of Bilgola.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clovelly, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Clovelly is a small affluent beach-side suburb in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clovelly is located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manly Life Saving Club</span>

The Manly Life Saving Club is one of Australia's oldest Surf Life Saving Clubs, founded in 1911; located in the Sydney suburb of Manly, in the Northern Beaches Council in New South Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surf Life Saving Australia</span>

Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) is an Australian not-for-profit community organisation that promotes water safety and provides surf rescue services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Life saving reel</span>

The surf life saving reel was a beach life saving apparatus from Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bronte Beach</span> Locality in Sydney, New South Wales

Bronte Beach is a small but popular recreational beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is a division of the LGA of Waverley Council. Bronte Beach is 2 kilometres south of Bondi Beach and north of the much larger Coogee Beach.

John Chalmers, GC was a New Zealand-born Australian exchange recipient of the George Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry awarded to civilians or to military personnel for actions "not in the face of the enemy" in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. A member of the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, Chalmers was awarded the Albert Medal in 1922 for his actions in rescuing a swimmer during a shark attack at Coogee Beach. With the establishment of the George Cross, the Albert Medal was discontinued and, in 1971, living recipients of the decoration were invited to exchange their medal for the George Cross; Chalmers took up the offer and formally became a recipient of the George Cross.

The club was founded in 1903 and the movement has since spread to other parts of New South Wales and the rest of the country. The club rests on indigenous land and whilst there is no clear evidence for the name or names of the Eora people who lived in what is now the Waverley area, most sources agree on the Cadigal, but some sources name the Biddigal and Birrabirragal bands as well.

The Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club is Australia's oldest Surf Life Saving Club, founded in 1907. The club was officially established on 21 February 1907 at the Royal Hotel in Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales. The clubs aim is to ensure "No Lives Lost" at Bondi Beach and is a volunteer organisation that patrols Bondi Beach from October to April every year.

The Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club is one of Australia's oldest Surf Life Saving Clubs, founded in 1906. The club was established in 1906 the Club is situated at the northern end of Maroubra Beach in Sydney.

The South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club is one of Australia's oldest Surf Life Saving Clubs, founded in 1963. The club was established in 1963 the Club is situated at the Southern end of Maroubra Beach in Sydney.

References

  1. ↑ Whyte, Sarah (1 November 2014). "Surf Life Saving Australia leaves Bondi office space empty for four years while regional clubs struggle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Time Out". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "How we began". Heritage. Bondi Icebergs. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Home". Water Polo By The Sea. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jim Beam turns iconic Bondi Icebergs Pool into the world's largest ESKY cooler via The Works". 21 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jim Beam "makes history" with epic ESKY". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "My Site". www.wsaainc.com.

33°53′42″S151°16′28″E / 33.895134°S 151.27434°E / -33.895134; 151.27434

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.