achievements

Since 1953, our club has been one of the most successful winter swimming clubs in the country.

Our club has proudly won:

• 24 of 26 South Metropolitan Titles.
   

• Australian Winter Swimming Championship Titles of;

  • 1976 Newcastle, NSW

  • 1977 Manly, NSW

  • 1981 Newcastle, NSW

  • 1982 Port Maquarie, NSW

  • 1983 Southport, QLD

  • 1994 Wollongong, NSW

  • 1996 Sutherland, NSW

  • 1997 Port Macquarie, NSW

  • 1998 Maroubra, NSW

  • 2000 Banora Point, NSW

  • 2002 Maroubra, NSW

  • 2015 Wagga, NSW

The Australian Winter Swimming Championships is and always has been our biggest and most treasured competition of the year.

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With 12 flags under our belt since 1976 and our most recent win in 2015, The Bears competitive spirit is thriving now more than ever.

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Only recently has our successes been out shadowed by an equally talented club, the Harbord Frigid Frogs.