achievements
Since 1953, our club has been one of the most successful winter swimming clubs in the country.
Our club has proudly won:
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24 of 26 South Metropolitan Titles.
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Australian Winter Swimming Championship Titles of;
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1976 Newcastle, NSW
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1977 Manly, NSW
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1981 Newcastle, NSW
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1982 Port Maquarie, NSW
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1983 Southport, QLD
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1994 Wollongong, NSW
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1996 Sutherland, NSW
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1997 Port Macquarie, NSW
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1998 Maroubra, NSW
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2000 Banora Point, NSW
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2002 Maroubra, NSW
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2015 Wagga, NSW
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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.
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Life Member, Dennis Ford (Fordy) making a speech on behalf of the bears Australian Title win in Newcastle, 1981.
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