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BIC Open Water Challenge 2026
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DescriptionThe Saturday prior to Opening Day has become an important part of the Bergs calendar. It is an event for our fastest swimmers to pitch themselves against one another, as well as all other swimmers, guessing what time they can complete the swim in.
Cans are placed in the Bay, and we leave from and return to the stairs that enter the Bogey Hole at the Northern end of the pool— a course of approximately 1.8 kilometres in the open ocean.
Swimmers nominate their time in advance, though this is no easy task — the wave conditions on the day can change everything.
After the swim, we are welcomed with a hot Irish coffee and a BBQ on the sun deck, where the winners are announced.
This year, we were once again joined by many members of our sister swimming club in San Francisco - SERC.
Date02.05.2026EventOpen Water ChallengeMenuDecades | 2020-29 | 2026Events | Open Water Challenge | 2026KeywordsOpen Water Challenge, SERCLocation[1]
Cans are placed in the Bay, and we leave from and return to the stairs that enter the Bogey Hole at the Northern end of the pool— a course of approximately 1.8 kilometres in the open ocean.
Swimmers nominate their time in advance, though this is no easy task — the wave conditions on the day can change everything.
After the swim, we are welcomed with a hot Irish coffee and a BBQ on the sun deck, where the winners are announced.
This year, we were once again joined by many members of our sister swimming club in San Francisco - SERC.
Date02.05.2026EventOpen Water ChallengeMenuDecades | 2020-29 | 2026Events | Open Water Challenge | 2026KeywordsOpen Water Challenge, SERCLocation[1] Click on the image to add
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BIC Open Water Challenge 2026 (02.05.2026). Bondi Icebergs, accessed 11/09/2026, https://bondiicebergs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/13650