Not far from Sydney, in the suburb of Bondi Beach, there is a cold-water swimming club on the bay called the . Every Sunday from May to September, more than race in order to make, or stay in, the club. To make the club, a swimmer must swim in a race at least three Sundays a month for five years. If they make the club, but then manage to swim only two Sundays in one month, they will be banned from the club for a year.
You can read more about the history of the club on the . If you go to Sydney during the winter and want for a new sort of active jaunt, it's cheap to try the pool. Adults can swim for $5 and children for $3.50. If you're squeamish about crowds, there are . If you're not quite sure about the water, there's a daily temperature measurement (). If the cold-water swimming and after-dip drinks aren't enough to draw you in, the website tallies the number of whales seen from the club deck (39 so far).
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