Brighton Icebergers

The Brighton Icebergers are a cold-water swimming organisation based in Victoria, Australia.[1]

History
John Locco the founder of Brighton Icebergers.

The Brighton Icebergers were founded by former school teacher and former Mayor of Brighton John Locco who ran for Council at one point when the Brighton swimming baths was in danger of closing, the Icebergers swim near the baths. The Icebergers are prominent for swimming in very cold water, one of its members Ted Baillieu was once Premier of Victoria.[2] Another prominent member of the Icebergers is Dan Canta who was trained by record breaking swimmer John Van Wisse.[3] One member of the Icebergers was initially concerned with the dredging in the Brighton bay.[4]

Five degrees the Icebergers known to swim in at 5.30am.[5] In 2010 some of the icebergers saw a shark in the Brighton bay Locco dismissed the seriousness of it stating that sharks are seen there all the time.[6] The Icebergers had a dispute with the Royal Brighton yacht club over membership in 2015.[7] Locco while Mayor of Brighton engaged Brighton baths manager Mark Greene in a punch up the 1990s which resulted in Greene's sacking. Locco had a brother Frank who died while snorkeling in the Philippines.[8] [9] The Icebergers have been declared one of the things that make somewhere a real baysider and that Dendy beach is where the Icebergers swim in Victoria.[10] [11] At least one of the Icebergers swim long distances when out in the ocean off near the suburb of Brighton.[12] Locco carried Sam Soliman out on his shoulders after Solimnans victory in Germany. [13] [14]

References
  1. "Icebergers - Brighton Baths Health Club Sea Baths & Gymnasium".
  2. Lucas, Clay (11 December 2005). "Icebergers taking the heat of competition". The Age.
  3. "Category". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. Elder, John (10 July 2010). "No winter of discontent for Icebergers lured to the sea". The Age.
  5. "In pictures: The icy addiction of swimming in winter". 22 July 2015.
  6. "No pause for jaws after shark spotted". 15 March 2010.
  7. "Category". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  8. "Vale Frank Locco - June 21st 1954 – September 2nd 2016". Skyline Foundation. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  9. "Info" (PDF). www.parliament.vic.gov.au. 1993.
  10. "Case closed: Aussie marine biologist solves Dendy Beach "bloody legs" mystery". 8 August 2017.
  11. "Category". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  12. "Category". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  13. "Soliman agrees to fight Sturm for world title". 1 April 2014.
  14. https://www.rbyc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RBYC-Annual-Report-and-Balance-Sheet.pdf
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