Welcome to the home of the "Brighton Icebergers", the year round open water swimming group founded by John Locco – sea temp in Winter 7 – 12 deg C rising to 22 deg C in Summer. The Brighton Icebergers, with much history behind them, have access to two great facilities for year round swimming. In the 1980's when John Locco, the prime mover in the preservation of the Middle Brighton Baths and environs began swimming around the Brighton pier with his great mate Robert Hooper, little did he envisage how the number of swimmers would grow, events multiply and sorties undertaken to compete in ocean swims around Victoria and the Globe.. Read More.. 2018 photo 2017 photo 2016 photo 2014 photo 2013 photo 2012 photo 2011 photo 2010 by Jenny Roberts Thompson 2009 by Andrew Miller 2008 by Jenny Roberts Thompson
Iceberger Don Warner has recently published a new book about the Brighton Icebergers, called Beyond The Tip Tales of the Icebergers of Brighton . The book is 230 pages long, with 228 photos and chronicles the swimming histories of 152 Iceberger swimmers. In addition, the book also includes numerous full colour photos of certain Iceberger events, some very 'cool' and very 'cold' places to swim and other information pertinent to our hardy winter swimming group. Loading...