Bondi Icebergs Pool
Ocean pool at Bondi Beach run by a winter swimming club since 1929
Overview
The Icebergs pool sits at the south end of Bondi Beach with waves regularly washing over its edge, attached to a winter swimming club founded in 1929. It may be the most photographed swimming pool in the world. Its rules required club members to swim winter Sundays for years to keep membership.
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