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Bondi Icebergs

The Bondi Icebergs lap pool and children’s pool beside the surf at the southern end of Bondi Beach, Sydney
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Bondi Icebergs

SeenAug 2026

Bondi Icebergs Club · Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia · club since 1929

Photo: Alex Proimos / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0), as also published in World Art Utopia.

Bondi Icebergs is a 50-metre lap pool and a smaller children’s pool carved into the cliffs at the southern end of Bondi Beach in Sydney. It is home to the Bondi Icebergs Club, which calls itself the only licensed Winter Swimming Club in the world, dating back to 1929. Source Source Source Checked

Seen Aug 2026: Visit Bondi Beach, on a page last reviewed on 8 August 2026, says the pool damaged by the swell of 1 April 2025 “has long since been repaired and reopened”. The reopening day itself is not confirmed; 18 April 2025 was only flagged at the time. The newest dated photograph we verified is from 8 September 2019. Source Source Reported

More photos

A wave bursting over the seaward wall and chain rail of the Bondi Icebergs lap pool, with two swimmers in the churning water
2006 A wave breaks over the pool wallPhoto: Taro Taylor / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
The white Bondi Icebergs clubhouse above the lap pool and the children’s pool, seen from Notts Avenue with the open sea behind
2013 Clubhouse and both pools from Notts AvenuePhoto: Bidgee / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The lap pool with its lane lines seen from above, heavy surf breaking beside it and Bondi Beach behind
2019 The lap pool beside heavy surfPhoto: Sardaka / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

đź’ˇ 5 things to know

  1. Founded by lifesaversThe club says it began in 1929 with local life savers who wanted to keep fit during the winter months. Source Reported
  2. Three Sundays out of fourThe club says Rule 15B made it mandatory for swimmers to compete on three out of four Sundays for a period of five years. Source Source Reported
  3. Women since 1995The club says female members were admitted in 1995. Source Reported
  4. Open all yearSydney.com says the pool is open to the public year-round, with lifeguards on duty during opening hours. Source Reported
  5. When the sea comes inOn the night of 1 April 2025 an enormous swell smashed into the pool; waves surged over the terrace and shattered glass fencing near the change rooms. Source Reported

đź“Ť Where it is

1 Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach, at the southern end of the beach, Sydney, Australia. Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 1887

    Baths built over a rock pool

  2. 1929

    Club founded

  3. 1995

    Women admitted

  4. 200614 Aug

    A wave breaks over the pool wall · camera date

  5. 201119 Jun

    Pool photographed · camera date

  6. 201325 Mar

    Clubhouse and both pools · camera date

  7. 20198 Sep

    Lap pool beside heavy surf · camera date

  8. 20252 Apr

    Closed after swell damage · Visit Bondi Beach

  9. 20268 Aug

    Page reviewed: pool repaired and reopened · Visit Bondi Beach

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark dated records and reports. Publication dates are not camera dates.

🗞️ In the sources

Bondi Icebergs ClubClub page

“the only licensed Winter Swimming Club in the world, dating back to 1929”

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Sydney.comDestination NSW

“a 50-metre lap pool and a smaller children's pool carved into the cliffs”

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Visit Bondi Beach2 Apr 2025

“an enormous overnight swell smashed into the pool on the night of 1 April”

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âś… The facts

Baths built
1887, over a natural rock pool, after residents petitioned Waverley Municipal Council for baths in December 1883, according to Waverley Council Library Source Reported
Club founded
1929 Source Source Checked
Address
1 Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach NSW Source Checked
Pools
A 50 m lap pool and a smaller children’s pool Source Reported
Pool length
Lengthened to 55 yards in 1931 and extended to 50 metres in 1979, according to Waverley Council Library Source Reported
Membership rule
Rule 15B: compete on three out of four Sundays for five years, according to the club Source Source Reported
Women members
Since 1995 Source Reported
Designer
Not named in the sources used; the Waverley Council Library record does not say who designed or built the 1887 baths Source Source Unconfirmed
Status today
Repaired and reopened after the April 2025 swell damage, according to Visit Bondi Beach (page last reviewed 8 August 2026); the reopening day is not confirmed. Sydney.com says the pool is open to the public year-round Source Source Reported

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Last checked: 10 November 2026. How we verify art