Port Melbourne Icebergs

Port Melbourne Icebergs Take a plunge in the Bay and join us for coffee and conversation every Saturday and Sunday morning at 8 a.m sharp outside Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club.

Join members of the Port community for a plunge off Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club followed by coffee and conversation. There are no committees, no fees, no members, just fun, camaraderie and an opportunity to meet more friendly faces in Port. We meet every Saturday and Sunday at 8.a.m. year round. We are not an ocean swim club but if you're keen to exercise we suggest you come down earlier, get i

n a swim or a run then join the plunge and conversation. All welcome. Disclaimer: Port Melbourne Icebergs is a free community group aiming to bring people together in a different way. This is not a swimming group however all participants must have adequate water safety skills. If you are not a confident swimmer, this activity is not for you. Your safety is your responsibility and you must take care when in and around the water. We recommend that if you have any concerns regarding your health in relation to this activity, that you discuss it with your Doctor prior to commencing. Be aware that water quality in the bay can vary - check the Yarra & Bay website for water quality forecasts http://www.yarraandbay.vic.gov.au/

Please also take care in the water to avoid jellyfish and stingrays.

Icebergs enjoying the new roof under the lsc deck out of the rain today. Broady cooking his black sausage that some lik...
03/05/2026

Icebergs enjoying the new roof under the lsc deck out of the rain today. Broady cooking his black sausage that some like and others would say something else.

St Patrick’s Day at the Icebergers cafe.
16/03/2026

St Patrick’s Day at the Icebergers cafe.

Port Melbourne Icebergers swam in the Pier to Perignon swim on Sunday.
22/02/2026

Port Melbourne Icebergers swam in the Pier to Perignon swim on Sunday.

Icebergers had their 10th Birthday at Port Melbourne today. Over 40 swimmers and partners brought cakes galore and eve...
21/02/2026

Icebergers had their 10th Birthday at Port Melbourne today. Over 40 swimmers and partners brought cakes galore and even some poetry to read about the event.

‘Twas ten years ago, so I’m told
Some locals, both handsome and bold
Began the tradition
Without inhibition
To swim without fear of the cold

It’s at dawn, legend has it, they gather.
And swim between poles, open slather.
These burgers of ice
I’m told they’re quite nice
But their chit chat is total blather.

Despite the unpleasant smell
Our numbers continue to swell
So come down to the beach
Join in, all and each
We’re a friendly bunch, give us a yell.

PM Icebergers were in 2 different events yesterday. The U24 6km swim at Sorento and the Cliffs swim 3 km from Beaumari...
15/02/2026

PM Icebergers were in 2 different events yesterday. The U24 6km swim at Sorento and the Cliffs swim 3 km from Beaumaris

Our superstar Nami completed the third of her triple swimming crown yesterday. She completed a 37 km (yes 37 km!) swim ...
19/01/2026

Our superstar Nami completed the third of her triple swimming crown yesterday. She completed a 37 km (yes 37 km!) swim down the Derwent river yesterday. 8:57 hrs. Amazing time. Previously she had completed the VIC U24, and the WA Rotnest 25 km.

5:45 am and icebergs getting in for the summer solstice swim. Sun rise @5:54. Followed by homemade cakes and treats w...
21/12/2025

5:45 am and icebergs getting in for the summer solstice swim. Sun rise @5:54.
Followed by homemade cakes and treats with Christmas carols on a violin. 🎻. 🧁 🎂

21/12/2025

Icebergs celebrating the Christmas season with a violinist this morning. di lido Such talent with the instrument. Beautiful.

The Christmas tree swim was held last Saturday morning. It is to use the 4 poles off shore to swim the shape of the idy...
20/12/2025

The Christmas tree swim was held last Saturday morning. It is to use the 4 poles off shore to swim the shape of the idyllic Christmas tree. About a 2.5 km swim. Many interesting shapes, but clearly won by Sean. Great shape and symmetry. Others couldn’t quite get the accuracy.

The Winning Ballad of the 2025 Port Melbourne IcebergsAll was fine on the 109As the revellers enjoyed their vacation.All...
29/11/2025

The Winning Ballad of the 2025 Port Melbourne Icebergs

All was fine on the 109
As the revellers enjoyed their vacation.
All fun and no fear
As they ran to the pier.
The one across from the station.

Across the sand then into the bay
The teens and loved ones did dive.
Amongst frivolity and kissing
No one noticed him missing
When those six who went in became five.

For just near that beach
Within te****le reach
The giant octopus waited.
Only a swimmer or two
Or a cattle dog, blue
Would see its appetite sated.

Next day, sure enough the comely and tough
Of the 6.30 Icebergs came beating;
Quite unaware,
With the Rotunda just there,
They too were on the menu for eating.

From under the pier and clipping Tom’s ear
Lashed a three fathom te****le.
“By Christ what was that?”
And his tow float lay flat.
“I think I’ve infarcted a ventricle.”

A hasty retreat to the piccolo was beat.
Limbs and appendages counted.
With roll call complete
And dry sand under their feet.
A mission for conquest was mounted.

Great debate ensued and, without being rude,
There was much to-ing and fro-ing.
That hideous creature
Cannot be a feature
Of our rotunda comings and goings.

Broady said “Arl lure it oot with a tune on ma flute.”
Like an aquatic Pied Piper.
Said Ryan, “Take it from me.
This needs a 303.
And I fancy myself as a sniper.”

Came an idea from Trevor,
Quaint and not clever.
“We could feed it scones til it sank.”
It showed how his mind had been freed
By that North Coast w**d.
But, as a helpful idea, it stank.

“But Trev’s scones could be the distraction
As we lay some explosive action”,
Said Michael jangling the keys of his Ute.
“I’ve got some jelly in the tray
From a demo today.
More than enough to nobble the brute.”

So out onto the pier they strode in good cheer.
To face up to this scourge of their water.
They fed it scones by the tin
And it kept shovelling them in.
It scoffed almost a ton and a quarter.

The distraction worked well. “Stand clear” was the yell.
And in stepped Vitruvian Andy.
The fuse then he set.
“You haven’t seen anything yet.
When it comes to loud bangs I’m quite handy.”

“Fire in the hole!” God rest its soul!
And the explosion rang out over the bay.
It was almost atomic
Would melt the winter Potomac.
And for a moment the night became day.

In the silence that followed, they gasped and they swallowed.
They knew they had vanquished their foe.
Those Icebergers stood tall.
They had answered the call.
They hugged in the diminishing glow.

It would all be fine on the 109
Now that the loathsome beast had met its maker.
Alfred Bernard Nobel
Helped blow the thing to hell
Assisted by Trevor the baker.

But dear ones, Don’t fret. The tale’s not quite done yet.
With that squid launched to the sky astronomical.
Gone forever they thought
But the explosion had brought
A miraculous change gastronomical.

Nin was the first to be hit. Ross copped a crispy bit.
And they looked to the heavens so starry.
As That beast’s now diced tonnage
Coated with Trevor’s scoffed sconnage
Rained on them as crumbed calamari.

Cookies made for the Port Melbourne Icebergers Melbourne Cup 3.1 km swim.
04/11/2025

Cookies made for the Port Melbourne Icebergers Melbourne Cup 3.1 km swim.

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