Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim and Porthcawl Buccaneers held their inaugural joint presentation and formal handing over of almost £11000 to the local organisations chosen to benefit by each committee. The Swim treasurer Marilyn Richards said, ‘Besides the cheques we have donated this evening we are also aware of several thousand pounds that other organisations will [...]

In contrast to last years snow on the beach the brave swimmers at Porthcawl’s 47th Christmas Morning Swim today had comparatively spring like weather. With one of the larger tides of the year and the tide at low water, more than 900 swimmers walked and ran almost a quarter of a mile down the beach [...]

Our aim for this year is to exceed the money raised in previous years and provide The Wales Air Ambulance, as our main beneficiary, with some vital financial support. Welcome to our 47th Swim, as usual we have ordered sunshine for Christmas morning. Those who were able to get to Porthcawl last Christmas morning were [...]

As a result of another successful Christmas Morning Swim, the Presentation Evening held at the Hi-tide Inn saw the formal handing over of £6000 to the local organisations chosen to benefit by the committee. Six hundred and six brave swimmers, many in fancy dress, took the customary dip in the sea and although the sun [...]

Snow on the beach did not deter the brave swimmers at Porthcawl’s 46th Christmas Morning Swim. With snow still standing above the high water line and with bright winter sun, more than 606 registered swimmers took the traditional Christmas morning dip in the sea at Sandy Bay Porthcawl whilst an estimated 2000 to 3000 spectators [...]

Despite the current weather conditions Organisers are still expecting approximately 1000 registered swimmers and over three thousand spectators to enjoy the festivities at Sandy Bay and the Hitide Inn Porthcawl. Spokesperson for the Swim, Ian Stroud said, “Plans are all in place to make this a great morning out for all the family. Staff at [...]

Our aim for this year is to exceed the money raised last year and provide Local Charities and Organisations with financial support Welcome to our 46th Swim, following a very successful 45th in which we had 860 registered swimmers.  We succeeded in raising and giving away £7415 to fifteen local charities and organisations which included [...]

The bright winter sun shone on more than 860 registered swimmers who took the traditional Christmas morning dip in the sea at Sandy Bay Porthcawl whilst an estimated 3000 to 4000 spectators cheered them on. With a crowded beach Porthcawl Coastguards signaled the start and led swimmers down the beach, many in fancy dress, through [...]

This year the Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim have decided to support the following two charities: Y BONT Y BONT is a purpose built family centre situated on Ewenny Rd in Bridgend. Y BONT is a unique service that aims to provide care & support to children with a disability. This is achieved through high quality, [...]

As a result of a very successful Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim, the Presentation Evening held at the Hi-tide Inn, Porthcawl saw the formal handing over of monies raised by the committee, totalling £4,850, to local organisations chosen to benefit this year.  The main beneficiaries were Macmillan Cancer Support who received £1500 and The Wales Air [...]