memories

Susan shares some memories of the early days of the swim.

Dai has sadly passed away. In 2014 he kindly shared his memories of the swim.

Chris, a long-serving Christmas swimmer, discusses his tanning rivalry with Vic Davies.

Vic’s a proud stalwart of the swim, having been there right from the very start and still swimming each year.

Dr David Parry MBE first attended the swim in 1973 and still swims to this day.

Stan was an important member of the swim committee and is dearly missed. His wife Maureen speaks here about him.

Jack passed away recently. In 2014 Jack shared some memories with us, ahead of the 50th swim.

Arlon or ‘Coco’ was a well-known person in the Porthcawl community and was one of the founders of the swim. As his legacy lives on, his son Gareth remembered him in the swim’s 50th year.