	{"id":18506,"date":"2018-12-19T06:34:25","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T06:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=18506"},"modified":"2018-12-19T19:29:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:29:16","slug":"wrecks-lap-ten-wreck2reef-splashes-into-a-decade-of-swims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/sport\/wrecks-lap-ten-wreck2reef-splashes-into-a-decade-of-swims\/","title":{"rendered":"WRECK\u2019S LAP TEN  Wreck2Reef splashes into a decade of swims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>REGISTRATIONS are now open for Indented Head Yacht Club\u2019s 10th annual Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim early next year.<\/p>\n<p>Held in the stunning, protected waters of Half Moon Bay at Indented Head, the swim on Sunday February 10 will offer competitors some of the smoothest and safest water available in Port Phillip, with 2.5-kilometre, 1.2-kilometre and 500-metre swims and a 300-metre junior dash and dig. 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