{"id":6450,"date":"2018-02-16T07:56:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2018-02-16T07:56:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:56:02","slug":"300-wreckers-take-water-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/300-wreckers-take-water-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"About 300 wreckers take to the water for swim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORGANISERS of the ninth annual Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim Classic at Indented Head on the weekend say it was one of the best events yet.<\/p>\n<p>John Walter from Indented Head Yacht Club said about 300 people competed on Sunday, with 80 participating in the new 2.5-kilometre course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weather was almost perfect, there was a mild south breeze for swimmers and cool and pleasant conditions for spectators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was definitely a significant improvement on numbers from the previous year, for both spectators and competitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Started in 2010, the Wreck2Reef is held in the protected waters of Half Moon Bay, which offers some of the smoothest and safest water available to competitors in Port Phillip.<\/p>\n<p>The Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim Classic is hosted and co-ordinated each year by the Indented Head Yacht Club, and raises much needed funds to support healthy activities for the youth of the local area.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6450 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Wreck2Reef-Open-Water-Swim-Classic-3.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Wreck2Reef-Open-Water-Swim-Classic-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6453\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6453'>\n\t\t\t\tAbout 300 swimmers participated in last weekend\u2019s\nWreck 2 Reef.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Wreck2Reef-Open-Water-Swim-Classic.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/Wreck2Reef-Open-Water-Swim-Classic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6452\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6452'>\n\t\t\t\tIan Kerr and Allen Hands give the event a thumbs up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORGANISERS of the ninth annual Wreck2Reef Open Water Swim Classic at Indented Head on the weekend say it was one of the best events yet. 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