On a dark winter's morning, perhaps the last thing you would want to do is go for a swim in Hobart's icy River Derwent. In its 11th iteration, this year's annual winter solstice swim saw people gathered on the shore of Hobart's Long Beach as local drummers marked the approaching sun rise at 7:42am. The swim usually marks the end …
The air temperature was 5 degrees and the water about 11, but that did not stop about 2,000 swimmers from plunging naked into Hobart's River Derwent to celebrate the passing of the longest night. Key points: The River Derwent plunge started at sunrise — 7:42am The event is held to celebrate the passing of the winter solstice, or longest night …