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We can’t wait to showcase another one of our 2026 race sponsors - aptly named The Ice Bath Club!
Each club features world-class recovery facilities — ice baths, saunas, and hot magnesium baths — designed for anyone to reset, recharge, and feel their best, every day. Alongside this, our refreshingly positive café serves up awesome coffee, smoothies, and healthy fuel to keep you going long after your plunge.
The Ice Bath Club believe recovery shouldn’t be a luxury or a chore — it should be part of daily life. That’s why we’ve made it simple: no bookings, just drop in, unwind, and connect with a friendly community that shares your drive to feel better and live better.

We look forward to presenting some H2OAthletics goodies to our race winners on this coming Sunday at the Cold Half 2026!
H2OAthletics started up in Hong Kong in 2024. Our mission? To help you perform better and feel more comfortable on the water. We’re all about making the coolest technical apparel and accessories for ocean lovers everywhere!
A huge thanks for their support, and we look forward to you all enjoying the great prizes on the weekend!

🌊 Cold Half, Cold Plunge & Cold Sprint swimmers: this one’s for you!
Whichever distance you’re taking on, mark it with something you’ll actually use long after the race.
For the first time, swimmers can order a customized NOMAD sunscreen featuring the logo of their race distance (Half, Plunge or Sprint), a small but meaningful keepsake of the cold you conquered. Choose your favourite bunker colour from 10 options and we’ll make it yours.
Made in Spain. SPF50+. Zinc-based and ocean‑friendly. Waterproof, sweatproof, vanilla‑scented, and kind to sensitive skin. A refillable, hangable bunker that protects face and lips with one hand and zero mess.
Order online with FREE delivery before race day (use code: COLDFREE for FREE shipping, sitewide: https://www.shopsportslab.com/), or pick it up before or after your swim at the finish line. Your race, your colour, your memory.
A small reminder of the cold you conquered, made to last long after race day.

We hope you are all ready for the upcoming Cold Half next weekend!
You will receive all the race information early next week so please watch social media and your emails!

Course maps are out - please swipe left on this post for each one!
For those who will be arriving by boat we ask that you use the public jetty on the opposite side of the beach. The LCSD does not allow us to use the jetty on the race side of the beach - the gate will remain locked.
If you have a boat parked at Repulse Bay we kindly ask you to ensure that it is not within the marked race course until the completion of all swimmers of all races. This is to ensure sight lines, and the safety of all participants. Our safety boat will ask any boats inside the area to please move further out until race finish. Once races are complete you may move into the buoy area closer to the shark net.

Race Registration & Start Times
Cold Half Registration 07:30-08:30AM, Race Start 09:00AM
Cold Sprint Registration 11:00-11:45AM, Race Start 12:00PM
Cold Plunge Registration 11:30-12:20PM, Race Start 12:30PM

Stay tuned for more notices, sneak peaks at prizes, and shout outs to all our sponsors over the coming days! We look forward to seeing you all next week!

Less than 2 weeks to go! Look out for all the race info coming to your emails and social media soon!
Get involved with Hong Kong’s favourite cold water Open Water Race - The Cold Half!
Wetsuits and Skins category for every race!
Cold Half - 15km Solo & Relay
Cold Plunge - 1.5km Solo
Cold Sprint - 400m Solo
Cold Dip - Ice Bucket Challenge - no wetsuits allowed!
How long can you last in HK’s winter waters?
Link in bio for sign ups!

It’s the shortest challenge of the day, but in some ways the toughest!
The Cold Dip - the challenge is to survive as long as you can in our ice filled bath. Last year we got it down to a bone chilling 3C and we’re aiming for similar this time. First 10 people to survive over 5 minutes win a Cold Plunge 26 polar bear, and whoever stays in the longest will top our Cold Dip leader board for 2026!
Sign up link in bio!

The Cold Sprint - New to 2026!
A real cold 400m sprint for those who don’t want to spend too long in the icy depths or Repulse Bay. Our shortest race to date , but still guaranteed to get your heart rate up and your core temp down!
Link in bio for entry and more info!