Commencing on the first Thursday after Easter each year the Beatty Park Bears meet weekly on a Thursday at 12 noon for a varied swim program comprising swims over 50, 100, 200 and 400m. Swims are 100 And 50m one day, 200 and 50m on another day, rotated weekly with the 400m swim on the first Thursday of the month followed by a lunch at the pool café.