{"id":155063,"date":"2017-06-27T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/155063\/winter-solstice-dip-for-nsri-rescue-swimmers\/"},"modified":"2017-06-27T20:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T18:03:22","slug":"winter-solstice-dip-for-nsri-rescue-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/06\/27\/winter-solstice-dip-for-nsri-rescue-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Winter Solstice dip for NSRI rescue swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, nine rescue swimmers from NSRI (National Sea Rescue Institute) Station 27 Gauteng took to the icy waters of Victoria Lake in the annual Winter Solstice Swim.<\/p>\n<p>They were joined by Buddy, the NSRI\u2019s rescue dog, as well as a member of the public.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Be sure to get the latest edition of the Germiston City News on Wednesday (June 28) to read all about the swim in this print exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-155063 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/06\/27\/winter-solstice-dip-for-nsri-rescue-swimmers\/attachment\/25gcnsportsnsrips2_41610\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/25GCNSPORTSNSRIPS2_41610-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-155065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/06\/25GCNSPORTSNSRIPS2_41610-270x203.jpg 270w, 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