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The small south coast town of Broulee hosts a lovely point-to-point 1.4km ocean swim from the south side of Broulee Island, north around the headland to the breakers of Broulee Beach. There is also a 500m swim for those looking for a shorter-distance challenge.
Swim categories start at U16 and U20, then 10-year age groups to Over 80, with fastest age-group swimmers winning $100 in prizemoney. Swimming in flippers has its own category for all ages. For the Open swimmers, there is good prize money on offer, with $400 for 1st, $150 for second and $100 for third.
Senior swim entry includes a souvenir t-shirt.
Situated 20 kilometres south of Batemans Bay, Broulee is a long sweeping beach protected by Broulee Island.
Plan to spend the whole weekend in the Eurobodalla region - a lush playground of ocean, river, forest and farmland - which stretches from South Durras to Tilba Tilba in the south.
The 1.4km Bay to Breakers Ocean Swim commences in the quiet waters of Shark Bay on Broulee Island with the course rounding the headland to South Broulee Beach with a surf beach exit.
The 500m swim commences on South Broulee and is an out and back course and exit on the surf beach.
The Broulee Island Nature Reserve is connected to the mainland by a permanent sandbar and you can walk across this land bridge from the south end of Broulee Beach and enjoy spectacular marine scenery, vibrant native plants and marine birdlife.
Make a weekend of it in the Eurobodalla region – which stretches from South Durras to Tilba Tilba in the south. Dive into ocean-washed towns like Batemans Bay, Broulee, Narooma, Moruya (and the local granite mines that were used to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge) and Central Tilba, pick up some of NSW’s best seafood and artisanal produce direct from makers, follow ancient Aboriginal songlines to feel a deep connection to the land or just find a stretch of beach of your very own.
Travel by car is 2 1/2 hours from Canberra, just under 3-hours from Wollongong and 4-hours from Sydney.
These small-town swims rarely have parking issues - you'll be right.
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Details
- Event TypeOcean Swim
- VenueBroulee Beach
- Swim Distances500m & 1.4km
- Course Type/sPoint To Point, Around The Buoys
- Minimum Age/s500m - 10-years-old, 1.4km - 13-years-old
- Max Entries500
- Entry Price Range$25 - 60
- Event StatusEntries Open
- Online Entries CloseFri, 3 Mar 2023 - 8pm
Pricing
- 500m swim (Under 12, Under 14 and Novices) - $25
- 500m Ocean Swim - x3 Juniors - $50
- 1.4km swim (Open, Age Group, Multi-Class and All Age Flipper swim categories) - $50
- Double the fun (Swim it twice. Compete in both Age & Open Division 1.4km) - $60
Senior entry (15+) in 1.4km swim includes swim cap, souvenir t-shirt.
Note: There are no late or on-the-day entries.
Schedule
- 7:00 am - Registration opens (Surf Club)
- 9:00 am - 1.4km swim start (for Age Group swimmers, in 5 min waves)
- 10:00 am - 500m swim start
- 10:30 am - 1.4km swim start (for Open swimmers)
Location
Broulee, New South Wales, Australia
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28 Mar 2023 at 3:20pmI just love this swim! Very well organised, and always smoothly run on the day, this is a beautiful swim without the un-needed ‘razzamatazz’ of some of the big name triathlon-based events (where us swimmers seem to be second-class citizens). If they could put on a free bacon and egg roll, like Tilbury Cove event, it’d be perfect! Five years in a row now, and I’ll be back for more!