• 7.30-8.45 am – Competitor Registration – Surf Club hall

• 8:00 am – Secure baggage area available at Surf Club hall

• 8:00 am – Hot food van open

• 8:45 am – Junior/Novice Swim (500m) Pre-Race Briefing & Safety Awareness

• 9:00 am – Race Start for Junior/Novice swim (500m)

• 9:30 am – 2.2km Course Overview Brief – In front of Surf Club

• 9:45 am – 2.2km Swimmers move to the northern end of Mollymook Beach

• 10.20 am – 2.2km Pre-Race Safety Briefing & Safety Awareness

• 10.30 am – 2.2km Race Start

• 11.30 am – 250m “Dash for Cash” Race

• 12:30 pm (Approx) – Presentation to Category Winners

• 12:30 pm onwards – Mollymook Surf Club Bar Open, Food Vans and Live Music

On the afternoon of the event, there will be local bands playing on the lawn in front of the surf club and food vans around the place kind of like a mini-festival if you will, so that’s your day sorted.

Other than that, there are beautiful restaurants around the area such as GWYLO, Bannisters Pavillion, some great pubs and clubs, Mollymook Golf Club, Milton Ulladulla Exservos, the Milton Hotel and Cuppitts Winery.

If you are into jam-packing your weekend with a bit more adventure, there are many bushwalks through the Budawang mountains to the west such as Pigeon House Mountain or Mount Bushwalker.

To accommodate swimmers’ transport on the day there will be shuttle buses running from the south end of the beach, (where registrations will be in the surf club) to the north end of the beach to the start line.

There is lots of parking around the Mollymook surf club.

Post-swim Festival

After the swim, there will be a fun-packed afternoon with the Mollymook surf club bar opening, food vans and live music from The Stayers.

Each entrant receives a food-and-drink ticket to the MSLSC BBQ and entry into the surf club and beer garden for the afternoon’s entertainment.

About the Band

The Stayers Band are a five-piece contemporary blues-based band performing their own material and songs by writers they admire; featuring lead guitar, rhythm guitar, mandolin, harmonica, upright bass, two vocals and percussion.

Late Entries

An additional $10 fee will apply for all Late Entries. Credit Card payment available.

Inclusions

Entry fee, swim cap, watermelon at finish line, sausage sandwich & drink voucher (redeemable after the swim at the catering van) and entry into the “Dash for Cash”.

Pre-Race Briefings & Safety Awareness

• A pre-race briefing for the 500m event will be conducted at the starting line at the Southern end of Mollymook Beach
• A pre-race briefing for the 2.2 km event will be conducted at the starting line at the Northern end of Mollymook Beach.
• First Aid stations will be situated at the start and finish lines.
• The swimmer’s physical condition is their responsibility.
• Water Safety and Safety craft will patrol the course throughout the event. Swim protocol is to move to the side of the course and raise your hand straight above your head if you are in difficulty.

Getting to the 2.2km Start Line

• A pre-race briefing & Safety Awareness for the 2.2km event will be conducted at the starting line at the Northern end of Mollymook Beach as scheduled in the Event Run Sheet above.
• A pre-race briefing & Safety Awareness for the 500m event will be conducted at the starting line at the Southern end of Mollymook Beach.

Prizes

500m Junior & Novice Ocean Swim

Prizes or Vouchers for 1st & 2nd Female & Male Placegetters of each age group (10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs & Novice (13yrs and over)).

2.2km Ocean Swim

• $500. each for the 1st Female & Male,
• Prizes or Vouchers for the 1st & 2nd Female & Male Placegetters of each age group (13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and Over).

Dash for Cash

• $100. each for the 1st Female & Male.

Plus, various “spot” prizes

Merchandise

Mollymook Ocean Swim T-Shirts will be available for purchase.

• All swimmers must wear their prescribed cap and race number.
  Any paddlers accompanying a swimmer must remain well clear of other competitors so as not to impede their progress or give unfair advantage to their swimmer.
• Swimmers in the “Back of the Pack” division, are not eligible for podium prizes. All swimmers are to behave in a fair and sportsman like manner without interference or aggression towards other competitors and any breach of this rule may result in disqualification from the Mollymook SLSC Ocean Swim.
• If in the opinion of the race referee, the weather or swimming conditions are dangerous or unsuitable, the Mollymook SLSC Ocean Swim may be cancelled without notice. In the unlikely event of cancellation, entry fees will not be refunded as most of the costs associated with running the event will be incurred before the event.

Event Cancellation

The race director reserves the right to cancel the event due to rough or dangerous conditions. All competitors should check the Mollymook SLSC website (www.mollymooksurf.com.au) for information at regular intervals after 4pm the day prior for confirmation of event. Keep checking the website or tune into Power FM/2ST from 6am Saturday morning for updates.