Warriewood To Mona Vale Swim (& Family Swim)

The 1km Janice Mason Family Fun Swim is a great ocean swim for the whole family. This swim starts in front of the clubhouse at Mona Vale Beach and heads east before rounding the rock shelf and into Bongin Bongin Bay (the Basin).

The 2.26km Don Jenkins Memorial Swim starts on Warriewood Beach to the south, and after heading out through the break, it rounds the small headland and follows a course outside the breakers, past the surf club, and into Bongin Bongin Bay.

Once you finish your ocean swim there is plenty to do right under your nose.

First and foremost, everyone is welcome upstairs in the surf club's members' lounge, the Cook Terrace, for live music and a drink from 11 am.

You can also take a walk through the beautiful Mona Vale headland or relax on the beach and take in the spectacular views. Check out the Brightside Cafe or lunch with a view at The Basin Dining, all new establishments in our new Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club.

Further on Darley Street are more cafes to choose from The Armchair and Ruby Lane and in Mona Vale, there are plenty of different cafes, restaurants and shops to explore.

There are a couple of other hidden gems in Mona Vale. If you’re after a refreshing juice or smoothie, the Bare Wholefoods cafe is the place to try.

Much like all the northern beaches, there are beach carparks scattered along the beach and free on-street parking. The locals are beach people, and if you're not there early you'll be turning your swim into a walk swim walk.

For those entered in the Don Jenkins Memorial from Warriewood, you can catch the event bus that will depart from Mona Vale between 8.30-10 am. Please don't wait until the last bus at 10am as capacity is limited due to COVID restrictions.

Gear drop & transport

There will be a bus running between Mona Vale and Warriewood from 8.00 - 9:30 am for swimmers only in the Don Jenkins Memorial Warriewood to Mona Vale swim.

Organisers will transport your gear back to Mona Vale while you're swimming. Secure gear storage is also available at Mona Vale SLSC.

Swim Waves

• 1km - women/children and men
• 2.26km - male, female, 12-44-years, 45+

The organiser of this event, Mona Vale SLSC, is a registered charity. This event is a major fundraiser for the club, and all proceeds go towards providing its volunteer lifesaving services to the community.

Cancelling your entry

Should you wish to cancel your entry, for any reason, at any time, the following applies:

• Refunds are not available, your entry fee will be donated to the club

Event cancellation

Should the event be cancelled due to poor and/or dangerous ocean conditions (extremely rare given we have alternative routes using Mona Vale Basin) or Government-mandated health restrictions, the following will apply:

• Entries will not be refunded
• The organiser may, at their discretion, choose another date for the event in the same season and rollover entries to the new date
• Should another date not be found within the same season, the event will be deemed to be cancelled, and there will be no refunds.

The organiser thanks you for your understanding and support.