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Upcoming events we recommend
Mollymook Ocean Swim
1 Apr, 2023
Mollymook NSW
500m & 2.2km
Recommended
Balmoral Swim For Cancer
2 Apr, 2023
Balmoral NSW
1km, 2.5km & 5km
Recommended
Coogee Island Challenge (Autumn)
2 Apr, 2023
Coogee NSW
800m, 1km & 2.4km
Recommended
The Dorsal Club 2 Club
2 Apr, 2023
Forster NSW
250m, 500m & 3.8km
Recommended
Bluescope WIN Community Partners Shellharbour Ocean Swim
2 Apr, 2023
Shellharbour NSW
400m, 1.2km & 2km
Recommended
Terrigal Ocean Swim Classic
8 Apr, 2023
Terrigal NSW
400m, 1km & 2km
Recommended
Tilbury Classic
8 Apr, 2023
Culburra NSW
1.9km
Recommended
Rock To Rock & Mini Rock Ocean Swim
9 Apr, 2023
Pacific Palms NSW
600m & 1.5km
Recommended
North Steyne Ocean Swim
16 Apr, 2023
Manly NSW
1km & 2.8km
Recommended
South Maroubra Ocean Swim
23 Apr, 2023
Maroubra NSW
500m, 1km & 2.5km
Recommended
Warriewood Ocean Swim
29 Apr, 2023
Warriewood NSW
1km & 2km
Recommended
Swimrun Australia: Sydney East
29 Apr, 2023
Rose Bay NSW
5km & 16km (Swimrun)
Recommended
South Curl Curl Ocean Swim
30 Apr, 2023
Curl Curl NSW
2km
Recommended
RunSwim Coogee Aquathlon
7 May, 2023
Coogee NSW
Various
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South Head Roughwater
21 May, 2023
Bondi Beach NSW
10km
Recommended
Ocean Swim Fiji
22 May, 2023
Denarau Island FIJI
1km & 3km
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Algal Bloom hits popular Sydney ocean swimming beaches
A clean sweep of records at 2023 Rottnest Channel Swim
AQUA Festival set to hold Pride ocean swim at Manly this Saturday
Winners of WOWSA Awards 2022 announced
Paris hopefuls line up in this week’s Australian Open Water Championships
Coogee SLSC taking on a new direction with Coogee Ocean Events
Icons of summer team up for water safety
Two Sydney councils launch Float to Survive to reduce national drownings
News
7 Mar 2023
Algal Bloom hits popular Sydney ocean swimming beaches
28 Feb 2023
A clean sweep of records at 2023 Rottnest Channel Swim
8 Feb 2023
AQUA Festival set to hold Pride ocean swim at Manly this Saturday
8 Feb 2023
Winners of WOWSA Awards 2022 announced
24 Jan 2023
Paris hopefuls line up in this week’s Australian Open Water Championships
10 Jan 2023
Coogee SLSC taking on a new direction with Coogee Ocean Events
1 Dec 2022
Icons of summer team up for water safety
1 Dec 2022
Two Sydney councils launch Float to Survive to reduce national drownings
29 Nov 2022
Melbourne’s Bay swimmers hitting the road for their swim due to poor water quality
28 Nov 2022
Great Barrier Reef Ocean Swim returns for 2023
10 Oct 2022
New week-long swim festival for the Gold Coast
7 Oct 2022
Narrabeen to kick off much-anticipated Sydney ocean swimming season
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