Big Swim Australia: Palm to Whale Beach
Event overview
Big Swim
Held on the last Sunday of January each year with a distance of 2.5 – 2.8 km, it is known as The Big Swim because it is BIG. Conditions vary from dead calm to testing south-easterly or uncomfortable nor’easter’s, which can arrive early in summer with swells from all directions making for challenging swimming when you breathe to the left. It is a huge achievement to complete one swim, and some big swimmers have completed over 30 swims.
Next year’s event will take place on Sunday 28th January 2024, and kicks off at 8:30am with the McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim. The Macquarie Bank Big Swim commences at 10am.
This 1km McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim is around kiddies corner at Palm Beach. This is a perfect introduction to open ocean swimming with enormous water safety and a fabulous location for a short course swim.
This event is part of the Pittwater Swim Series whereby competing in just 3 of the 5 northern beaches swims you can win a Swim the Whitsundays tour donated by Oceanswims.
The McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim
The McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim is a great event for recreational pool swimmers or those new to swimming who want to have a go at ocean swimming in a controlled environment with significant water-safety close at hand.
The event details are based on the publicly available information from the organiser.
Event overview
Held on the last Sunday of January each year with a distance of 2.5 – 2.8 km, it is known as The Big Swim Australia because it is BIG. Conditions vary from dead calm to testing south-easterly or uncomfortable nor’easter’s, which can arrive early in summer with swells from all directions making for challenging swimming when you breathe to the left. It is a huge achievement to complete one swim, and some big swimmers have completed over 30 swims.
Next year’s event will take place on Sunday 28th January 2024, and kicks off at 8:30am with the McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim. The Macquarie Bank Big Swim commences at 10am.
This 1km McGrath Pittwater Little Big Swim is around kiddies corner at Palm Beach. This is a perfect introduction to open ocean swimming with enormous water safety and a fabulous location for a short course swim.
This event is part of the Pittwater Swim Series whereby competing in just 3 of the 5 northern beaches swims you can win a Swim the Whitsundays tour donated by Oceanswims.
The Big Swim Australia Races
The event details are based on the publicly available information from the organiser.
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Swimming resources
Are you new to open water swimming? Check out our Open Water Swimming: beginner’s guide for useful tips on where to start your swim journey. Learn the difference between pool and open water and become confident in outdoor swimming.