2024 Event Details
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Event Schedule
FRIDAY AFTERNOON - 22 March 2024
4pm - 6pm - Collect your swim caps from Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club
(If you can't make it, you can collect them on Saturday morning)
SATURDAY MORNING - 23 March 2024
Please arrive 45 minutes before your scheduled race time
2.5km
8:00 - 8:45am wrist band / timing tag collection from the Surf Life Saving Club
8:45am - 2.5km swimmers' briefing at Start Line (map below)
9am - 2.5km swim start
500m
8:00 - 10:00am wrist band / timing tag collection from the Surf Life Saving Club
10am - 500m swimmers' briefing at Start Line (map below)
10:15am - 500m swim start
1.2km
8:00 - 10:30am wrist band / timing tag collection from the Surf Life Saving Club
10:45am - 1.2km swimmers' briefing at Start Line (map below)
11am - 1.2km swim start (1st of 5 waves)
11:15am - wave 2
11:30am - wave 3
11:45am - wave 4
12pm - wave 5
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Awards
3pm - Presentations at Great Ocean Road Brewhouse
(at the end of the main street)
The drinks will be flowing and live music will be playing from 4.30 onwards.
Find out if you won your age group - prizes will be awarded!
Pre-race Checklist
- Bathers or wetsuit - Goggles - Warm clothes for after your swim - Drink bottle - Collection of swim cap, wrist band and timing tag
PARKING
There is a gravel car park next to the Surf Club with no time restriction. If this is full, you can park in the adjacent tarmac car park or street (both 2 hour limits). Nearby streets a bit further away have no time limits.
TIMING TAG
You will be given a timing band to keep track of your race time.Securely attach it to your LEFT ankle, number facing outwards. (You don't need to give this back.)
COFFEE
Over the road from the Surf Club is the Apollo Bay Bakery. Coffee is very important. :)
Race Routes
