Some of our club members not only participate in open water swimming, but actually go further and enter long distance open water swims – 5km, 10km and more!

This year Sean C, Kevin, and Laura, were training to tackle the Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia, a 19.7km crossing from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island. Sadly, due to wild weather conditions, the swim was cancelled, but the team are already psyching themselves up for next year’s event!

Another event that has been a favourite with Roughies over the last few years has been the U24 swim from Safety Beach to Sorrento in Victoria. The event is a 24km ultra marathon swim course and participants can swim 6km, 12km or 24km, either solo or in a team. This year, Jie swam 12 km! Amazing effort!