Newport SLSC's 2025 Pool to Peak Ocean Swims
Thousands of ocean swimmers are expected to descend on Pittwater for the annual Pittwater Ocean Swim Series, which started with the Newport Pool to Peak swims on Sunday 5 January. These are followed by Bilgola on the 12th, then Mona Vale 19th. The Big Swim from Palm Beach to Whale Beach will be on Australia Day 26 January and presents a unique ocean swimming challenge.
The Newport Pool To Peak Ocean Swim is the first Sydney ocean swim of the new year and one to kick off your ocean swimming new year’s resolution in style. Organised by experienced ocean swimmers, the Pool to Peak is known as the friendly and affordable swims with an emphasis on safety and fun.
This ocean swim offers three different swim distances; 400m for 10 years and over, 800m for 13 years and over and 2km for 13 years and over. Great prizes are available via a lucky swimmer draw and medals are presented to category winners and placegetters. Fresh fruit is provided for swimmers on their return to the beach and there is a succulent BBQ.
The 400m ocean swim is a kids-sized circuit out around the buoys and back into the beach. The 800m ocean swim course is a simple circuit out and around the buoys and back. This course is great for beginners or as a warm-up for the 2km ocean swim if you are wanting to do the double on the day.
The 2km ocean swim course takes you out away from the beach, before turning north, and following a rectangular route around the beach – from pool to peak – eventually bringing you back to shore near the beginning.
President of Newport SLSC Guyren Smith stated ''This has been a wonderful event again this year. Our club thanks all those who took part in the Pool to Peak Swims; it's great to see the community and visitors come together to take part in these swims.
I'd also like to thank all our surf club volunteers across all areas of the club who have worked from before sun up to make this a successful day on the beach and in the water.
Huge thanks to to all our sponsors for their support - without you this event would not be as successful as it is. We'd also like to thank Harris Farms not only for their sponsorship but for providing the freshest fruit on the peninsula for our swimmers after their swim.''
''The Pittwater Ocean Swims Series is one of the main fundraisers for our club and the other surf lifesaving clubs who take part in this. This allows us to look after others on the beach.
This is a great way to begin the year and a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in what Summer in Pittwater is all about.''
The 2025 Newport Pool to Peak swims PON Album for participants is available at: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBX3Tn
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