CHECK-IN

All registered swimmers must report to the Check-In area on the morning of the event from 6.45am onwards to collect their race pack (timing band, race tattoo & swim cap). The Check-In area is located on the grass at the John Graham Reserve, Woodman Point.

Check-In desks will close promptly at 7.15am (for the 250m Community Try It swimmers) and 7.45am (for the 750m Splash and 1500m Classic swimmers), no exceptions – please plan your journey so as not to be late!

Parking is at a premium, so arrive early and plan ahead. Please car-pool, walk or cycle to the venue if you have the opportunity.

It is IMPORTANT to remember that the Check-In desks will be closed promptly for safety purposes so please allow yourselves MORE than enough time to make your way from the parking areas to the Check-In area or you may not be able to swim.

RACE BRIEFINGS

A short Safety Briefing for the 250m Community Try-It swim takes place at 7.25am at the Woodman Point Jetty.

A Race Briefing for the 750m Splash and 1500m Classic takes place at the Woodman Point Jetty at 8.00am.

Everyone who is taking part MUST attend a Race Briefing, including parents of any kids under 18 who are swimming.

SWIM COURSE

The swim takes place in the ocean between Coogee Beach Jetty and Woodman Point Jetty and runs parallel to the beach in generally shallow water.

250m Course Map

750m Course Map

1500m Course Map

START

At the conclusion of the relevant Race Briefing, swimmers walk from the Woodman Point Jetty along the beach to their designated start line.

The 250m Community Try-It start line is only a short walk, the 750m Splash start line is at the half-way mark along Coogee Beach and the 1500m Classic start line is located at the northern end of the beach next to Coogee Beach Jetty.

All start lines are marked with inflatable duck marker buoys in the water and race officials will be on hand to guide you through the starting procedure.

STARTING WAVES

The 250m Community Try-It swim will be started using multiple starting waves, with groups of approx 75-100 swimmers in each wave.

Multiple starting waves will also be used for the 750m Splash and the 1500m Classic (based on nominated entry times), with groups of approx 100-150 swimmers in each wave.

The starting wave procedure is simple and will be explained fully at Race Briefing.

WATER SAFETY

Water safety is kindly provided by Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club and other land support/first aid is provided by St John Ambulance.

RACE RULES

A simplified set of Race Rules has been developed in conjunction with the WOW Swims Committee.

View the WOW Swims Local Rules HERE

Swimwear rules are easy – basically, anything goes – with the exception of wetsuits (which ARE allowed with swimmers wearing wetsuits placed into a separate WETSUIT category and are not eligible for race prizes).

FINISH

All swimmers swim in the same direction towards Woodman Point Jetty and finish the race by swimming under an in-water finishing boom where a time is recorded.

Don’t forget you will all swim past Daphne as you approach the finish boom – so give her a wave and say hello!

Swimmers then make their way to the shoreline, through the finishing arch and into the recovery zone where fruit, water and samples of Everlast Isotonic drinks are available.

PRESENTATIONS

All finishing times will be available through blueChip Timing immediately after the swim and, after a short break, prizes will be awarded and presentations made by officials in the Presentations Area of the reserve.