SWIMRUN LONG

17.15KM | 13 SECTIONS
15 YEARS +

THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN SWIMRUN CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE (FOR TEAMS). THE HARBOUR VIEWS ARE UNPARALLELED, AS IS THE ELEVATION, AFTERALL TO GET THE VIEWS YOU NEED TO GET UP HIGH!

SWIM

SECTIONS: 6
TOTAL DISTANCE: 2.65KM
LONGEST SECTION: 750M
TYPES: FLAT HARBOUR BEACHES & BAY

RUN

SECTIONS: 7
TOTAL DISTANCE: 14.5KM
LONGEST SECTION: 3.2KM
TYPES: TRAIL, SAND, FOOTPATH

COURSE BREAKDOWN

LEG
DISCIPLINE
DISTANCE*
17,150m
1
Run
3,200m
2
Swim
150m
3
Run
700m
4
Swim
400m
5
Run
2,400m
6
Swim
550m
7
Run
2,100m
8
Swim
750m
9
Run
1,600m
10
Swim
400m
11
Run
2,500m
12
Swim
400m
13
Run
2,000m

Note: We are awaiting confirmation that the new route at Little Manly Point with a water jump can go ahead (Leg 9 & 10). In the event it is not approved, the route shall revert to the 2023 route with a circuit swim at Little Manly Beach (see Alternate Route layer on map)

Graphic maps are not to scale. *Distances are approximate. Swim distances include any wade component. The final course is determined on the morning of the event. View Google Map course for more detail. The course is not extensively marked, participants are required to know the course.

COURSE MAP

PRE-REQUISITES & CUT-OFF TIMES

THIS RACE HAS THE FOLLOWING PRE-REQUISITES AND CUT-OFF TIMES. PARTICIPANTS WHO FAIL TO ARRIVE AT THE CHECKPOINT BY THE CUT-OFF TIME WILL BE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE THE FINAL STAGES OF THE SWIMRUN SHORT RACE VIA VICTORIA STREET.

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE COURSE IN 3 HOURS 45 MINUTES WHICH REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING SWIM/RUN PACE:

SWIM @ 2 MINUTE/100M PACE OR FASTER
RUN @ 8 MINUTE/1KM PACE OR FASTER

CHECK POINT
LOCATION
TIME
1
Clontarf Reserve (Race Start)
7:45 AM
2
Hydration Station
–
3
East Esplanade @ Victoria Street
10:15 AM
4
Shelley Beach (Exited swim)
–
5
Queenscliff Beach (Race Finish)
11:30 AM

RECOMMENDED GEAR

THIS RACE IS BEST COMPLETED WITH A RANGE OF EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE FATIGUE OVER THE LONGER DISTANCE. NUTRITION CAN ALSO BE CARRIED FOR SUSTAINED ENERGY.

WE RECOMMEND: WETSUIT, HAND PADDLES, PULL BUOY & GOGGLES
+ COMPULSORY VEST, SWIM CAP & SHOES