NOV 2, SUN: Swimming WA 1, Rockingham
1.25km, 2.5km, 5km, 10km, 8am - website or phone Pip Brown 08 9328 4599 (BH) or email

NOV 8, SUN: Lake Leschenaultia Swim Thru
1.6km, 10am - Maida Vale Masters - contact Claire Ware - email - ph 0428 695 427

NOV 14, SAT: Swimming WA 2, Mullaloo (with Carolyn Burke Memorial)
1.25km, 2.5km, 5km, 9am - website or phone Pip Brown 08 9328 4599 (BH) or email

NOV 15, SAT: Geo Bay Swim, Dunsborough to Busselton
3.2km-4.3km, 7am, (Geo Bay Swim Committee) - website - email - Organisers say: "Flat conditions, water temp ave. 19 deg C, wetsuits allowed". Min. age 13.

NOV 28, SUN: West Coast 1000, North Cottesloe - Cottesloe
1km, Scout Entertainment - billed as attempt to break the world record for an ocean swim (currently held by Lorne SLSC's Pier to Pub) - website

NOV 29, SUN: Bicton Bay and Back River Swim, Bicton Foreshore
1.6km, 5km, (Melville Masters) - website - email or ph Peter Maloney 0404 819 614 or 08 9457 7785

NOV TBA, SUN: Koombana Bay, Bunbury
1.6km, 10am (Bunbury AUSSI) - contact Edwin Kordt - email - or ph 08 9791 8971

DEC 5, SAT: Swim Thru Rottnest
1.6km, 1.30pm, Rottnest Island (Cottesloe Crabs) - website - or phone David Cummins 0419 468 230

DEC 12, SAT: Swim Thru Fremantle
1.6km & Novice 400m, 8.30am, South Fremantle Beach (Fremantle Masters & WA Masters) - website - email or ph Pip Sivwright 0409 298 118 or Wendy Holtom (Novice 400m) 9387 4400

DEC 13, SUN: Swimming WA 3, Champion Lakes
1.25km, 2.5km, 5km, 10km, 8am - website or phone Pip Brown 08 9328 4599 (BH) or email

JAN 3, SUN: Swimming WA 4, Leighton
1.25km, 2.5km, 5km, 9am - Leighton Beach - website or phone Pip Brown 08 9328 4599 (BH) or email

JAN 9, SAT: Sunset Coast Swims, Scarborough
2km, 5km, 8am, (Scarboro SLSC) - website - email

JAN 10, SUN: Albany Open Water Swim, Middleton Beach
1.25km, 2.5km, 5km, 8.30am, Albany Swimming Club & Albany SLSC - email - ph Kaye Bolger 9842 2504

JAN 16, SAT: Cottesloe Classic Mile
1.6km, 8.30am, Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe SLSC) - website - email

JAN 17, SUN: Swim Thru Perth, Barrack St - Matilda Bay
4km (solo), 2.2km (teams, solo), 9.30am, Barrack Street Wharf - Matilda Bay, or Swan Brewery - Matilda Bay (2.2km) (Claremont AUSSI) - Phone Elena Nesci 0415 314 082 - email - website.

JAN 23-24, SAT-SUN: Swimming WA 5, Sorrento + Rotto Rehearsal
1.25km + 5km (Sat, 9am) then 2.5km + 10km (Sun, 8am), (includes Swimming WA State Champs) - Sorrento Beach - website or phone Pip Brown 08 9328 4599 (BH) or email - 10km Sunday swim incorporates Rotto Rehearsal.

JAN 26, TUES: Australia Day Swim, Scarborough
2km, 8am, Scarborough Beach (Carine AUSSI) - website - email - phone David or Jane Laws 9448 2065. Organisers say: "Compulsory briefing @ 07:45. In the water start, about 250 swimmers participate. Prize categories: 1st, 2nd, 3rd male & female across the line. 5 year age group prizes from 15 to 80+ gaining no other prize. Many Spot Prizes".

JAN 31, SUN: The Big Swim, Palm Beach - Whale Beach, Sydney
2.5km, 10am, One of the icon Sydney swims (Whale Beach SLSC) - website.

FEB 6, SAT: 25th Annual Cottesloe to Swanbourne Ocean Classic
2.2km, 8am, (Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC) - website - email - ph Debra Hendrie 0403 561 802 - registration closes 7.45am. Organisers say: "No watches or heavy jewellery to be worn. Wetsuits may be worn but wearers will not be eligible for fastest time prizes."

FEB 13, SAT: Swim thru Leighton
1.6km, 400m, 8.30am, (Fremantle SLSC) - website or ph Pip Hawson 9316 1995 (AH)

FEB 14, SUN: Cambria Island Swim, Mandurah
2.4km, 9am (Mandurah Masters) - email - ph Wayne Cable 08 9582 7954

FEB 20, SAT: Rottnest Channel Swim
19.7km (Solos, Duos, Teams of 4), 5.45AM, Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island (Rottnest Channel Swim Assn) - website - email - ph Matija Franetovich 08 9287 2550. Read our report of the 2008 Rotto swim. Entries open Nov 2.

MAR 6, SAT: 28th Bunbury Swim Thru, Leschenault Inlet
1.6km, 3pm, (Bunbury Surf Club Old Boys) - contact Errol Barrett email or ph 08 9721 4311 (Wk)

MAR 7, SUN: Coogee Jetty to Jetty
1.5km, 750m, 9am (Cockburn Masters & Cockburn Rotary) - website - email - contact Dawn Goodreid 9337 1713

MAR 13, SAT: Freo to Rotto Big Splash, Leighton Beach - Rottnest Island
20km (solo, duo & teams), 7am (Fremantle to Rottnest Big Splash Committee) - website

MAR 20, SAT: Pulu Kokos Lagoon Swim, Cocos Islands
8km, 8.30am - Contact Peter Tanham ph 0402 054 493 - email.

MAR 27, SAT: Dale Alcock State OW Swim, Coogee
1km, 2km, 8.30am (WA Masters) - website - contact Wendy Holtom ph 08 9387 4400 (BH). WA Masters members only.

APR 3, EASTER SAT: City of Albany Harbour Swim
4km (Solos, Duos, Teams), Princess Royal Harbour Albany (Albany Masters) - contact Kaye Bolger ph 0417 174 957 - email

APR 4, EASTER SUN: Southern Ocean Classic Mile, Denmark
1.6km (Solos + Duos), 10am, Ocean Beach (Denmark SLSC) - contact Sue Dybing email or ph 08 9848 1934 (Hm) or George Mumford 9848 1202

APR 10, SAT: Cockburn Crawl, Rockingham Beach
1.6km, 8.30am (Secret Harbour SLSC) - contact Jane Le Grove ph 0419 902 954 - email

APR 17, SAT: Jurien Bay Ramp - Boullanger Island Swim
1.3 km, 2.6 km (Solo & teams), 9am (3L Real Estate) - website - email or ph Admin Staff 3L Real Estate 08 9652 1233

APR 18 , SUN: Geraldton Ocean Mile
1609 m (Solo, duo & Quad), Pages Beach Geraldton (Geraldton Masters) - contact Stephen Smith - email or ph 0417 185 914

MAY 3, SUN: 22nd Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim Classic
2.3 km, 800m, Byron Bay, far north coast (Byron Bay Winter Whales Winter Swimming Club + Byron Bay SLSC). Icon event in one of the most beautiful parts of Stray'a. State of Origin of Ocean Swimming - Website.

MAY TBA, SUN: South Head Roughwater, Sydney
10km, North Bondi - Watsons Bay - website