Welcome! ‘Beach Hotel Ocean Swim Classic’ and 'Westpac Mini Swim' Presented by the Byron Bay Winter Whales - Sunday, 2nd May, 2010

So who are we?

The Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim Classic is now in its 22nd year, celebrating a milestone in its history. Starting out with a very small number of ocean swimmers, “swimming for charity”, the Winter Whales Ocean Swim has now over 1,500 participants with numbers continuing to rise every year.

The Beach Hotel Ocean Swim Classic is 2.2 km swim from Watego’s Beach to Main Beach, Byron Bay. The swimmers swim a buoyed course from the start area, around The Pass, and across the Bay to Main Beach.

Quick Reference

International Swimmers

Local swimmers compete against those from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The swim is used as an end of season trip away for many ocean swimmers who delight in competing against new and old friends in the true spirit of these events. In the past , swimmers of the caliber of Grant Hackett, Kye Hurst, and Melissa Gorman, have swum in Byron Bay Ocean Swim Classic.

2 Different Races

The Mini Swim is a fun event to introduce swimmers to the joys of ocean swimming. Providing a swim event of approx. 800 metres for swimmers who don’t want to enter the longer Ocean Swim Classic. As it is a shorter distance, from the Clark’s Beach area to the Classic Swim’s finish line at Main Beach, we also accept entries from swimmers aged from 9 years and up.

Quick Contact

Adress: PO Box 15
State: Byron Bay, NSW
Country: Australia

Phone: 0421 155 600

Mail: info@byronbayoceanswimclassic.com.au