Past Participant Feedback
Julian Gibbings
14 time participant
"My favourite swim of the summer. I enjoy swimming along such an iconic coastline and I always feel safe with so many swimmers and lifesavers next to me."
Bernadette Williams
6 time participant
"The 2 km run from Cott to Swanny is a perfect way to start your Saturday. It's great for all fitness levels because you can run on hard or soft sand. It's a beautiful stretch of beach to run on, can't wait for the next one!"
Natalie Owens
5 time participant
"The best ocean swim event of the season! A fun and safe way to take in our glorious coastline and enjoy the live music and BBQ brekky at Swanny Surf Club afterwards!"
The Swanny Ocean Classic is an annual event that has been run by the Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club for 40 years. Join around 1000 other competitors swimming, paddling and running the 2km of iconic coastline from Cott to Swanny.
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The Course
The 2km event starts at Cottesloe Beach immediately in front of the Indiana Tearooms and finishes at Swanbourne Beach in front of the Swanbourne Patrol Tower.
All events follow the coast. The swimmers, SUP and racing mal events have a water start, and of course the run is a land based event. In the water, there will be a plenty of buoys to mark the course as well as many water safety personnel on boards to help guide.
Swim
Start 8:00AM
The centre piece of the Swanny Ocean Classic, and a premier swim on the open water calendar. Join many others swimming from iconic Cott to legendary Swanny in this popular event!
Run
Start 7:55AM
What are your legs like on sand? This is a fun 2km run following the coastline from Cott to Swanny. Get your friends along and give it a go.
SUP
Start 7:50AM
Give your core a workout and paddle your SUP for the 2km between Cott and Swanny. Good news is that you get to go first and avoid all of the swimmers.
MAL
Start 7:45AM
For those of you who know how to paddle a racing mal give those triceps a test and paddle from Cott to Swanny. You'll smash it out in no time!
Event Timing
7:00am Event check-in and registrations open
7:30am Race briefing
7:45am Racing mal start time
7:50am SUP start time
7:55am Run start time
8:00am Swim start time (first of 4 waves)
Image Credit @saltdiaries
The 2025 Swanny Ocean Classic is in honour of the late Colin CooK, and his passion, drive and dedication for the event. Colin Cook was the CO-founder of the first Ocean Classic event in 1986, and a much loved Life Member of Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club. You can read more about Colin Cook here.
