2020 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim is Rolled-Over to 1st May 2021
The Lake Argyle Swim Committee wish you and families remain safe during these uncertain times.
The Committee has resolved to ‘Roll-Over’ the scheduled 2020 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim for one year to Saturday 1st May 2021.
All registrations and dinner tickets will be ‘rolled-over’ to the 2021 event.
For those teams no longer in a position to be at the start line in 2021, we will be opening an ‘expression of interest’ process in next year’s event at our usual registration time (1st November) and link up teams looking for places with those who have one to transfer. We traditionally experience overwhelming demand for places and hope that is again the case in 2021.
The roll-over of the Swim is our best chance of surviving the current crisis and we wish you all well during this period also.
We are very aware that all inter-state and intra-state teams have no legal means of being here on 2nd May 2020 with the current travel restrictions.
**For those participants with booking at Lake Argyle Resort, please contact them this week. They have also kindly offered to roll over your bookings to 2021 (other service providers in Kununurra should also be contacted regarding 2021 as our tourism sector has been hit very hard by this crisis).
The Lake Argyle Swim Committee looks forward to 2021 and playing our role in providing a resilient recovery for sport, tourism, our community and our participants.
A huge thanks for your loyal support of the Lake Argyle Swim.
25th March 2020
The Committee has resolved to ‘Roll-Over’ the scheduled 2020 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim for one year to Saturday 1st May 2021.
All registrations and dinner tickets will be ‘rolled-over’ to the 2021 event.
For those teams no longer in a position to be at the start line in 2021, we will be opening an ‘expression of interest’ process in next year’s event at our usual registration time (1st November) and link up teams looking for places with those who have one to transfer. We traditionally experience overwhelming demand for places and hope that is again the case in 2021.
The roll-over of the Swim is our best chance of surviving the current crisis and we wish you all well during this period also.
We are very aware that all inter-state and intra-state teams have no legal means of being here on 2nd May 2020 with the current travel restrictions.
**For those participants with booking at Lake Argyle Resort, please contact them this week. They have also kindly offered to roll over your bookings to 2021 (other service providers in Kununurra should also be contacted regarding 2021 as our tourism sector has been hit very hard by this crisis).
The Lake Argyle Swim Committee looks forward to 2021 and playing our role in providing a resilient recovery for sport, tourism, our community and our participants.
A huge thanks for your loyal support of the Lake Argyle Swim.
25th March 2020
Record 'Sell-Out' for 2020 Lake Argyle Swim!
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All places in the 2020 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim have sold out on day one of registrations. 10km Solo and Duo places sold out in two minutes, with unprecedented demand for places! The Lake Argyle Swim Committee is extremely encouraged to see such a fantastic response to registrations opening. "We are always looking at ways to maximise the number of swimmers who get to experience the Lake Argyle Swim, whilst maintaining the quality of the event - on and off the water". In line with previous years, 31.9% of our participants are from interstate, 34.7% from Western Australia other than Kununurra and 33.3% are Kununurra locals. There are now 350 swimmers that now have six months to prepare for the 10km or 20km swim on Saturday 2nd May 2020. In addition to the swimmers, the event has 100 skippers and 120 paddlers registered. Along with the sponsors, supporters and amazing volunteers there will be 700 adults at the 2020 Gala Presentation Dinner. |
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2021 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim
The 2021 Lake Argyle Swim will be held on Saturday 1st May 2021.
The distances on offer are: 10 or 20 kilometers.
The event categories for competitors are:
Solo
Duo - Relay teams of 2
Team - Relay teams of 4
Interest to be part of the 2021 Swim open 1st November 2020 at 9am (WA Time) - Please be online to register at this time to avoid missing out!
Situated 75 kilometres from the town of Kununurra, Western Australia, Lake Argyle is located 40 kilometres from the Northern Territory Border and covers 980 square kilometres at normal water levels. Twenty-one times greater in size than Sydney Harbour, Lake Argyle can increase to over 40 times the size of Sydney Harbour when in flood. Long since recognised as one of the most spectacular places to visit in Australia, the Lake Argyle Swim provides experienced swimmers with an unsurpassed outback adventure.
Clean freshwater awaits all solo, duo or quad teams, no sharks, no bluebottles, no ocean rips and no chafing, just a very pleasant 22 - 26 degrees in 980 square kilometres of lake to enjoy.
The distances on offer are: 10 or 20 kilometers.
The event categories for competitors are:
Solo
Duo - Relay teams of 2
Team - Relay teams of 4
Interest to be part of the 2021 Swim open 1st November 2020 at 9am (WA Time) - Please be online to register at this time to avoid missing out!
Situated 75 kilometres from the town of Kununurra, Western Australia, Lake Argyle is located 40 kilometres from the Northern Territory Border and covers 980 square kilometres at normal water levels. Twenty-one times greater in size than Sydney Harbour, Lake Argyle can increase to over 40 times the size of Sydney Harbour when in flood. Long since recognised as one of the most spectacular places to visit in Australia, the Lake Argyle Swim provides experienced swimmers with an unsurpassed outback adventure.
Clean freshwater awaits all solo, duo or quad teams, no sharks, no bluebottles, no ocean rips and no chafing, just a very pleasant 22 - 26 degrees in 980 square kilometres of lake to enjoy.
