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Congratulations to all 314 swimmers registered for the 2018 swim. A new record 108 teams, 510 participants already involved! Good luck with your training for 5th May 2018! | ||
2018 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim
The 2018 Lake Argyle Swim will be held on Saturday 5th May 2018.
The distance of the race is 10 or 20 kilometres. The event categories for competitors are:
Solo
Duo - Relay teams of 2
Team - Relay teams of 4
Registrations open 1st November 2017 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 80 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, bluebottles, ocean rips or chafing, just a very pleasant 22 - 26 degrees in 980 square kilometres of lake to enjoy.
The distance of the race is 10 or 20 kilometres. The event categories for competitors are:
Solo
Duo - Relay teams of 2
Team - Relay teams of 4
Registrations open 1st November 2017 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 80 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, bluebottles, ocean rips or chafing, just a very pleasant 22 - 26 degrees in 980 square kilometres of lake to enjoy.
Perfect Conditions for 2017!Perfect Kimberly weather ensured an extraordinary experience for everyone at the 2017 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim.
The vast blue expanse of Lake Argyle, set amongst a rugged Kimberley landscape, made for fantastic images of the 2017 Swim. A record 260 swimmers, in 113 teams tackled the 20km or 10km swim distances. Three race records were set in the ideal conditions. Social media is awash with outstanding images of the event and Gala Dinner. The Minister for Tourism got the Gala Dinner off to a great start with enthusiastic support for the event in future years. The event marks the start to the East Kimberley’s tourist season, with 1/3 of our swimmers travelling from interstate and 1/3 from outside the Kimberley. Not to be outdone, 2.5% of Kununurra’s adult population participated in the 2017 Swim. Making Kununurra Australia’s Open Water Swimming capital, with the highest percentage of its population competing in a swimming event. A massive thanks to our amazing sponsor who make this event possible – Awesome! Also a huge thanks to the 35+ volunteers involved on the day and the countless locals who paddle, skipper and support visiting teams at the event. Registrations for 2018 go live at 9am (WA time) on 1st November 2017 – another “sell-out” is certain, so please register early! Race Records: Kane Radford, 2016 Rio Olympian set a record of 2:12:05 in the 10km solo in an impressive swim to take line honors. After several years of second place finishes, the Burleigh Boys A & B drew line honors in the 20km Quad in a record time of 4:35:05. Plodding Petty's also set a record in the 10km Duo, in 2:19:54. The massive task of swimming 20km Solo was dominated by the ladies in 2017, taking out the top three places. Caitlyn James swam the 20km in 4:56:34. An amazing effort from all the event sponsors (check out the 2017 Sponsor's video) and from our incredible volunteers ensured a super successful day was had by all. |
Image by: Rocky Sutherland
Image by: Rocky Sutherland
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