2020 First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim
The 2020 Lake Argyle Swim will be held on Saturday 2nd May 2020.
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 2019 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, 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 2019 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, bluebottles, ocean rips or chafing, just a very pleasant 22 - 26 degrees in 980 square kilometres of lake to enjoy.
Amazing 2019 Lake Argyle Swim!
Fantastic weather and fast times for swimmers in 2019! The record field of swimmers enjoyed a great Kimberley day on Lake Argyle, with new records set in the 20km Quad and 20km Duo categories.
A fantastic Gala Dinner, hosted by Adrian Barich, was held for a record 700 adults at Lake Argyle. Despite the great efforts in the water from all our swimmers, many danced late into the night thanks to Vander Aa and DJ Scotty. The night was very special with Belinda Stowell (2000 Olympic Gold) addressing the audience and sharing her inspiration.
Well done to all our fantastic volunteers, skippers, paddlers, sponsors and our swimmers.
Special mentions to our category winners:
Fantastic weather and fast times for swimmers in 2019! The record field of swimmers enjoyed a great Kimberley day on Lake Argyle, with new records set in the 20km Quad and 20km Duo categories.
A fantastic Gala Dinner, hosted by Adrian Barich, was held for a record 700 adults at Lake Argyle. Despite the great efforts in the water from all our swimmers, many danced late into the night thanks to Vander Aa and DJ Scotty. The night was very special with Belinda Stowell (2000 Olympic Gold) addressing the audience and sharing her inspiration.
Well done to all our fantastic volunteers, skippers, paddlers, sponsors and our swimmers.
Special mentions to our category winners:
- Jessica Evens, going back to back in the 20km solo - massive effort.
- Darwin Buffs, winning the 20km Duo - with great team numbers coming from Darwin.
- Another Darwin Buffs team also winning the 20km Quad.
- Aaron Elliss-Kerr taking out the 10km solo.
- Burleigh Boys A winning the 10km Duo.
- Scott No Chance, taking line honors and winning the 10km Quad.
Tales from the Lake Argyle Swim:Video featuring post swim interviews from 2018:
Registration Frenzy:
In five hours, the 2019 First National Kimberley Swim has sold-out. The 10km solo category only took 8 minutes to sell-out. Congratulations to all the teams registered for 2019: |
Kununurra Swimmers celebrating the Lake Argyle Swim 'sell-out'
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