2025 Cold Water Qualifier Swim

Saturday, 26th April 2025. 6am-2pm

Your feeder & observers will be based on the pier at Half Moon Bay, Black Rock.

Depending on your registration choice:

• 6/8h category - start at 6am (must bring your cap lights)
• 2/4h category - start at 7:30am

Successfully completed swims, as per the governing rules of your intended swim, will be certified by a swim coach.

The Black Rock yacht club (BRYC) will provide: 
•    Access to change rooms and showers
•    Access to hot water for Feeds/Thermos
•    Access to the steam room
•    On-deck recorders and observers
•    On water safety kayaks  (but swimmers can bring own support kayaks if preferred)
•    Swim support (we recommend swimmers to bring their own dedicated feeders who know their feed schedule, but local help can be provided if needed).

Bring your own plain cap (we will number it)

Medicals are recommended before taking on long cold-water swims, but not mandated. This event is ‘at your own risk’.

For Non-BRYC members,

• $35 to cover use of club facilities for 3 days (Friday 25th April- Sunday 27th April)

Friday Morning, Join us for an early ANZAC day swim (time TBA)

Friday night:  Join us for an evening Sundowners swim (5pm) followed by a drink / bar meal at the club

Saturday swim route(s), swimmers choice, but short course when dark for 6am swimmers:

Sunday morning:  9am-ish, casual recovery swim (replacement qualifier day should Saturday’s weather be deemed unfavourable).

All day paid council parking is available in nominated parking bays.

The Beach Café opens mid-morning providing much needed coffee, assorted cakes, hot chips, egg and bacon rolls.

VENUE: