The Swanny Ocean Classic is an annual event that has been run by the Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club since 1986. Join around 1000 participants swimming, paddling and running the 2km of iconic coastline from Cott to Swanny.
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SWIM
START 7:55AM
The centre piece of the Swanny Ocean Classic, and a premier swim on the open water calendar. Join many others swimming from Cott to Swanny in this popular event!
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RUN
Start 7:50AM
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.
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SUP
Start 7:45AM
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!
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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!
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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.
Event Timing
7:00am Event check-in and registrations open
7:30am Race briefing
7:45am Racing mal & SUP joint start time
7:50am Run start time
7:55am Swim Wave 1 start time (White caps)
8:00am Swim Wave 2 start time (Blue caps)
8:05am Swim Wave 3 start time (Red caps)
8:10am Swim Wave 4 start time (Yellow caps)
FAQs
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!"
Image Credit @saltdiaries
The Swanny Ocean Classic on Saturday 31 January is the 40th edition of the event run by Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC since 1986. In 2025 we celebrated 40 years of the event, and Co-Founder and SNSLSC Life Member the late Colin Cook. There was one missed event in 2021, of course due to Covid.
We'd like to thank Kate Aveling of Suffakate Designs, and a member of Mudjimba SLSC on the Sunshine Coast, for the amazing logo and graphic designs for the 2026 Swanny Ocean Classic. They depict an 'S' inspired by the swan of our club emblem, our starting point in front of the Indiana Teahouse in cottesloe, and a swimmer en-route from Cottesloe to Swanbourne!