Enter the South Head Roughwater Swim

Please read this information carefully before proceeding to enter the South Head Roughwater:

Swim Rules

  • Attendance at the swim briefing is compulsory for at least one team member. All swimmers and boat captains are encouraged to attend. Team numbers & swim caps will be allocated to each team.
  • The swim briefing will be held at the Vaucluse Yacht Club, Marine Parade, Watsons Bay, at 7pm on Friday, May 15.
  • Boat: Each swim team will must have their own motorised boat to carry & accompany their swimmers during the swim. Surf skis & Sea Kayaks can only be used to guide & assist swimmers – they are not recognized as a boat. For the purposes of risk management only one team / swimmer will be allowed to swim from one boat.
  • All team boat captains wait off Ben Buckler and report to the Coast Guard boat to report that their team member is on the beach all other team members are on board & ready to start.
  • All swimmers must swim the prescribed course & ensure that their name is marked off the official entrants register (kept at the Vaucluse Yacht Club) at the conclusion of the swim even if they do not complete the course.
  • All swimmers must wear their prescribed cap & display the team number on their arm throughout the swim.
  • All swimmers & boat captains are to behave in a fair & sportsmanship like manner without interference or aggression towards any other swimmer or boat in the swim.
  • If in the opinion of the swim director a swimmer is physically or otherwise incapable of completing the swim or has been in the water for a inordinate period of time such swimmer may be removed from the water.
  • If in the event of a hazard / shark being present in the vicinity of a swimmer it is the boat captains’ responsibility to remove their swimmer from the water & inform other boat captains of its presence.
  • If in the opinion of the swim director the weather or swimming conditions are dangerous or unsuitable the swim may be cancelled without notice.
  • Swimmers may use extraneous aids, eg. Wetsuits, fins, snorkels or devices, but such swimmers will not be eligible for any prize or qualify as an official placegetter, and must notify officials when finishing the event.

Swimmer’s Declaration

The following declaration, once acknowledged & made by each swimmer, by way of each swimmer signing in the space provided or by entering online & paying the swim entry fee, entitles the Swimmer to participate in the event -

I, the undersigned, in participating in the event, waive any claim, right or cause of action which I, or those who are entitled to claim in my name, might otherwise have had, that might have arisen out of any loss of life, injury or damage sustained by my participation in this event.

This waiver, release & discharge operates separately in favour of all persons & body corporate involved or otherwise engaged in organizing, promoting, staffing or in any other way associated with the event, including their servants, agents, representatives & officers, & will operate inclusive of damage or causation due to an act of negligence by any of them.

I hereby declare that I am physically fit, & have undertaken adequate training for this event mindful of the specific route of the course, its direct exposure to the Tasman Sea, & the possible duration of the swim.

I hereby agree that in the event of adverse weather conditions, those organizing the event have an unquestioned right to modify, cancel &/or postpone this event & the entry fee shall not be refundable. Any swimmers withdrawing from the event or not starting their entry fee shall not be refundable.

For the sake of abundant clarity, I, by signing below, without detracting from or limiting in any way, the above 4 points, acknowledge the meaning & import of each, & thereby take full responsibility for my own safety whilst participating in this event.

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Boat Captains' Responsibilities

  • The Boat Captain & crew of all boats are an integral part of the safety & success of each team, & the event. They should please note & acknowledge (together with all Swimmers) the following:
  • The Water Safety Officer has overall control of water safety matters during the event, however, the Boat captain retains control & responsibility for his/her boat & those on board, at all times.
  • To ensure the safety of all participants, each Boat captain must comply with any direction given by relevant authorities, including the NSW Water Police & the NSW Maritime Authority & must comply with the minimum safety/emergency requirements for their boat (eg. maximum numbers on board, life jackets, flares, etc).
  • The Boat Captain, in conjunction with the team, is responsible for making sure that contact is made with the first Swimmer, between Ben Buckler point & the Bondi Golf Club. During the remainder of the swim, the Skipper, in conjunction with the team, is responsible for retaining contact with the Swimmer in the water at all times.
  • Boat must stop escorting their swimmers once they are within 200 metres area of the finish at Watsons Bay.

Entry fee is $85 per individual swimmer. That means -

  • Solos $85
  • Duos $170
  • Trios $255
  • Quads $340
  • Quins $425
  • Sextets $510

Online entries close at midnight, Thursday, May 13, 2010.

Now, please enter the South Head Roughwater -

Click here to download hard copy entry form for more event info (pdf file).

Click here to enter online.

Click here to check progress entries online.

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