Bondi Blue Water Challenge 2026 Results, Dates & Registration

About this event

The Bondi Blue Water Challenge is a fun and exciting ocean swimming event for competitors of all ages and fitness levels at the iconic Bondi Beach. Hosted by Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club, the event includes swim distances of 1km and 2.1km around Bondi Bay. For the youngsters, the Bondi Kids Challenge, a 500m swim for ages 9-12 is a great introduction to ocean swimming. A new 4km Beach Run will also be held this year, open to all ages 10 years old plus.

Distances

2.1km

Race distance

1km

Race distance

Past results

Official top-10 finishers from previous editions. Select a result set to view the leaderboard.

MenTOP 10 · TIME

1 Cormac Guthrie 00:15:11

2 Stuart Swinburn 00:15:14

3 Tommy Woodriff 00:15:15

WomenTOP 10 · TIME

1 Jacqui Schafer 00:16:14

2 Ashley Finegan 00:16:19

3 Kate Dryden 00:16:22

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Results provided by the event organiser · full field on the official site.

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