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Junior swimmers can join the fun by swimming 222m around the small swimming jetty on the Busselton foreshore.

Saturday 8^th February at 1:30 pm.

• The swim will be supervised by event organisers and strongly supported by the Surf Life Saving WA.
• Entries for the Kids Swim open on 16th October and close on 21st January, unless sold out sooner.

The minimal entry fee of $30.00 is great value and includes:

• Busselton Jetty Swim official swim number tattoo
• Busselton Jetty Swim cap
• Participation medal
• Ice cream voucher donated by SunCream Ningaloo
• Fruit and water at the finish

For any enquiries, contact juniors@busseltonjettyswim.org.au

The 500m Swim complements the 3.6km Busselton Jetty Swim by providing opportunities for families and friends to train and swim together. 

The following information should be used as a guide and is still subject to change. Please check back for updates.

• The swim starts on the eastern side of the Jetty.
• The swim format is a rolling start and friends can swim together.
• Swimmers self-seed. Times will not start until you cross the timing mat as you enter the water.
• The official swim cut-off time is 2:45 pm. If you have not finished the swim by 2:45 pm you must leave the water if instructed to do so by a race official.

Simon’s 500m Shortcut Swim will be supervised by event organisers and strongly supported by the Surf Life Saving Society of WA. 

Entry to Simon’s 500m Shortcut Swim opens on 16th October 2024 and closes on 21st January, unless sold out sooner. 

For any enquiries, contact rego@busseltonjettyswim.org.au

As part of our new look team events, participants will swim out to the nominated turn point, under the jetty, then back to the beach-based transition zone to tag their teammate. 

Swim 0.9km each as a team of 4 (1 lap each); or swim 1.8km each as a team of 2 (2 laps each)

Team Course Information

• All Team swimmers commence at the start area on the beach
• The 2 Person and 4 Person Teams will transition on the beach next to the Jetty 
• The final swimmer for each team will duck under the Jetty and head toward the finish
• The 2 Person Team distances are 2 x 1.8km
• The 4 Person Team distances are 4 x 0.9km 
• Team members must physically tag team mates at transition point

Team Registrations

Team entry is via general registration which opens on 16 October 2024 and closes on Tuesday 21 January 2025.

People swimming in the Team Swims are not permitted to be registered or on the Waitlist for the 3.6km Solo Swim or the One Mile Swim to Shore

• Anyone found to have duplicate entries (including team members) will be removed and banned from the event for a period of two years
• If the duplicate Ballot registration is a member of a team, that team will not be eligible for the Ballot and the person/people with duplicates will be banned for a period of two years
• Team captains will register the team and team mates have 7 days to register via a unique link
• Limited swimmer changes will be permitted after registration completed, i.e. no more than two changes for teams of four and no more than one change for teams of two.
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Sunday 9^th February at 9:30 am.

Walk to the end of the Jetty, enter the water and swim one mile (1.6km) back to the beach. 

• Allow 30 minutes to walk to the end of the Jetty.
• The event has a rolling start and friends are able to swim together.
• Your time will not start until you cross the timing mat as you enter the water.
• Jump or dive into the water, or climb down a ladder.
• The official race cut-off time is 11:00 am. If you have not finished the swim by 11:00 am you must leave the water if instructed to do so by a race official.

Entry is via ballot only during the Ballot Period which opens 1st October 2024 and closes on 8th October 2024.