Back for its 9th year, the iconic swims start at Rose Bay and follow the coastline giving participants stunning views to the Harbour Bridge.
The harbour provides predictable conditions for the open water first-timers and gives the competitive ones a chance to have a good crack at their PBs.
Events
1KM
Course map
& race details
5KM
Course map & race details
2.5KM
Course map & race details
ENTRY
The entry fee includes a famous Sydney Harbour Splash finishers towel, timing, prizes, fresh fruit and hydration.
Water safety provided for all 3 distances.
Professional event photographs are released free of charge.
ON THE DAY
All the info you need to know for organising your morning at the Sydney Harbour Splash including;
Registration details
Race schedule
Rolling and mass starts for all 3 races
BYO Caps
Prizes for ages groups and overall winners
Manly EXPRESS Ferry
Are you coming from the Northern Beaches and want an easy way to get to and from the Sydney Harbour Splash?
We’ve got you covered this year with the Manly Express Ferry.
…. AND A WHOLE BUNCH MORE TO GET EXCITED ABOUT
Club Challenge is back
Participate in our Club Challenge by registering your club as a team.
Bragging rights are on the line, as well as your team name engraved on our perpetual trophy and $200 cash to shout everyone a celebratory drink. Click here for more info.
Win a Hamilton Island holiday
Encourage your mates to swim at the Sydney Harbour Splash to score yourself an entry into the draw to win a Hamilton Island holiday. All they need to do is enter your name during the registration process.The more mates who enter, the more chances you have to win.
Prize includes: 2 nights stay at the Reef View Hotel & 2 entires into the Hamilton Island Ocean Swim.
Winner will be drawn at the 10:15am presentation.
FUNDRAISING
Our friends from the Dementia Research Community will be back at the BBQ, sizzling sausages for hungry swimmers while raising much-needed funds to help find a cure for dementia.
If you'd like to donate, you can do so below!
MONEY RAISED FOR DEMENTIA RESEARCH SO FAR:
2020 - $3,542.50 | 2021 - $11,949.50 | 2022 - $21,156.00 | 2023 - $10,500 | 2024 - $15,000
TOTAL: $55,148
FINISHERs TOWEL
Thanks to the wonderful artwork by Brendan Kerin, our towels this year tell the Dreamtime story of Burra and the Songline of Burramatta.
In the Dreamtime, before the rivers flowed and the oceans swelled, there was a mighty being named Burra. Burra was a great and powerful eel, a spirit of creation and the protector of the waters. He moved through the empty lands with a purpose, his powerful form carving the world as we know it today.
Burra began his journey at what is now known as Sydney Harbour. With each powerful movement of his body, Burra shaped the land and created the harbour itself, forming the bays and coves that stretch along the coast. The deep waters that flow through this place were the mark of his passage, his presence forever etched into the earth. It was Burra who gave life to the harbour, breathing spirit into its waters and connecting it to the rivers beyond.
After creating the vast harbour, Burra continued to move upstream, following what would become the Parramatta River. His journey brought him deep into the lands of Burramattagal, the "place of many eels." Tired from his labor, Burra finally rested here, in the peaceful waters of Burramatta, which had become his home. Here, the eels were abundant, dancing through the waters just as Burra once had. His head, which was Me-Mel (Goat Island), remained at the harbour’s entrance, forever watching over the land and sea he had shaped.
But Burra was not done. His spirit could not be contained, and his songline extended far beyond Burramatta. After resting, he swam onward, leaving his sacred resting place to follow the great currents of the ocean, stretching all the way to the distant islands of Vanuatu. Burra’s songline carried his spirit across the sea, connecting lands and waters far apart, binding them together with his strength and wisdom.
Yet, Burra always returned to the place of his creation. After journeying through the Pacific and blessing distant lands, he swam back across the ocean, through Sydney Harbour, and up the Parramatta River. Burramatta would always be the place where he found peace, and his presence in the waters still hums with power.
To this day, the people remember the great Burra, the creator of the harbour and protector of the waters. His songline flows through the rivers and seas, linking Burramatta to the vast oceans and reminding us all of the deep connection between land, water, and spirit. Burra's story is passed from generation to generation, a tale of creation, journey, and return, forever living in the hearts of those who walk the lands he once shaped.
For more about Brendan click here.
