Open Water Swimming in Victoria

Masters Swimming Victoria - swimming all year round

Don't just swim in the open water season. Train and compete all year round with one of over 30 Masters Swimming Victoria clubs, including the Casey Seals.

And over the open water season, you can have the added enjoyment of swimming at the open water events with your club teammates. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who may be a bit nervous about competing in these events, especially if you are new to the sport.

To see what we've got for you or to find a club to join, go to the Masters Swimming Victoria website.

The Great Victorian Swim Series

The Great Victorian Swim Series is an ocean swim series for the thousands of recreational swimmers who take part in the open water swims over summer in Victoria.

Cousins Tours and Travel and Light on Landscape have been the main sponsors and organisers of the not-for-profit series since its conception. The crews at Tomato Timing and Race Roster have agreed to take on the administration of the series from the 2022/23 season onwards.

For more information, go to the Great Victorian Swim Series page or the GVSS Facebook group.

OWS Calendars for other States

To see a calendar of open water swim events in other states, go to the following websites. The Ocean Swims website also covers all Australia, so go there for an alternative to these sites.

OWS Calendars for previous years

All the calendars from previous years are available below as downloadable PDF files, for every year going back to 2001 when the Casey Seals first started publishing them on their website.

2022-2023 calendar

2021-2022 calendar

2020-2021 calendar

2019-2020 calendar

2018-2019 calendar

2017-2018 calendar

2016-2017 calendar

2015-2016 calendar

2014-2015 calendar

2013-2014 calendar

2012-2013 calendar

2011-2012 calendar

2010-2011 calendar

2009-2010 calendar

2008-2009 calendar

2007-2008 calendar

2006-2007 calendar

2005-2006 calendar

2004-2005 calendar

2003-2004 calendar

2002-2003 calendar

2001-2002 calendar

Other Open Water Swimming websites

Cousins Tours & Travel

Cousins TT is a sponsor of many of the open-water events. Contact them for travel packages to major sporting events and for sports tours.

Ocean Swims

A good source of information about open water swimming, with a calendar of events and results around Australia (NSW-centric).

Brighton Icebergers

The Brighton Icebergers are a group of hardy swimmers who swim all year at the Middle Brighton Baths. Their informal events include the Winter Pier to Pub at Lorne in July (brrr!) each year.

Black-Ice Open Water Swimming Club

A group of long-distance open water swimmers based at Black Rock in summer and Brighton Baths in winter (no wetsuits!).
They offer support and advice for anyone preparing for a long-distance open water swimming event, including the English Channel crossing (they regularly have members doing the crossing), Rottnest, Cook Strait, etc.