The date is set for the biggest swim challenge in Melbourne this summer – Sunday 3rd March 2024 at our iconic Williamstown Beach.
1.2km | 2.5km | 5km | 10km SWIMS
The Williamstown Open Water Challenge – The "WOW Challenge” is Victoria’s world class, championship distance, open water swim event. The WOW Challenge is for everyone – champions, weekend warriors, kids, fast, slow, young and old!
Past winners at Williamstown include 2015 World Champion Jordan Wilimovsky, Team USA’s Katy Campbell, Australian Dolphin Sam Sheppard and Brazilian Olympian Lisandra De Carvalho.
The WOW Challenge is swum at Williamstown Beach on our famous championship 2.5km course. This year we have a beach start and you will swim in an anti-clockwise direction. Your first turn will take you around the Rock Groyne and over The Crystals, a much loved local diving and snorkelling site. A left turn close to the boat harbour takes you out into deeper water and after another left turn, you’ll head East onto the legendary WOW Back Straight. With a final left turn, swimmers head back to the beach area, to your well-deserved feeding station or finish arch on the sand.
NB. Weather conditions may see the course reversed back into a clockwise direction. We want you to have any wind behind you on the back straight
The event is conducted by the historic Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club. Swimmers of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to choose from a range of swim distances.
The WOW Challenge provides the chance to swim with the best swimmers from around the world. As a highly anticipated Great Victorian Swim Series event has proudly raised funds for not-for-profit organisations each year.
All swimmers receive a complimentary event t-shirt and may choose to swim in a wetsuit.
Registration fees
1.2km WOW Challenge Closed
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$60.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
2.5km WOW Challenge Closed
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$60.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
1.2km & 2.5km WOW Challenge Closed
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$80.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
5km WOW Challenge Closed
WOW Challenge 5km (2 laps of 2.5km course)
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$70.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
10km WOW Challenge (wetsuit) Closed
WOW Challenge 10km (4 laps of 2.5km course)
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$80.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
10km WOW Challenge (NON wetsuit) Closed
Only non wetsuit swimmers can have their swim registered with the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation
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$80.00Dec 19 - Mar 3
Contact information
- Event contact
- Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club
- Phone
- 0448 581 306
- Website
- Visit website
