The Cronulla Shark Island Swim Challenge is an annual event of , held at

Cronulla Beach Cronulla Beach (sometimes referred to as ''South Cronulla Beach''), is a patrolled beach on Bate Bay, in Cronulla, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. The Cronulla Pavilion and the Cronulla Lifesaving Club are two prominent buildings located cl ...

in Sydney, Australia.

History

The first Cronulla Shark Island Swim Challenge was held in October 1987. There was a medium swell and the water was choppy. There were only sixty-four competitors. The swim was , from the beach shoreline out around Cronulla Point, around Shark Island and back to the beach. Long-distance swimmer David O'Brien was the inaugural winner.

References

External links

Official Swim WebsiteCronulla SLSCCronulla SLSC
Recurring sporting events established in 1987 Swimming competitions in Australia Open water swimming competitions Sports competitions in Sydney 1987 establishments in Australia {{swimming-stub