Swim Run

We host regular Swim Run training sessions rotating at various locations around Lake Macquarie & Newcastle.

Swim Run is an amazing sport where you run and randomly jump in the water with your joggers on and swim! You get out & do it again & again! You very quickly get used to both swimming in joggers and running in wet shoes.
Fun Fact - your shoes float you so you swim quicker!
Tip - wear socks & apply vaso!

How Swim Run works

We offer shorter & longer Swim Runs - the shorter is at Swansea Bay Beach with 400 metre runs & 400 metre swims with a longer run warm-up as below!
Our Longer Courses are generally split ove r9 - 15km+ of running & 1.5 - 3km of swimming! It’s always a good idea to grab a partner, but we look after each other! No Partner = No Worries The first run usually sorts out who is faster and who is slower so you can enter your first swim with a partner. Simply cut the swim short if your new found partner is a faster swimmer, or if you are behind just miss a swim! Minimum swimming safety standard is 1km non-stop freestyle!

We run regular Swim Run courses alternating between Merewether, Swansea Bay Beach, Horseshoe Beach, Caves Beach & Nelson Bay.

SWANSEA Swim Run… mothers day Adults & Kids options: Sunday May 10 8am - mums get a free muffin!

Course: 1 - 2km Warm Up Run then 3 - 4 x 300 - 400m swim/ 400m run THEN rest!
- 2nd round we do 3 - 4 x 300 - 400m swim/ 400m run. Faster athletes do 4 laps!

Course details:
* 400m run from car park to Piritta Island Point following the boardwalk
* 400m swim from Piritta Island Point back to Holiday Park.
Slower runners/ swimmers take short-cut entry into swim (300 metres).
- You find a partner of equal ability on your 1st Swim Run.
*** KIDS short course option - details here

* April Instagram Video here * October Instagram videos here
Meet - car park on water side of Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park - turn left off Dobinson Drive after Holiday Park entrance. Click Here for strava short course map

Book here

Contact here

Merewether 2 Newie Swim Run: sunday may 17 6:30am

Memorial Walk overlooking Bar Beach & Merewether

We Start/ Finish Merewether Ocean Baths Huts
* Total Distance - 10km running & 1.5 - 2km swimming!
* Slower Swimmers can do less than 10 laps on each swim!
*** NOTE - All Swims are in Pools = Rookie Friendly!

Run 1: to The Bogey Hole (3km).
Swim 1: Swim 10 laps +/- of The Bogey Hole.

Run 2: Bogey Hole to Newcastle Ocean Baths (1.5km)
Swim 2: Swim 10 laps +/- of 50 metre pool (Nobbys side of the baths).
*** Longer Course add a Newie Baths to end of Nobbys Break-wall & back to Newie Baths for a 2nd swim!

Run 3: to The Bogey Hole (1.5km)
Swim 3: Swim 10 laps +/- of The Bogey Hole

Run 4: to Merewether Baths (3km)
Swim 4: Swim 10 laps +/- of Merewether Baths (north side)
Run 5: YEP up Merewether Stairs to get your medal...

* Leave bag/ clothes/ towel & car key in Merewether Ocean Pool Huts
* Instagram photos of Merewether Swim Run:
- Jan 29, 2024 here June 12, 2024 here Jan 22, 2022 here Nov 28, 2021 here (crazy day)

The Bogey Hole - Iconic Newcastle location

Newcastle Baths: smaller pool on Nobby’s end

Book here

Caves Beach Kids & Adults Swim Run - ***strava map here***

Caves Beach Swim Run Adults & Kids - shoes optional

* Sand Runs Surf Club to Hams or Frenchies Beach (1.5 - 3km run)
Run is on hard sand so Shoes Optional.
Kids run option: 800 - 1km

* Swims 200 - 300 metres around 1 - 2 buoys in front of surf club. Faster swimmers do 2 x swim - 600 metres.

Repeat 3 times - total distance:
- short course 5km total run & 900 metres+ total swim.
- long course 9km run & 1800 metres+/- total swim.

Meet Lifeguard Tower Caves Beach Surf Club: leave towel/ keys on beach!

Minimum Safety Standards:
Adults: 1km non-stop freestyle in a pool (no flippers) & preferably surf swim experience with Lake Mac Penguins
Kids: White Squad minimum with Coach Spot & OKed by Spot himself.
Only kids assessed by Spot can do this without an adult/ parent!

book here

Caves Beach Swim Run

Meet: Caves Beach Surf Club opposite lifeguard tower
Total Run: 9 - 15km & Total Swim: 1.2km - 2.4km
Course Map click here for Strava Course Map

Run 1 Caves Beach to Frenchies Beach & back (2 - 3km). Turn around with faster runners!

Swim 2 Caves Beach in front of Surf Club 150 - 300m:
50 - 100m out/ 50 - 100m across/ 50 - 100m in
Coach Spot will be here for slower swimmers!

Run 2: Caves Beach to Spoon Rocks Breakwall (south end) 2km
Swim 2 Spoon Rocks to Penguin Cove & back - 300m. Faster runners do 2 lap swim!
Coach Spot will be here for slower swimmers!

Run 3 Spoon Rocks to Pinnys Beach Bridge & back to Spoon Rocks (3km) Pinny Beach Bridge is the entrance to Wallarah National Park * Check map to make sure you go via Spoon Rocks Lookout & Quarries Head - it’s beautiful. Slower Runners turn back early!
Swim 3 Spoon Rocks to Penguin Cove & back - 300m. Faster runners do 2 lap swim!

Run 4 Spoon Rocks to Caves Beach
Swim 4 Caves Beach out/ back 150 - 300m

Run 5 Caves Beach to Frenchies Beach & back. Turn around with faster runners!
Swim 5 Caves Beach out/ back 150 - 300m

Insta Video of our crew click here
Course Map click here for Strava Course Map

book here

Belmont 2 Valentine: Start Belmont Baths toilets - corner Brooks Parade & Maude St, Belmont.

Run 1 to Green Point
Swim 1 along Green Point to wharf (400 - 500m)

Run 2 to the end of trail run & the start of Bennett Park on Dilkera Ave
Swim 2 along in front of Bennett Park to Valentine Boat Ramp (400 - 500m).
*** Longer Course option only:
Run to Valentine Bowling Club wharf & swim back along parallel to park (300 - 400m)

Run 3 EVERYONE to Green Point Wharf (NO 2nd swim at Valentine boat ramp for long course)
Swim 3 along Green Point from wharf (400 - 500m).

Run 4 to Belmont Baths
Swim 4 Around Belmont Baths from left to right then from right to left.

Distance: Short Course 11km & Long Course 14km

Swim #1 & Swim #3 Green Point to the jetty!

Swim #2 Bennett Park to Valentine Boat Ramp

Long Course Valentine Wharf Swim opposite Bowling Club

Last Swim - inside or outside laps of Belmont Baths

Swansea Swim Run (Swansea bay beach) Long Course

Meet: Swansea Bay Beach at end of car park behind Swansea Lakeside Holiday Park - off Dobinson Drive.
Course Map: click here for Strava map & details.
Distance: 10 - 15km of running & 1.3 - 3.5km of swimming.

Run 1 around Holiday Park to Boat Ramp off Dobinson Drive
Swim 1 Boat Ramp to Swansea Bay Beach 800m total including around yellow marker buoys 200m in front of beach with shortcut option to make the swim 400 metres+

Run 2 back along water past boat ramp & along Swansea Channel to Swansea RSL.
Swim 2 - swim across entrance to Black Neds Bay from beach in front of RSL 100m

Run 3 Follow sand along water til breakwall before Salts Bay (as per our Salts Bay Swim).
Swim 3 - around breakwall & along Salts Bay Beach (500m). Slower athletes take short cut.

Run 4 - Salts Bay car park to Reids Reserve Swansea Heads & back to Salts Bay car park.
Swim 4 - Salts Bay Car Park around Breakwall 500m - short cut option!
* Swimmer option to skip run below & swim along Salts bay all the way to Swansea Bridge!

Run 5 - Salts Bay breakwall to beach opposite Swansea RSL.
Swim 5 - across to Swansea RSL 100m or 300m swim under Swansea Bridge (next to rocks) with coach Spot
* All swim runners meet partners at boat ramp west side of Swansea Bridge!

Run 6 - to 2nd boat ramp on Swansea Channel opposite holiday park
Swim 6 - same as Swim 1: Boat Ramp to Swansea Bay Beach 800m - shortcut option as per Swim 1

Nelson Bay Swim Run

Meet 7:15am: Conroy Park off Sandy Point Road.
Course Map: click here for Strava map & details.

Run #1 Run 700m west to end of The Anchorage Marina with slower runners turning early then running east to stairs at the west end of Dutchmans Beach (Dutchies)
Swim #1 along Dutchmans Beach (Dutchies) from west to east. * Faster athletes do whole beach 400-500m & others cut swim short.

Run #2 Dutchies to East end of Little Beach
Swim #2 around netted swim area Little Beach from east to west. * Faster athletes do a 2nd loop if they have caught others.

Run #3 Little Beach to Dive Entry point on Victoria Parade.
Swim #3 Dive Entry around headland to Nelson Bay Beach. * Faster athletes run back to dive entry point & do a 2nd swim if they have caught others.

Run #4 Nelson Bay Beach to east end Dutchies Beach
Swim #4 Swim along Dutchies to stairs at west end. * Faster athletes do a 2nd loop if they have caught others.

Run #5 Dutchies Stairs to west end of Bagnalls Beach
Swim #5 Bagnalls Beach around 4 yellow boat markers buoys & around Sandy Point to Conroy Park. * Faster athletes can do a 2nd Anchorage Run if ahead!

Finish!!!