Important Update: 2024 Island Charity Swim (Mudjimba to Mooloolaba)

Given the forecast conditions, to ensure swimmer safety the decision has been made to activate our contingency plan for the 2024 Island Charity Swim.

The Island Charity Swim will now take place at Mooloolaba Beach at 7:30am and will consist of 4 x 2.5km loops.

There is no longer a requirement for the swim briefing TONIGHT at Alex Surf Club. The swim brief will now take place at 7:20am at Mooloolaba Beach.

Updated Event Schedule
6:30am – Swimmer & Paddler check in – Mooloolaba Beach
7:20am – Swim Briefing
7:30am – Island Charity Swim Start

Support boats are no longer required; however, it is encouraged that your paddler still supports you in the event at Mooloolaba.

The Mooloolaba Charity Swim individual and team events will proceed as planned.

Welcome to the annual Island Charity Swim, held on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

The Island Charity Swim is a proud not-for-profit event and a major annual fundraiser for the Sunshine Coast Special Schools.

Please note the Island Charity Swim individual 10km event is an open ocean event with a course that takes swimmers approximately 2km offshore. All swimmers are required to have a support crew of a paddler and a safety boat.

Island Charity Swim 10km individual event
(capped at 20 swimmers)

The Island Charity Swim is a test of endurance for the participants and a major fundraiser for the amazing and inspirational children at the Sunshine Coast Special Schools.

It is a unique challenge, not only for a very worthy cause but its completion guarantees your inclusion in swimming folklore, an exclusive club reserved for those who meet the sponsorship requirements and complete the course.

The individual Island Charity Swim is 10km from Mudjimba Beach around Mudjimba Island (Old Woman Island) to Mooloolaba Beach.

Please note this is an open ocean event with a course that takes swimmers approximately two kilometres offshore. 

Elite swimmers in flat favourable conditions have finished the course in two hours, however it can take up to four hours to complete.

It is essential that all swimmers have properly prepared themselves for the event with the appropriate training. 

Mooloolaba charity swim

The Mooloolaba Charity Swim is an individual and team relay swim offering participants in various options. The Start and Finish line is at Mooloolaba Beach with swimmers able to choose from the following:

• 2.5km
  Solo – 1 person - 1 x 2.5km laps

• 5km
  Solo – 1 person - 2 x 2.5km laps
  Duo – 2-person relay - 1 x 2.5km laps each

• 10km
  Solo – 1 person - 4 x 2.5km laps
  Duo – 2-person relay - 2 x 2.5km laps each
  Team – 4-person relay – 1 x 2.5km laps each

2024 Event schedule (updated 26/04/24)

Thank you to these businesses for their support of the Island Charity Swim