Palm to Shelly
Palm to Shelly is an annual ocean swim race along the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. In the inaugural 2019 event, the course started at South Palm Beach and finished at Shelly Beach, a distance of 24 km. The Palm to Shelly route is part of the Australian Triple Crown - either as part of the annual race or as a solo swim.
| Route | Swims | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 57 | Rowan Webb - 05:53:00 (2019) |
| Boat start to Shelly Beach | 2 | Gilly Lynch - 03:04:02 (2021) |
See also:
2019 Apr 13
S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach (24 km)
| Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowan Webb |  |
47 | 05:53:00 | |
| 2 | Warren Smith | |
05:57:05 | ||
| 3 | Katya Noble |  |
47-48 | 07:48:13 | |
| 4 | Gilly Lynch | |
46-47 | 07:58:10 | |
| 5 | Pierre Lord | |
08:23:00 | ||
| 6 | Niall O'Rourke | |
08:23:10 | ||
| 7 | Lynton Mortensen | |
54 | 08:23:12 | |
| 8 | Andrew Keay | |
08:27:10 | ||
| 9 | Richard Langridge | |
47-48 | 08:27:13 | |
| 10 | Grégory Lecrevisse | |
37 | 08:27:14 | |
| 11 | Neva Imbs | 08:49:15 | |||
| 12 | Brendan Maher | |
57 | 09:59:20 |
2021 Apr 17
Boat start to Shelly Beach (10 km)
| Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilly Lynch | |
48-49 | 03:04:02 | |
| 2 | Nicole Brown | |
03:05:20 |
S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach (24 km)
| Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnno Cotterill | |
06:24:10 | ||
| 2 | Jodie Millar | |
06:32:52 | ||
| 3 | William Slinn | |
07:00:05 | ||
| 4 | Laura Wallace | |
07:00:20 | ||
| 5 | Ali Smith | 07:33:18 | |||
| 6 | Tara Grout | |
49 | 07:34:07 | |
| 7 | Mark Radford | |
07:34:08 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Keay | |
07:52:28 | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Wall | |
50-51 | 07:52:28 | |
| 10 | Ross Youngman | |
59 | 07:52:58 | |
| 11 | Victor Pineiro | |
43 | 08:08:02 | |
| 12 | Steve Cork | |
08:12:20 | ||
| 13 | Luke Richards | |
48-49 | 08:12:21 | |
| 14 | Michael Osborne | |
08:15:33 | ||
| 15 | Sharon Young | |
51-52 | 08:22:15 | |
| 16 | Julie Boxsell | |
50 | 08:27:10 | |
| 17 | Eric Bateman | |
48-49 | 08:48:20 | |
| 18 | Brendan Maher | |
59 | 09:21:23 |
2022 Apr 9
S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach (24 km)
| Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Donaldson | |
31 | 06:05:00 | |
| 2 | Jenna Gold | |
07:36:00 | ||
| 3 | Duncan MacMillan | |
40-41 | 08:24:00 | |
| 4 | Rachel Mangan | |
08:46:00 | ||
| 5 | Julian Brezniak | |
08:51:00 | ||
| 6 | Murray Chapman | |
58-59 | 09:30:00 | |
| 7 | Paul Stravato | |
49-50 | 09:30:00 | |
| 8 | Thomas Pembroke | |
33 | 10:23:00 | |
| 9 | Mark Robson | |
50 | 10:29:00 | |
| 10 | Brendan Maher | |
60 | 11:27:00 |
2023 Mar 11
S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach (24 km)
| Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ned Wieland | |
21 | 05:57:00 | |
| 2 | Bob Tarr | |
44 | 06:20:00 | |
| 3 | Michael Pranckl | |
07:20:00 | ||
| 4 | Greg Woodward | |
40-41 | 07:33:00 | |
| 5 | Eliza Fulham | |
07:48:00 | ||
| 6 | Melanie Holland | |
47-48 | 07:51:00 | |
| 7 | Bronagh Marley | |
29-30 | 07:58:00 | |
| 8 | Kim Miller | |
08:08:00 | ||
| 9 | Marcus Payne | |
47-48 | 08:09:00 | |
| 10 | Cat Boorer | |
08:21:00 | ||
| 11 | Sampson Hollywood | |
08:22:00 | ||
| 12 | Abigail Fairman | |
46 | 08:32:00 | |
| 13 | David Love | |
08:48:00 | ||
| 14 | Nicky MacKenzie | |
47-48 | 08:58:00 | |
| 15 | Ben Humphreys | |
53 | 08:58:00 | |
| 16 | Brendan Maher | |
61 | 10:07:00 | |
| 17 | Neil Papenfus | |
10:25:00 |
Reviews
Reviewer: anonymous+verified (April 2024)
Swam in 2023 (Finished). Entry fee: 500 AUD
OVERALL: ★️★️✩️✩️✩️
Organization: ★️✩️✩️✩️✩️
Route/Course: ★️★️★️★️★️
Social Activities: ★️✩️✩️✩️✩️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️✩️✩️
Comments: "A stunning swim course (especially for right-breathers) that is sadly undermined by the unprofessional, borderline incompetent event management of Timmy Garrett. It's astonishing no one has died on this swim. Do yourself a favour, hire a pilot and swim it solo. Also I notice Timmy has become a "WOWSA certified event" in 2024, which is a laughable joke. WOWSA is a for-profit American company that knows nothing of Australia or marathon swimming. Swimmers should demand that their entry fees are not diverted to this scam."