Australian Grand Slam
The Australian Grand Slam is a marathon swimming challenge defined by successful completions of:
- Rottnest Channel - a 19.7 km crossing of the channel between Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia and Rottnest Island, which can be completed via the annual Rottnest Channel Swim or Port to Pub races, or via a ratified solo swim of the same route.
- Palm to Shelly / Sydney coast - a 24 km swim along the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, between South Palm Beach and Shelly Beach, Manly (completed as a solo swim or as part of the "Palm to Shelly" annual event).
- Derwent River - 34 km solo swim in the Derwent River, Tasmania, between the New Norfolk Bridge and Tasman Bridge.
- Around Keppel Island - a 20 km swim around Keppel Island, Queensland, which can be completed via the annual Swim Around Keppel Island, or via a ratified solo swim of the same route.
Australian Grand Slam Finishers
Name | Rottnest | Sydney Coast | Derwent | Keppel | |
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Lynton Mortensen | 2016-02-27 | 2019-04-13 | 2020-03-07 | 2020-08-15 | |
Julie Boxsell | 2020-02-22 | 2021-04-17 | 2022-01-30 | 2020-08-15 | |
Tara Grout | 2018-02-24 | 2021-04-17 | 2022-03-29 | 2022-05-28 | |
Richard Jones | 2018-02-24 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-01-07 | 2022-07-24 | |
Brenda Norman | 2018-02-24 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-01-09 | 2022-07-24 | |
Marcus Payne | 2021-03-20 | 2023-03-11 | 2022-01-15 | 2022-07-24 | |
Greg Woodward | 2023-03-18 | 2023-03-11 | 2023-01-02 | 2022-07-24 | |
Eric Bateman | 2023-03-18 | 2021-04-17 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-07-24 | |
Ross Youngman | 2020-02-22 | 2021-04-17 | 2020-12-13 | 2023-09-27 |
Three Done / One Remaining
Dean Summers, Sally Catt, Ceinwen Roberts, Abigail Fairman, Michael Pranckl, Ben Humphreys, Nicky MacKenzie, Melanie Holland, Bob Tarr, Louise Rosemann, Marty Filipowski, Steve Cork, Katya Noble, Paul Stravato, Zen Durbidge, James Clothier, Michael Powell, Brittany Parker, Rod Watkins, Murray Chapman, Rowan Webb, Mark Robson, Andrew Donaldson, Victor Pineiro, Mark Sowerby, Claire Keane, Felicity Harrison, Brianna Thompson, Joep Buijs, Carolyn Anderson, Jonathan Wall, Sharon Young, Luke Richards, Stuart Donnachie, Anna Strachan, Emma Radford.