Sydney coast swims
This page lists documented unassisted marathon swims along the sea-facing coast of Sydney, Australia - a region stretching from Palm Beach in the north to Bundeena in the south. The 24 km route along the Northern Beaches between Palm Beach and Shelly Beach, Manly is part of the Australian Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming.
Annual races organized in this region include the South Head Roughwater and Palm to Shelly.
| Route | Swims | First | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 25 | Wayne Arthur - 2012 | James Clothier - 06:09:13 (2022) |
See also:
Northern Beaches
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Nov 19 | James Pittar |  | 32 | Palm Beach to N Steyne SLSC | 23.3 | 07:25:00 | |
| 2012 Jun 2 | Wayne Arthur | | 32-33 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:20:00 | |
| 2012 Jun 2 | Tori Gorman |  | 30 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:20:00 | |
| 2012 Jun 2 | Alistair Newmarch | | 33-34 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:20:00 | |
| 2012 Aug 18 | Iain McGregor | | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:15:00 | ||
| 2013 Feb 7 | Tara Diversi | | 31 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 07:15:00 | |
| 2013 Feb 7 | Jason Connor | | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 07:15:00 | ||
| 2013 Sep 7 | Rachael Hanisch | | 26 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 07:30:00 | |
| 2013 Sep 7 | Cae Tolman | | 40 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:15:00 | |
| 2013 Sep 7 | Daniel Boardman | | 41-42 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:15:00 | |
| 2014 May 31 | Ben Hutt | | 37 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:27:00 | |
| 2014 May 31 | Cae Tolman | | 40-41 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:27:00 | |
| 2014 Jun 1 | Miles Tollan | | 43-44 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:20:00 | |
| 2015 Oct 31 | Brendan Maher | | 54 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:38:00 | |
| 2016 Jun 18 | Rachael Hanisch | | 29 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 06:50:00 | |
| 2016 Jun 18 | Michael Hanisch | | 30 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 06:50:00 | |
| 2016 Jun 18 | Dean Summers | | 56 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 07:06:00 | |
| 2016 Jun 18 | Marty Filipowski | | 52 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 07:06:00 | |
| 2018 Mar 17 | Michael Teys | | 55 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:42:00 | |
| 2018 Mar 17 | Dean Summers | | 58 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:42:00 | |
| 2021 Jan 26 | Emma Radford | | 30 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 06:28:18 | |
| 2021 Feb 20 | Felicity Harrison | | 30 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 08:12:11 | |
| 2021 Feb 28 | Brenda Norman | | 40 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 11:17:39 | |
| 2021 Feb 28 | Richard Jones | | 54-55 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 11:17:39 | |
| 2022 Nov 27 | James Clothier | | 38-39 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 06:09:13 | |
| 2022 Nov 27 | Zen Durbidge | | 38-39 | S Palm Beach to Shelly Beach | 24 | 06:19:47 |
Other Routes
| Date | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Route | Km | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Aug 17 | Jaimie Monahan | |
39 | Little Bay Beach to Bondi Beach | 10.5 | 04:11:12 |