Coalcliff SLSC’s Ocean Swim Club is back in 2025/26

The Coalcliff Ocean Swim Club proudly sponsored by Equilibrium Healthcare will run its first swim on Sunday 26 October 2025

A community-focused ocean swim club

The swim club is focused on participation rather than competition and provides community members with the opportunity to practise their ocean swimming skills with water safety provided by Coalcliff SLSC during the patrolling season (October to April).

It’s also a great way to connect with others in the community in a friendly, supportive environment. The swim club is open to anyone over 16 years of age who can swim confidently.

What’s on this season

This season, we’ve scheduled seven swims, focused on helping members improve their ocean swimming skills around a regular course at Coalcliff Beach, and a new swim along Stanwell Park Beach.

The sessions will include practice getting in and out through the surf break, some ocean swimming techniques, finding a pace and rhythm that suits you to build your confidence as an ocean swimmer.

2025/26 Ocean swim club dates

· Sunday 26 October

· Sunday 9 November @Stanwell Park

· Sunday 16 November (Dave Winner ‘Beach to Bombie’ Swim

· Sunday 7 December

· Sunday 4 January

· Sunday 1 February

· Sunday 15 February @Stanwell Park

· Sunday 1 March

· Sunday 8 March @Stanwell Park

· Sunday 29 March

Swims @Coalcliff commence at 11.00am, sign in by 10.45am for safety briefing

Swims @Stanwell Park commence at 11.30am, sign in by 11.15am for safety briefing

Membership and cost

Anyone wishing to join the ocean swim club will need to become an associate member of Coalcliff SLSC (links are below) and must have completed the forms prior to their first swim.

The membership fee for the season is $50
All Coalcliff SLSC patrolling members can join at no cost.
All members wishing to complete swims at Stanwell park will need to ALSO become members of Helensburgh-Stanwell Park surf club for insurance purposes (this can be completed on SLS Hub quite easily by applying for a 'transfer' and selecting the second club)

The course

The course will be selected on the day, dependent on the weather and conditions.

@Coalcliff, the plan is to have a triangular course around 3 buoys of approximately 500 metres that can be swum one or several times.

@Stanwell Park, the plan is to swim parallel to the beach around several buoys.

Water safety

The surf clubs will provide surf lifesaving support to swimmers with a combination of watercraft including jetski and IRB and patrollers on rescue boards as well as patrol members in the water with rescue tubes (great for a rest stop!).

What to wear

Swimmers may wear whatever swimming gear they are comfortable in. Wetsuits and fins are fine.

All swim club members will be issued with a high-visibility club swim cap. This cap must be worn during swims.

Swimmers are recommended to wear a pink rash vest (singlet-style) that can be purchased from the club.

To join Coalcliff Ocean Swim Club

Register with Surf Life Saving Australia ONLINE by going to https://hub.sls.com.au/ to renew or join up and select Coalcliff SLSC as the club.
Read the Ocean Swim Club Conditions of Participation.
Complete the swim club registration form and participant agreement here: Ocean Swim Club rego form

If you have any queries email us at events@coalcliffslsc.com.au

Why not join our surf club!

We’re always looking for wonderful new members to join the surf club.

If you’d like to join the club as a new volunteer member you can sign up on the same SLS Hub as above or let us know when you come down to the club and we can get you started!

We look forward to seeing you at Coalcliff and Stanwell Park beach!

If you have any questions about the ocean swim club please email Brigid Collaery at events@coalcliffslsc.com.au or call on 0492 803 909.