The Melbourne Swim Classic

The Melbourne Swim Classic will be raising funds for charity via Everyday Hero and hopes to raise a minimum of $100,000 this year.

In addition to the Melbourne Swim Classic's fundraising efforts the organisers hope to provide a safe, fun and rewarding swimming carnival experience for families to participate in.

There are events for the whole family including a 1200 Metre Ocean Swim and a 400 Metre Ocean Swim both for anyone aged over 12 and a specific event for kids under 12 in the form of Kids Costume Beach Flags which is a running sprint.

Swimming is the quintessential Australian sport, aided and abetted by our nation's coastal waters, magnificent beaches and temperate climate. Swimming enjoys broad demographical participation and high visibility across our domestic media platforms. Swimming is quite literally the sport for everybody, whether you are young or old, male or female, Olympic level athlete or general fitness aspirant, swimming has something for everyone. Parochial Victorians love their sport and the Melbourne Swim Classic adds to an existing rich and immersive sporting culture.