We’re well and truly out of the main ocean swimming season in Sydney by May, but all too often the weather at this time of the year for the South Curl Curl ‘Ken Ward Memorial’ Ocean Swim takes the cake.If the air temp is variable, the water almost always isn’t, with autumn temperatures still hovering around the 20-23 degrees – superb for swimming!
Not far up the northern beaches (a hop skip and a jump north of Manly), the 2km journey ocean swim, supported by Freshwater Community Bank, a branch of Bendigo Bank, is the most popular distance and course combo with ocean swimmers for the challenge and adventure, yet there aren’t that many on the calendar.
Swimmers are provided with a fantastic course taking in a small amount of reef, blue water and a mostly sandy bottom.
Spectators can enjoy 100% views of the swim as they follow along on the coastal walkway from South Curl Curl to McKillop Park and Freshwater.
