Island Charity Swim

Island Charity Swim 2025!

About the Island Charity Swim:

​The Island Charity Swim is an annual open-ocean fundraising event held on the Sunshine Coast, with the 2025 swim scheduled for Saturday, May 10.

Participants undertake a challenging 10km swim from Mudjimba Beach, around Mudjimba Island (Old Woman Island), to Mooloolaba Beach.

This event supports the Currimundi, Nambour, and Palmview Special Schools, raising funds to enhance educational resources and facilities for students with special needs.

Swimmers can participate individually or in teams, with entry fees and minimum fundraising requirements varying accordingly. All swimmers must have a support crew, including a paddler and a safety vessel, due to the open-ocean nature of the course.

Sunny Coasters are encouraged to join the finish line at The Spit (Mooloolaba Beach) to cheer on the swimmers. At the finish line, there will be free face painting, a BBQ, beach games and a kite festival.

Event Details:

Island Charity Swim – 10km

• 7:30am: Island Charity Swim Start at Mudjimba Beach

The Island Charity Swim is a test of endurance for the participants and a major fundraiser for the amazing and inspirational children at the Sunshine Coast Special Schools.

It is a unique challenge, not only for a very worthy cause but its completion guarantees your inclusion in swimming folklore, an exclusive club reserved for those who meet the sponsorship requirements and complete the course.

The individual Island Charity Swim is 10km from Mudjimba Beach around Mudjimba Island (Old Woman Island) to Mooloolaba Beach.

Please note this is an open ocean event with a course that takes swimmers approximately two kilometres offshore. 

Elite swimmers in flat favourable conditions have finished the course in two hours, however, it can take up to four hours to complete.

It is essential that all swimmers have properly prepared themselves for the event with the appropriate training.

Mooloolaba Charity Swim

The Mooloolaba Charity Swim is an individual and team relay swim offering participants in various options. The Start and Finish line is at Mooloolaba Beach with swimmers able to choose from the following:

• 10km – 8am Swim Start at Mooloolaba Beach
  Solo – 1 person – 4 x 2.5km laps
  Duo – 2-person relay – 2 x 2.5km laps each
  Team – 4-person relay – 1 x 2.5km laps each

• 5km – 8:15am Swim Start at Mooloolaba Beach
  Solo – 1 person – 2 x 2.5km laps
  Duo – 2-person relay – 1 x 2.5km laps each

• 2.5km – 8:30am Swim Start at Mooloolaba Beach
  Solo – 1 person – 1 x 2.5km laps

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