Name: SAK 2023 - Keppels, QLD 2023
Start: 2023-08-11T00:00:00.000+1000
End: 2023-08-13T23:59:59.000+1000
Location: Great Keppel Island

August 11 - 13, 2023

SAK 2023

Great Keppel Island • Great Keppel Island Hideaway Keppels, QLD, Australia 4700 Organized by KISA $25 instant refund on this event with gift card.

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The 5th Annual Swim Around Keppel 2023 (SAK2023) will be held on Great Keppel Island on Friday – Sunday, August 11-13th

Friday and Sunday. 6km swim around The Middle Island. start ~@11:00am. And 1km ~@2:00pm

A main & unique event, SAK2023 features a circumnavigation-style of Great Keppel Island swim route in tropical waters and covers a total distance of 20km – one of Australia’s longest swimming marathons will take place Saturday, AUGUST 11th. ~@9:00am start

SAK2023 offers a few different swim categories – Individual & Tandem Swim for the 6km and 20km events and Team Relay for the 20km (teams of 3 to 5 swimmers, mixed genders are welcome). Persons aged 14 years and over on the 11th of August 2023 are eligible to register for the Individual & Tandem 20km SAK2023 event. Persons aged 12 years and over on the 11th of July 2023 are eligible to register for the team/relay 20km swim, as well as, 6km and shorted distances on Friday & Saturday, 11 & 13 of August.

To enter the Individual (20km) event, a person must have previous open water swimming experience and complete an official open water 10km race under 4 hours. For more information please check Event Info .

Due to the nature of this event, all individual swimmers must be accompanied by an assisting vessel. Teams MUST be accompanied by a motorised support boat. No motorised vessel is required for an individual swimmer and no SUPs are allowed, unless a swimmer has a motorised support vessel. For more information please check Event Info .

KISA boats will be present and stationary every ~1 km throughout the course, and numerous KISA PWCs will be navigating. Course markers/buoys might be used.

Individual swimmers and teams will commence at the same time, ~9:00am at The Spit on Saturday, 12th August and proceed in (to be determent) direction around the island to coincide with tidal movement. The swim will officially finish at 5pm.The Presentation and After Party will be held at the GKI Hideaway Island Bar & Bistro at 5:30pm. Late boat departure on the day is available, but…why would you want to leave..?