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Congratulations to all competitors that took part in the
2011 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim

If you would like to provide feedback on the 2011 event Click Here

2011 3 Points Challenge Competitor Timings & Placings

2011 Ocean Swim Competitor Timings & Placings

For 2011 Full Race Results on Multisports site Click Here

Next year's event will be again held on the first Saturday in December,
which happens to be December 1st.....so see you all again next year !!

A day out from our 2011 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim, we knew we had at least 600 plus pre-registered entries due to visit us on race day. Now all we could do is finish our preparations, and pray that the weather was good, given we had been hammered by strongs southerlies for what seemed like an eternity. Well the weather gods smiled on us, and as daylight broke on Saturday December 3rd, peaking through morning sunrise were some glassy waves and a fantastic day started to unfold.

By 7:00am, most of our 150 strong work party had signed on for the day, and competitors started to arrive pumped up and ready to take on the course.

First event of the day, the Brays IGA sponsored 2km Ocean Swim was always going to be a test, with the cool water and moving currents ready to punish anyone that was unprepared, as 140 plus swimmers hit the water. Surrounded by a flotilla of water safety folks, the swimmers made their way around the course, and in the end it was a dash up the beach that saw Darrin Jones take out the event, followed by Justin Brewer just 5 seconds behind, and local lifeguard Scott Mortimer another 7 seconds behind - very close considering the distance they had just covered. Kiwi representative swimmer Te Rina Taite was the first female to complete the course, continuing the tradition of international competitors taking part in our event.

Attention then turned to the main event, the 3 Points Challenge, sponsored by Freshwater Community Bank Bendigo branch. A record 616 competitors lined up in 7 waves, ready to test their fitness levels. They hit the water running hard, and before the final wave of 40 to 49 males had entered the water, the elite competitors had already gone past South Curl Curl and were onto the last outward leg of the course to Freshwater. And it was Cameron Good who set a blistering pace, and took out the event in just over 38 minutes, a full 2 minutes ahead of his nearest rival, James Goswell. 16 year old local Pheobe Savage suprised everyone to be the first female across the line, followed by regular 3 Points competitor Belinda Aspinall.

Overall the day was a fantastic result, with great community support from both a competitor and spectator point of view, and as always, the North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club team made sure that it was a safe and fun event, which is evident from all the positive feedback recieved from competitors and sponsors who were there on the day

For photos from the this year's 3 Points & Ocean Swim, visit our club Photo Gallery Click Here

If you would like to purchase any photos from our gallery, click on the photo, note the image name (e.g. IMG_0765.jpg), and email the details to nccslsc-3points@optusnet.com.au and we will send you the details on how to purchase them. You will recieve the full size high resolution JPEG image via email (from 1.5MB to 5MB) - cost is $10.00 per photo.

Note: Images in the photo gallery are low resolution and lower quality than those available for purchase.

See plenty of event photos taken by the Manly Daily team

Get a report and more photos from Oceanswims.com