Organiser
Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club
The Fish Hoek Mile Returns!
One of the False Bay's original and most cherished swims, The Fish Hoek Mile, presented by Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club, returns after a long absence on the Open Water Swimming calendar. Last held in the early 2000s the Fish Hoek Mile is back and with a new Spring date. The new Fish Hoek Mile swim returns to serve as a fundraiser for The Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club and to re-eastablish The Fish Hoek Mile as THE BIGGEST SWIM IN FALSE BAY!
Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club has a home grown and proud history of surf lifesaving having been long been ranked as one of the best Surf Lifesaving clubs in South Africa! The club proudly serves the local Fish Hoek community through their volunteer based Lifeguard programme during the Lifesaving Season (November to April) as well as having a very active Nipper programme with over 300 children, aged between 4 and 14 years old, learning the basics of lifesaving, sea skills and beach safety, every week throughout the summer.
NOTE: Swimmers Under 12 may enter ONLY IF they have a Lifesaving South Africa Level 2 Nipper (Under 11 and Under 12)
The swim itself will follow the original swim route starting from Clovelly Beach and finishing on the beach in front of FIsh Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club. Swimmers will walk down the beach from Fish Hoek to the start of the race at Clovelly. Swimmers are encouraged to bring along a warm top and/or blanket on the day that can be used on the way to the start and thereafter donated at the drop off point at Clovelly Beach. All clothing and blankets collected at the The Fish Hoek Mile will be donated to local charities in the surrounding communities.
With special thanks to The Fish Hoek Mile sponsors. Ocean Freedom, Maurten, Mocke Paddling, Mango Reign, Button Wear and Visible
UPDATE 4 SEPTEMBER 2024
Race Check in - From 7am until 8am at Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club
Swim Preparation - At 8am all swimmers will walk to the start from Fish Hoek Surf along the beach to the start at Clovelly
Charity Drop - There will be a blanket and clothing drop point at Clovelly before the Start of the Race as we did in 2023.
Race Start - Racing Batch Starts at 8:30am General Batch starts at 8:35am
SWIM SAFETY
- All swimmers will be marked on their hands with their race number
- All swimmers must wear a brightly coloured swim cap, ONLY PINK, RED, LIGHT GREEN, ORANGE OR YELLOW will be accepted on the day. Previous Event Champions may wear their Gold caps on the day
- Tow floats are not compulsory on the day but swimmers may chose to use them if they want to.
- Swimmers are not permitted to use fins, flippers or snorkels.
- Swimmers may choose to swim in either a costume (skins) or wetsuit on the day.
- Any changes to swim attire or starting batch must be communicated at swimmer check in and registration. Otherwise swimmer swimmer's result will not be officially recognised.
SWIM RULES (APPLICABLE TO RACING BATCH ONLY)
Swim Race categories recognised on the day will be Juniors ( Under 18), Open Skins and Wetsuits (Male and Female) and Top Lifesaving Club (1st Male and Female from Lifesaving Club will be taken into account).
Only those that are seeded into the Racing Batch according to the Mile time they provided will be eligible for Category Prizes in the Open and Lifesaving Categories
Skins Category - Swimmers may wear more than one swim cap (no neoprene allowed) and swim costumes may not extend beyond the shoulders onto the arms. Swimskins/Speedsuits are permitted but must not be made of neoprene and may not extend beyond the shoulders.
Wetsuit Category - Swimmers may wear a wetsuit up to 5mm in thickness. Wetsuit swimmers may wear more than one swim cap including a neoprene cap BUT must wear a brightly coloured swim cap over any neoprene cap that is worn. No booties or gloves may be worn!
NO REFUNDS OR DEFERRALS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF THE SWIM IS CHANGED DUE TO FACTORS OUT OF CONTROL OF THE ORGANISERS
All event enquiries and communication can be directed to Scott Tait from Swim Cape Town on 076 156 2619 and [email protected]
Event location
Fish Hoek Beach, Cape Town
| Coordinates | -34.1392083, 18.4325252 |
| Address | Peter Creese Way, Fish Hoek |
| City | Cape Town |
| Province | Western Cape |
Registration Number: 2015/141112/07