Shark Island Swim Challenge
The Cronulla Shark Island Swim Challenge is an annual event of 2.3 km (1.4 mi), held at Cronulla Beach in Sydney, Australia.
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The first Cronulla Shark Island Swim Challenge was held in October 1987. There was a medium swell and the water was choppy. There were only sixty-four competitors. The swim was 2.4 km (1.5 mi), from the beach shoreline out around , around Shark Island and back to the beach. Long-distance swimmer David O'Brien was the inaugural winner.
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- Recurring sporting events established in 1987
- Swimming competitions in Australia
- Open water swimming competitions
- Sports competitions in Sydney
- 1987 establishments in Australia
- Swimming stubs