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Contents

President’s Message...... 3 Facts and Figures ...... 5 2019 Champions of the Channel ...... 6-7 Participant Story - Barbara Pellick...... 9 2019 Rottnest Channel Solo Swimmers...... 10-11 Participant Story - Lisa Romeo...... 12 Participant Story - Luke and Michael...... 14 2019 Rottnest Channel Duo Swimmers...... 15-16 2019 Rottnest Channel Skippers...... 18-19 Ferry Timetable...... 20 Pre-Event Information Skipper Information...... 22 Swimmer Safety...... 23 Volunteer Sea Rescue Group...... 24 Is your boat ready to go...... 25 Paddler Information...... 22

The Serious Stuff The Start...... 2A The Channel...... 3A The Finish Channel and Finish Line...... 4A-5A Course Map...... 6A-7A PULL OUT AND Support Boat Information...... 8A TAKE WITH YOU Shark Awareness and Re-Entry...... 9A ON SWIM DAY On Water Emergencies and Drone Rules...... 10A Event Rules...... 11A Event Timeline ...... 12A

Swim Nutrition...... 27 2019 T-Shirt Design Story...... 28 Participant Story - Team Lighthouse .29 2019 Rottnest Channel Team Swimmers.....30-38 Champs of the Bay...... 39 Swim History...... 40-41 Looking Back at 2018...... 42 Lavan is proud to be a sponsor Past Soloists ...... 43-52 of the Rottnest Channel Swim lavan.com.au

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President’s Message

On behalf of all at the Rottnest Channel Swim Association (RCSA), I This is designed to provide a more interactive experience for friends would like to welcome you to the 2019 edition of the Rottnest Channel and family of participants. Swim . An event such as this does not just happen overnight and many of our The Rottnest Channel Swim is an event that has become synonymous participants may not appreciate the amount of work that goes into the with the outdoor, active lifestyle we live as West Australians. It safe running of the Rottnest Channel Swim. symbolises all that is great about living in ;- ocean, exercise, sun (with sun protection!), friends, and an opportunity to soak in all you’ve In my first year as President, I have been tirelessly supported by our achieved at the end on . small team of Natalie Beevis and Nic Blackburn who are a credit to the RCSA. Joining them in the lead-up to the swim has been our With such an important and iconic event comes great responsibility newest recruit, Michael Hodder, who I look forward to working with for us at the RCSA to ensure all who participate are given the best further. On top of this, our volunteer Committee has been of great opportunity to make the journey to Rottnest safely. It is this mantra assistance to me, and I would like to thank them for all their hard of ‘safety’ which is always at the forefront of our minds when making work throughout the year. decisions on how we can improve the event. This has led to new and improved safety measures for the 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim Finally, I would like to thank both our amazing volunteers who help which include: us, not only on race day, but in the lead-up to event, and our sponsors • A dedicated Event helicopter that will monitor the swim course who share our vision for a safe and rewarding day for all involved. throughout the day and assist Race Officials when called upon; and • A revised shark safety protocol with clearer communicative I wish you all the best of luck as you undertake this daring challenge procedures. The protocol also includes an opportunity for swimmer and I look forward to seeing you at the Rottnest Island finish line! re-entry if it is deemed safe to do so.

A further initiative being implemented this year is the live broadcasting Iain McCarrey of the start and finish line activities via the RCSA Facebook page. President of the Rottnest Channel Swim Association

Committee members (from left to right): David Corney, Chantelle Cox, Stacey Havenstein, Nic Blackburn, Iain McCarrey, Natalie Beevis, Shane Cartwright, Kirsty Bellombra, Michael Hodder. Missing - James Back, Olivia Williams. A Round of Applause! We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the following people who help make this year’s Event possible with their time, knowledge and support in the lead up to and on Event day. We consider you all part of the Rotto Swim family and the 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim wouldn’t be the same without you!

- RCSA committee and staff - St John Ambulance and paramedics - Department of Transport (Marine Safety) - RCSA volunteers - Sports Medicine - Department of Fisheries - All our sponsors - Rottnest Island Nursing Post - WA Police - All our service providers - Department of Health - Fremantle Port Authority - Chief referee, Race director and Race officials - Surf lifesavers - Town of Cottesloe - Support boat skippers and paddlers - Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation - Fremantle Volunteer Sea Rescue Group and - Rottnest Island Authority supporting groups for on-water safety and - Rottnest Island Rangers compliance

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4 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Facts and Figures

Solo records Most solos First crossing Male: Peter Tanham, 1956 Gerd von Dincklage 30 crossings to Rottnest 9:45:00 Female: Barbara Pellick, 29 crossings to Rottnest First female crossing 1969 Lesley Meaney (nee Cherri- man) 9:35:00

Fastest male 2018 Solomon Wright 3:59:28 60% Male 40% Female Fastest female 1993 Tamara Bruce (Natural Jetty) Oldest: 75 4:10:03 Aussie states stats Youngest: 14 2000 Bronwyn Whitehead last count (Thomson Bay) 4:25:53 • WA 2394 48% first time Rottnest Channel • Country WA 236 swimmers 2019 Rotto Swim family • Victoria 98 52% repeat offenders, 48% newbies • NSW 82 56.5% first time soloists Oldest swimmers entered this year: • 59 75-year-old female and a 74-year- • SA 13 368 solos old male. Average age of • ACT 6 swimmers: 34.4 • NT 5 Most common male name: • Tasmania 4 David Duo records Fastest male duo Most common female name: 2001 Timewise 3:55:54 Emma Jarrad Nederpelt and Travis Nederpelt

Fastest female duo 2014 Sacha: 4:22:46 Jamie Bowler and Sacha Downing

Fastest mixed duo Going global! 2012 Team Shotz Nutrition 4:08:11 Countries represented in the 2019 Heidi Gan and Simon Huitenga Rottnest Channel Swim • Australia 183 Asthmatics Team records • Fastest male team • Japan 2018 Tommybay 3:36:36 • Austria Reilly Kennedy, Callum Lauriston, • Korea - Republic of Total length of time in the water Nicholas Rollo, William Rollo • of all soloists: 3 years, 1 week, • Malaysia 3 days, 7 hours 2 minutes and 36 Fastest female team • seconds 2001 Steve Smith’s Aspire Fitness • 4:14:47 • Germany Melissa Benson, Diane Bevan, Nata- • Hong Kong lie Benson and Tammie Smith • • Switzerland Fastest mixed team • Guinea - Bissau 2014 Millsy’s Minions 4:09:24 • Ireland Guy Harrison-Murray, Heidi Gan, • Romania Kieran Trump and Solomon Wright • Sweden • Zimbabwe

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 5 Champions of the Channel The Rottnest Channel Swim’s elite competition, Champions of the Channel, returns in 2019 with 20 of Australia’s best amateur and professional swimmers battling it out for victory over 19.7km of open water.

Nine women and 11 men will take part in this year’s invitational, which will focus on solo swimmers.

All are vying for the $7,500 first prize and no doubt have the personal goal of entering the record books by beating the current fastest times of 3:59:28 (men) and 4:21:55 (women).

With an Australian Olympic hopeful, New Zealand national champion, Rottnest royalty, 15-year-old student and the current solo record holder among those vying for glory, the men’s edition of the 2019 Champions of the Channel is set to be a four-hour-long battle royale.

2018 Champions of the Channel winner and current record holder Solomon Wright returns to his home state to defend his title, fresh from taking out the 10km New Zealand open water championships in January in a time of 2:03:07.

This will be Wright’s third solo crossing, and the 21-year-old law student continues to battle ongoing shoulder injuries, which also troubled him in the lead up to last year’s event.

Wright’s biggest competition comes in the form of two very familiar faces on the open water scene – Perth local Rhys Mainstone and Rebecca Weller Victorian Sam Sheppard - both of whom are contesting their first solo Rottnest Channel crossing in 2019. “I was then invited to train at my old program under the West Both Sam and Rhys are amazing Australian Institute of Sport with no goals in mind. I ended up losing international level swimmers who I’m friends 14kg in 16 months and am now faster than what I was “ before I took a break. with. In a four-hour race anything can happen. Hopefully I’ll be able to replicate last year’s “My strategy for the event is to go out at a solid average pace depending on weather conditions. I’ll be hoping to cross the 10km effort, but everyone is equally competitive. mark in 1:55:00 but really trying to focus on the back end of the Just making it to the island is a huge swim and not let my speed drop.”

achievement! Victorian hydrogeologist Sam Sheppard is no stranger to open water , having represented Australia in the 25km world After a two-year hiatus from competitive open water swimming, championships in 2015 where he finished sixth just two minutes Mainstone returned to the sport in November with the goal of behind the winner. qualifying for the Australian national team in January. Sheppard swam in his first Rottnest Channel Swim in 2018, Mainstone took out the 10km WA open water state championship competing in a team of four. The 28-year-old has showed solid in December in a time of 2:00:28, ahead of fellow Champions of form leading into this year’s solo with a win in the iconic GMHBA the Channel competitors Flynn Mason (third, 2:10:49) and Bob Tarr Lorne Pier to Pub 5km event in mid-January in 57:54. (fourth, 2:13:48). “I know Rhys very well, we have raced against each other for Mainstone was inspired to return to competitive swimming by over 10 years. He is the favourite for the win in my eyes with his friend and fellow swimmer Andrew Donaldson, who was the experience,” Sheppard said. third solo swimmer across the line in 2018 after just six weeks of preparation. “Solomon swam a phenomenal swim last year to be the first swimmer to break four hours after coming second the year before “I thought if Andy can do that then I might as well support him, so I to Jarrod Poort. If he can put in a similar swim, I think it will be very jumped straight into 7km training sessions after two years of very close between Rhys and himself and it may come down to who has little swimming – it was the hardest three weeks I’ve done. the better skipper.”

6 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Other swimmers to keep an eye on amongst the men include 15-year-old Bunbury up and comer Kyle Lee, who recorded a 2:00:41 10km in November; eight-time soloist Tim Hewitt and WA state 10km bronze medallist Flynn Mason.

While the top contenders among the men include first-time soloists, the women’s race is a very different story. Some of WA’s most familiar faces on the open water swimming scene will be aiming to be first over the line, including 2018 bronze medallist Josie Page, 2017 winner Rebekah Weller and 2016 winner Jamie Bowler.

Bowler returns to the Champions of the Channel field in 2019 after taking part in the Queen’s Baton Relay Team in 2018. A stalwart of the event and current record holder for the fastest female duo (4:22:46 with Sacha Downing), Bowler said she has a simple goal for 2019: “each time I’ve done a solo crossing, my goal has been to complete that one only. I’ve now completed seven crossings; my goal is to survive the next one and complete eight solo crossings.”

“Before the race starts, I try not to think about my competitors and just focus on my own race. Every year there is a lot of competition and this year is no exception - I look forward to some close racing on the day.”

And if the 10km results of Swimming WA’s Open Water Swimming Series event at Coogee are anything to go by, the battle between Weller and Bowler will be as close as ever.

Both women took out their respective age categories at the November 24 event, with Weller finishing first in 2:12:09, just seconds ahead of Bowler with 2:12:14.

For 2018 Champion of the Channel bronze medallist Josie Page, the battle is more mental than physical with competitors having to be prepared for anything to happen across the length of the Channel.

Page finished second in the 5km WA State Open Water Championships in December in 1:06:19.

Training under the experienced guidance of Perth City Swimming Club’s Matt Magee, Page said she was excited about pitting herself against Weller and Bowler.

“As it is an individual race with no pack swimming, it can really be anyone’s race which was proved last year in a tough battle between myself, winner Heidi Gan and Samantha Watts.

“This year having Bek and Jamie back brings new, experienced and tough competition as both girls have already won a crossing. Jamie was a mentor for me in my first crossing in 2017 and I trained with Rebekah for most of last season, so I think it will be another close finish.”

Other women to watch include four-time soloist Nicola Hamilton, who finished fourth in the 10km WA State Open Water Championships in December with a time of 2:26:19, and North Coast Swim Club’s Tessa Viljoen who swim a solid 2:12:30 at the

Solomon Wright

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Taupo in New Zealand. Other accomplishments include a solo crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar and the inaugural Busselton supporting our Jetty swim. “There is something incredibly daunting about standing on the start line looking out at the horizon,” Barbara said.

“However, to see the faces of everyone crossing the finish line local champions is incredibly empowering and inspiring. It’s quite extraordinary. “I’ve swam many incredible events in my life but the Rottnest Channel Swim will always have my heart.”

Swimming has always been Barbara’s ‘me time’. A feeling she says is familiar to many swimmers – a place to shut out external thoughts and lose yourself in the meditative rhythm of the strokes. She also loves the sport’s sense of community and comradery.

Barbara says she has had many memorable swims. However, this year’s Rottnest Channel Swim is set to stand out from the rest.

The 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim will be an extra memorable “I couldn’t think of a better event to celebrate my 30th solo event for Barbara Pellick who is hoping to complete her 30th crossing. I love the day, love the event,” she said. solo crossing. Whether Barbara is in the water or a fish out of water, she will Barbara already holds the title of the most solo crossings of always be a figurehead for the event and an inspiration for the Rottnest Channel completed by a female. If successful, the future generations. 54-year-old will this year equal Peter Tanham’s record of 30 solo crossings. Barbara has no plans to stop at 30 solo crossings and said she will always be involved in the event. Open water swimming is no new concept for Barbara who has been a passionate swimmer since the 1990s. “Swimming to Rottnest is not something everyone can do and not something everyone will have the opportunity to do,” she Barbara’s first Rotto swim was in 1992 with a team from the said. “I consider myself extremely lucky to have found my Bunbury Masters Club, which sparked her enthusiasm for the passion in life.” event. Twelve months later, Barbara was back at Cottesloe beach to complete her first solo crossing.

Her love for the water and dedication to push for extremes drove her interest to swim a Rottnest double crossing in 1994 SWIM ACHIEVEMENTS as training for the English Channel. At the time she had no idea this was the first attempt by a woman to achieve a double 29 solo crossings Rottnest Channel Swim crossing. Double crossing

“It wasn’t until the day of my swim that I was informed by the Solo crossing Rottnest Channel Swim Association that a double crossing English Channel hadn’t been attempted by a female before,” said Barbara. Team triple crossing

“I wasn’t swimming to break a record, I was swimming because Manhattan Island Marathon Swim Second female; fourth overall I love it!” Catalina Channel Solo crossing Barbara’s infectious passion for the sport has taken her around Lake Taupo, NZ Team triple crossing – world record the world, where she has participated in some of the highest @rottnest @rottnestislandwa @rottnestisland regarded and most challenging swimming marathons. In Strait of Gibraltar Solo crossing 2013 she was the first Western Australian to complete the #rottnestisland Triple Crown of marathon swimming - the English Channel, Participated in inaugural event Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the Catalina Channel. Busselton Jetty Swim In 2009 Barbara competed in a team of six women from all Completed 23 times over the world to achieve a world record triple crossing of Lake

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Soloists

1 Solomon Wright 63 Stewart Fairbairn 120 Andrew Gosling 176 Scott Pontague 2 Rhys Mainstone 64 Alexandra Preston 121 Kate Murphy 177 Carmen Wallis 3 Sam Sheppard 65 Luke Pardini 122 Chris Alexander 178 Breanna Hille 4 Tim Hewitt 66 Taro Sekine 123 Jessica Nichols 179 Tully Warner 5 Will Gurr 67 Daniel Papasergio 124 Julie Covich 180 Courtney Hunter 6 Nicola Fraschini 68 Eva Davidson 125 Kiah Williams 181 Russ Haxby 7 Matt Fernandez 69 Connor Graham 126 Susie Forte 182 Thomas O’Donnell 8 Bob Tarr 70 Scott Newman 127 Joy Johnson 183 Peter Dunne 9 Rowan Webb 71 Adam Sachse 128 Barbara Pellick 184 Harry Howe 10 Kyle Lee 72 Susan Johnston 129 Mathew Jennings 185 Bruce Phillips 11 Harry Hewitt 73 Claire Crowley 130 Adam O’Byrne 186 Oakleigh McDonald 12 Flynn Mason 74 Jackie Bettington 131 Anna Torok 187 Aaron Ellis-Kerr 15 Rebekah Weller 75 Heather Bolton 132 Dean Kerns 188 Faye Malone 16 Jamie Bowler 76 Scott Moore 133 Deane Barker 189 Sofie Frichot 17 Josie Page 77 Troy Lathwell 134 Veronica Henshall 190 Sarah Poplar 18 Laura Shryock 78 Anne Pleash 135 Kane Orr 191 Russell Green 19 Nicola Hamilton 79 JOHN EVERITT 136 Rick Golding 192 Paul Ryan 20 Emily Miers 80 Stephen Parker 137 Sam Prodonovich 193 Mark Newman 21 Kristy Brackstone 81 Wendy Kennedy 138 Aaron Smith 194 Shane Tapley 22 Tessa Viljoen 82 Dilwyn Griffiths 139 Megan Logue 195 Luke McManus 23 Kate Bird 83 Rosie Wood 140 Kirstie Briggs 196 Ashvinie Nadarajah 26 Cristina Lawrence 84 Esther McConnell 141 Steve Sammut 197 Thomas Kennedy 27 Brenton Rzepecki 85 Paul Kline 142 Anton Stanitzki 198 Melanie Chiswell 28 James Stanton-French 86 Delia Troy 143 Will Johns 199 Kurt Lewis 29 Brooke Murphy 87 Brian Cook 144 John Drinkwater 200 Robert Vollprecht 30 Emily Roberts 88 Olivia Stewart 145 Damian Fasher 201 George Ogivlie 31 Natalie Woolfitt 89 Heidi Tucker 146 Bogdan Cosmin 202 Jacqueline Grljusich 32 Justin Hanby 90 Edie Hu Zurbagiu 203 Michael Culley 33 Karyss Rose 91 Rachel Born 147 Sam McManis 204 Benjamin King 34 Amy Kirke 92 Luke Upfold 148 Michael Sheppard 205 Kim Louw 35 Jesse Chandler 93 Dave Brassey 149 Elise Corrick 206 David McCarthy 36 Ben Martin 94 Conor Fahey 150 Paul Miller 207 James Smyth 37 Angus Hingeley 95 Tom Webber 151 Mark Chambers 208 Charlie Evans 38 Jason Vivian 96 Lazarides Lazarides 152 Katherine Ryan 209 Matt Bourke 39 Ryan Barnes 97 Ian Foulsham 153 Brianna Rositano 210 Jasmine Edwards 40 Scott Parsons 98 Rachel Burgess 154 Jayson Lamb 211 Marcus Donato 41 Josephine Weston 99 Andrew Rich 155 Olympia Chiaramonte 212 Karl Heiden 42 Michael Stephen 100 Tim McLoughlin 156 Mhairi Murdoch 213 Bec Johnson 43 Alex Larson 101 Peter Keogh 157 Brett Costain 214 Jaymn Cary 44 Mike Gregory 102 Helen Wilson 158 Tara Grout 215 Phil Hazel 45 Megan MacDonald 103 Julieanne Goode 159 Paul Luscombe 216 Mark Turner 46 Samantha Doust 104 Bryan Apathy 160 Bradley Stringer 217 Jerome Critch 47 Troy Shevlin 105 David Egan 161 Nick Burger 218 Joel Quartermaine 49 Bianca Valencia 106 Scott Rowlands 162 Anita Nothrop 219 Nicole Brown 50 Shayne Isbister 107 Glenda Hurtado 163 Kara Elliott 220 Andrew Keay 51 Alan Albert 108 Julian Atlas 164 Damien Jerinic 221 Leah Clark 52 Cam Ewers 109 Dane Barrett 165 Sandra Fay 222 Jorja Clark 53 Colin Brodie 110 Tia Watson 166 Adrian Munro 223 Sophie Stockwell 54 Melanie Holland 111 Niall O’Rourke 167 Stuart Anderson 224 Stuart McNeill 55 Peter Stewart 112 Sam Bayford 168 Amy Schelfhout 225 Jennifer Martin 56 Sam Playfair 113 Stephen Ferguson 169 George Watson 226 John Sullivan 57 Lynton Mortensen 114 Brent Campbell 170 Lupco Talevski 227 Jack Doyle 58 Kevin Halliley 115 Erica Thomas 171 Jack Brown 228 Patricia Dooey 59 Sean Deschamps 116 Peta Harvey 172 Daniel Macey 229 Michelle de Lestang 60 Jon McArdell 117 Miles Upfold 173 Shaun Jessop 230 Lisa Delaurentis 61 Siobhan Goodwin 118 Jim Booth 174 Stuart Pelletier 231 Carroll Selwood 62 Eleanor Tait 119 Anthony Midolo 175 Steve Wilson 232 Dean Twort

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233 Greta Hodgkinson 268 Bruce Armstrong 304 Derek Sexton 339 Stephen Mirams 234 Warren Smith 269 Louise Rosemann 305 Rhys McFarland 340 Robert Wilton 235 Ben Patrick 270 Jacqueline Bromell 306 Anna Strachan 341 Leigh Newman 236 Kate Forrester 271 Justin Nuich 307 Greg Hancock 342 David Oakley 237 Ryan Brown 272 Ashley Cripps 308 Tyson Lee 343 Aaron Maxwell 238 James Bahen 273 Claire Ware 309 Andrew Page 344 Niels Pantenburg 239 Richard Kelso-Marsh 274 Poppy Rooke 310 Tammie Steeden 345 Scott Miers 240 Tom Bahen 275 Andrew Hunt 311 Ross Home 346 Matthew Vandepeer 241 David Jameson 276 Brad Osborne 312 Adrian Tonkin 347 Carla Lawlor 242 Rosemary O’Halloran 277 Daniel O’Sullivan 313 Sarah Hammond 348 Bruce Dewar 243 William Chapman 278 Peter Palandri 314 Grace Walton 349 Creon Grantham 244 David Maggs 279 Catherine Lynn 315 Ken Stratton 350 Oliver Kusch 245 Jaxon Evans 280 Adam Kuipers 316 John Matthews 351 Josh Findlater 246 Aine McCarthy 281 Rosemary Cawley 317 Roy McGregor 352 Mekiel Birt 247 Giacomo (Jack) 282 Rylan Fabrici 318 Rob Herkes 353 Anthony Hawley Lucivero 283 Oliver Davis 319 Lee Hall 354 Lauren Reid-Dornbusch 248 Cameron Lockley 284 Fletcher Barr 320 Daniel Douglas 355 David Hill 249 Jeff Booth 285 John Sanders 321 Graham Rose 356 Cameron Fowler 250 Cameron McDonald 286 Rachel Duczynski 322 Marco Bottari 357 Claire Keane 251 Lisa Iannello 287 Murray Chapman 323 Jodi O’connor 358 Vyv Beurle 252 Emma O’Donnell 288 Natalie Hunter 324 Chad Edwards-Smith 359 Steve Norregaard 253 Paul James 289 David Tydeman 325 Hannah Edwards- 360 Douglas Hacking 254 Warren Gould 290 David Sutton Smith 361 Georgia Maslen 255 Scott Findlay 291 George Chesters 326 Peter Nelson 362 Mike Beck 256 Angus Roe 292 Justin Geldard 327 Michael Powell 363 Jonathan Parker 257 Terry Murray 293 Bett Craig 328 Darren Bergersen 364 Stephen Muir 258 Stephen Metz 294 Terry Griffiths 329 Sheridan Hunter 365 Michelle Chopra 259 Jacqueline Tan 295 Scott Draper 330 Matt Greenwood 366 Serena Wells 260 Sandra Law 296 Ian Henry 331 Peter Novak 367 Ben Walker 261 Jodie Pearce 297 Michael Hurley 332 Nathan Linehan 368 Jeremy McClure 262 Hannah Klauz 298 Kaitlyn Burmeister 333 Mitchell Catlin 369 Julie Gibson 263 Catherine Bamess 299 Samuel Foster 334 Peter Hendriks 370 Chris Gibson 264 Peter Klauz 300 Renee Waller 335 Mattias Nordstrom 265 Dom Foster 301 Andrew Prentice 336 Lachlan Benson 266 Jeremy Trott 302 Matthew Reaper 337 Chris Reeve 267 Mike Jones 303 Chris MacQuillan 338 David Martin

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 11 Perseverance pays off for Lisa

Lisa Romeo’s story is one of hard work, determination and perseverance. Her passion for open water swimming began 10 years ago although she has loved the ocean since she was a child.

After training with the renowned Shelley Taylor-Smith, Lisa had been dreaming for years about the day she would complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.

Lisa attempted two solo crossings in 2017 but did not finish “The comradery that developed within the group of us either – ending up in hospital on a drip after the first attempt who were pulled from the water during the 2018 Rottnest and falling badly seasick on the second. Channel Swim was the start of something special.”

Then, in 2018, after months of training and mental On Good Friday 2018, Lisa was surrounded by her family, preparation, Lisa was among the swimmers evacuated friends and members of the swimming community as she from the water in the 2018 Rottnest Channel Swim due to a hit the water for her fifth attempt at a solo crossing. shark sighting. Despite some sea sickness, Lisa completed her first open Determined to continue with her mission to complete an water solo crossing within nine hours. open water swim and taking inspiration from her three- year-old son, Lisa decided to enter the 2018 Port to Pub as “I remember getting close to shore and went to stand up but a soloist. quickly realised I was still a fair way out when I couldn’t feel the sand with my toes,” she said. Unfortunately, due to rough conditions the event was abandoned and, yet again, Lisa was pulled from the water. “I had a little chuckle to myself and kept swimming…. just a little bit further. The out of event solo crossing was the While the heartbreak of being pulled from two separate perfect day! events might have led some people to give up, Lisa, conversely, became even more determined to achieve her “There wasn’t any pressure, it just felt like I was going for a goal. casual swim.”

“It was disappointing at the time, but I knew it wasn’t going Mavis Carruthers, a colleague and friend of Lisa’s for more to be my last attempt,” she said. than 10 years, has supported Lisa through each and every attempt, despite the 4am wake-up calls. A group of swimmers who had also been evacuated in the 2018 Rottnest Channel Swim decided to come together and Mavis recalls that Lisa told her she was in the “right head plan an out-of-event solo crossing. space at the right time” on the day of her successful solo crossing. Lisa said that the preparation, training and multiple attempts were just part of her journey. She had aspired to “Lisa has had many battles in her life and she has shown do the solo crossing for so many years that any setback nothing but pure strength and perseverance through it all,” was just another challenge that made her stronger. Mavis said.

“Shelley had taught me that if I tell myself I will make it, I “Since completing the swim, she has continued to excel in will,” she said. her personal and professional life.”

WHY NOT SWIM TOMORROW... The Rottnest Channel Swim Association can organise the regulatory approvals of your solo at any time of the year. After you complete your out of event crossing you can then have your swim ratified by the Association and join the illustrious ranks of the soloists. For more information on out of event crossings head to rottnestchannelswimassociation.com.au or get in touch with the office.

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(08) 9384 8000 | www.shellabears.com.au 575 Stirling Highway, Cottesloe Your Best Property Decision From the outback to the open water These sheep farmers are swapping their clippers for caps and getting back in the water for 2019

Luke and Michael have been family friends since they were knee high, their parents occupying neighbouring farms about 40 minutes out of Merredin in the Central Wheatbelt. They both came to Perth for part of their schooling and stayed in the city for a couple of years as tradesmen, but the calling of the country saw them head back to their rural roots.

Since returning to their family farms the young sheep and grain farmers have formed a close mateship. On the same cricket team in the summer, and at the same footy club in the winter, rarely does a day go by where the two don’t catch up for a kick, hit or a beer.

“It’s just a small town and slim pickings I’d say,” smirks Luke. “Nah, Michael is a great mate and I am glad he talked me into doing the swim again.”

Luke completed the Rottnest Channel Swim with a team in 2014: “I’m still not sure how that first swim happened, but I’m back again! I don’t think Michael or I are even really swimmers, we just like to stay fit and love a challenge.”

Having never undertaken an open water swim before, Michael says his motives were pre-season footy conditioning and try- ing something new.

Since the Trayning Public Pool opened its doors for the season in mid-October, the guys start their days at 4.30am to fit in a morning swim before being back in the paddocks to start work by 7am.

“Of course, we will try and get down out to the coast for a couple of swims this summer – but it’s a minimum six-hour trip – and with so many of the swims taking place during har- vest it can be a little tricky” says Luke.

Michael confesses that the first ever open water swim he Say g’day to Luke Yates, 30, and Michael Davis, 27. completed was the 2.5km Swimming WA Open Water Swim at Sorrento earlier in 2018. Each morning the childhood friends meet at the local pool and swim a few kilometres before heading off to work. Luke was quick to jump in with the full story, “I don’t even think he finished it! Michael didn’t realise there was a second Like many others, these guys see the Rottnest Channel Swim lap of the course and jumped out after swimming 1.25km. as great personal challenge and, after being pulled from the Everyone thought he was a dynamite – then he looked back at water last year, are determined to complete the crossing in the water and saw all the caps going for a second lap.” 2019. “At least the Rottnest swim is a straight line, so I think I’ll be Sounds pretty standard, right? alright,” says Michael.

What’s not so standard, is that the only body of water within 60kms for the duo to train at is a 25m public pool and they live about 300km away from the ocean.

“Look, there is a fair bit of turning involved, sometimes you get a little dizzy but it’s good to train together and have a yarn, and be there to support each other.” Says Michael.

14 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

Duo Swimmers 400 Acai in Hawaii 425 Joey Wallace 450 Sman Sisters 483 C JEM’s Fynn Evans-Ocharern Joanna Beare Courtney Smaniotto Jonathon Courtis Chloe Volery Nicole Wallace Lauren Smaniotto Maggie Earl 401 Argyle crocs don’t bite 426 Kicks & Paddles 451 Swift Chicks 484 The Double G’s Lisa Harding Bethany Coulter Lore Ebeling Brigette Galvin Helen Klingberg Sophie Craddock Tracy Weimar Tom Galvin 402 Avengers 427 Lady & Lou 452 Swim and Swummer 485 Corsbie and Co Eva Muller Prue Cunningham Stephanie Green Daniel Corsbie Anna Wagner Zoe Cunningham Kira Howlett Jaime smith 403 Beached Whales 428 Land Whales 453 Swimelio Estevez 486 Crab Man and the Salty Possum Amy Evans Kate Collins Hanya Furdas Ellen Ffoulkes Jessica Mann Amber Kinnane Helena Furdas Thomas Ffoulkes 404 Billy 429 Lani 454 The Over Tapered Duo 487 Disgruntled Penguins Lily Moore Danielle Maguire Kimberly Hallett Ben Humphreys Bella Poll Olivia Marsh Sophie Markham Rachel Loughlin 405 C Squad 430 Lara and Sofia 455 The wet one’s 488 Doody Duo Erinn Campbell Sofia Chaves Jo Anna Maynard Ryan Doody Jane Cox Lara Zimmerman Lillyan Rosich Shannon Doody 406 Can we have vodka yet? 431 Lelly Beans 456 Time out 489 Emu Imports Kylie Mason Lynn O’Driscoll Lisa Eldon Peter Henry Brooke Thompson Eleanor Tighe Emily Sierakowski Katie Minor 407 City Toyota 432 Liz and Jac 457 Timon and Pumbaa 490 Fearless Functionella Marie Bullock Jacqui Morgan Krystal Copley Hannah Ferrie Kendall Walker Elizabeth Woollard Roxanne Visser Matthew Smith 408 Coast to Coast 433 Lydiate sisters 458 TrendyHeat 491 Flat White Sharks Mikayla Denney Annika Lydiate Rachel Trenaman Rebecca Moore Caitlin Wilby Jacinta Lydiate Heather Whitehead Nathaniel Wells 409 Coffee Time 2 434 M & Em 459 Twin turbo’s 492 Fluro Flashes Deniqua Boston Emily Rahaley Katrina Porter OAM Bree Elliott Gabrielle Bourke Millie Sales Jodie Wallis Benjamin Snook 410 Cott2Rott 435 MikFi 460 Two Broke Girls 493 Gareth and Sue Laura Fernandes Lyons Fiona Kelsall Niamh Doherty Susan Beattie Helen Hendy Mikaela Kelsall Emma rasmussen Gareth Fleming 411 Curly Locks 436 Mish n’ Ree 461 V-gan Clan 494 Get Reel Georgia Ongarezos Annemarie Dembo Tait Brown Julie Isbill Meekah Ongarezos Michelle Newsome Tash Peterson Wayne Smit 412 Dory and Marlin 437 Moo Cow 462 Water we doing 495 Hoffman Duo again Alex Bradley Lindsay Cowie Hannah Castle Amber Hoffman Hayley Myers Jessica Moore Sarah Hamilton Paul Hoffman 413 Double Trouble 438 Motion of the Ocean 463 WhaleSharks1.0 496 It’s Our Turn Krista Lewis Laura Ciesla Alison Butt Rebecca Hughes Laura Maclean Molly Lowther Amy Doumany Edwin van Waas 414 Dumb and dumber 439 Not tide down by any fin 464 WhaleSharks2.0 498 JK Sailfish Bianca Jervis Yumi Kagi Hannah Barnett Jon jessop Hannah Plummer Suzanna Olsen Charlotte Perry Katy Welch 415 Dunkin Doughnuts 440 PB SISTERS 465 Winni-Watts 499 Last Years Winners Helen Jones Jessica Pleydell-Bouverie Naomi Watters Shawnalese Norris Hayley Lewis Monica Pleydell-Bouverie Jodie Winnett Tom Norris 416 Everything is Better from Texas 441 Perth City Sisters 466 ZEM 500 Life Ready Physio CBD Lauren Bailey Shiralee Bielenberg Mia Harrison Scott Garvey Sydeny Hodges Allison Hass Ella Packer Georgina Smith 417 Face down Hass up 442 Pier Pressure 475 Anchor & Son 501 Lochness to Rottnest Mutya Cartagena Sally Ledger Harvie Williams Brad Campbell Rebecca Robinson Gloria Nock Natasha Williams Natasha Fraser 418 Fast & ferry us 443 Rough Diamonds 476 Aquaplaners 502 LTJT Katherine Bennett Ashley Aranda Elizabeth Murray Laura Tarrier Simone Blaser Jaye Reynolds Michael Murray Jackson Thompson 419 Fine-apples 444 Rush n’ Rulettes 477 B Team 503 Mac Attack Katie Andrew Gabrielle Rule Brad Kaye Phoebe McGillivray Lea Edwards Casey Rushforth Lucy Kaye Lewis McMahon 420 Golden 445 Saba’s Salty Sisters 478 Beach don’t krill my vibe 504 Max Elle-iminators Kim Bryan Abbey Valentine Jessie Mudie Max Coten Katie Lovis Molly Valentine Luke Sexton Ellie Fry 421 Here For The Beer 446 SC squared 479 Bec & Nick 505 Megan and the Buoy Cassie Kulker Sinead Cockcroft Nicholas Graham-Dawson Scott Salvage Belinda Spurr Syd Cockcroft Rebecca Mackey Megan Vandepeer 422 Here we go again! 447 SCARBORO SEAGALS 480 Boo Boos 506 Metro Scaffold Hire Tahlia Jensen Sharon Walshaw Amelia George Melanie Hill Courtney Lee Kim Williams Matthew George Troy Stewart 423 Iron A 448 Shark B8 481 Brother&Sister 507 MirDan Andrea Mrsa Bianca Evans Liam McCoach Dan Burro Annie Van der Moezel Megan Quick Stephanie McCoach Miranda Swann 424 It’s all about Anne and Megan! 449 Shark Bait 482 Burly Griffins 508 No L Anne Edmondson Marcelle Cannon David Champion Jaclyn Noel Megan Tetley Bethwyn Hearle Pauline English Nicholas Noel

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 15 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

Duo Swimmers

509 Now or Never 537 2BCs 562 FasterThanLastYear 587 Spitting Cobras Grayam Sandover David Holt Chris Bath Leon Musca Karen Sandover Craig Martin Matthew Robson Kyle Quaid 510 Payne Duo 538 A QUIVER OF GREEN ARROWS 563 Flint Tropics 588 Strokes for Blokes David Payne Simon Jones Matt Stacey Kailan Durrant Laura Payne Nicholas Thomson Liam Wright Sam Moyle 511 Red Marlins 539 Albion 564 Flying Lindsays 589 Sunhaven Swimmer Division Curtis Foo Roger Taylor Brynn Joyce Matthew Jerwood Amy Hitchcock Patrick Verryn Damon Joyce Ryan Palk

512 Reel Us In 540 Amoha 565 Funky Hunkys 590 Swim Fast Have Fun Louise Biggs Guy Callaghan Cyrus Milne Sean Beck Luke Campbell Andrew Duncan Oliver Stark Eran Raiche 513 Rocky Rays 541 Are We There Yet 566 GVCrocs lads 591 Team Duyfken Fiona Cullinane Finn Hussey Darren Nabbs Sam Rix Brett Lewis Jonny Kay Stephen Orr Matt Rudland 514 Rokeby Dental Duo 542 BBO Pty Ltd 567 IBS 592 Team Tommybay Grace Barratt Harry Donovan Aidan Archer Nicholas Rollo Gregg Tidboald Tom Valentine James Raymond William Rollo 515 Seas the Day 543 BetterFX Physio 568 Iddles 593 terrible twins Tracy Heaperman Matt Affleck Travis Hansen Tai Kirkpatrick Gareth Spencer Michael Cottee Graham Iddles Ben Waterman 516 Skinny and Chinny 544 Blasco Brompton 569 Jesper and Rhys 594 The Dugong Duo Andrew Roberts Mitchell Garvey Jesper Jensen Henry Evans Ceinwen Roberts Blair Scott Rhys Spicer Hunter Tierney 517 Team AUSA 545 Boat Fwiends 570 Julgies take 2 595 The Freshmen Andrew Stacey Mitchell Smith Michael Davis Joel Keeble Rebecca Ur Geordie Thuijs Luke Yates Benjamin Riebeseel 518 Team EJ 546 Bocka does all the work 571 Just Tom 596 The Gangoos Jordan Leahy Andrew Boxsell Thomas Hendriks Ben Djuve Edward O’Connell Pete Rees Thomas Rix Murray McCartney 519 Team Saba Double Trouble 547 Breach The Keep 572 Lane 3 597 The Hopeys Shane Burch Nicholas Vincent Chris Acklin Jack Michael Elaine Jones Rewi Whaitiri Glenn Morrison Elliot Rockett 520 Team Saba Pieters 548 Break a leg 573 Legally Blonde 598 The Princess and the Podge Deane Pieters Tim McCarthy Jakson Egan Greg Johnson Olivia Pieters Lee Pollard Will Savage Peter Waldock 521 Team Sheppard 549 Buddel Drake 574 Long Haired Salty Pirates 599 The Rogues Bradlee Sheppard Hamish Buddle Benjamin Leach Charlie Elders Kristen Sheppard Mathew Drake Thomas Yeates Peter Trench 522 The Moonburners 550 Bush Chook Blokes 575 Marine Engineered 600 The White Whales Kenny Kross Grant Landers Bryden Morgan Robert Chandler Alexis Tannock David Pusey George Williams Wayne Hourquebie 523 The PipToms 551 BUSSELTON SLSC 576 MVC Boyz 601 Tommy has a plan Pippa Crossley Angus Johnston-Walker Robbe Dilissen Jordan Crabbe Tomasz Dobrzanski Mitch Rabjones Lachlan Schwarz Tom Frazer 524 The Real Swim Shadies 552 City Sinkers 577 Nooiicceee 602 Too tall too short and too fat Matthew MacKenzie Patrick Anderson Loake Connor Smith Ben Carpenter Nicky MacKenzie Ben Courtis Fletcher Wolpers Nathan Godfrey 525 The Redbond Twins 553 Crouching Tiger Hidden Budgies III 578 Paul&Paul 603 two strokers Erin Redbond Daniel Hodgson Paul Blackbeard Tom Platts Nicholas Redbond Gregory O’Shannessy Paul Newsome Rob Schenberg 526 Tortoise and the Hare 554 Cruisey Crays 579 Playing by the rules 604 Uge Daniel Haley Timothy Hulley Richard Devlin Byron Kimber Michaela Haley Gianluca Loreggian Simon Wheeler Bradley Smith 527 Triple threat 555 de Bruyn Duo 580 Re-Lapsed Aquaholics 605 Undercover Rudders: Double Trouble Jodie Carlyon Brett de Bruyn Aaron Quiskamp Grant Lewis Jason de Bruyn Neil Atkinson Owen Quiskamp Alex Jenkins 528 Westin n Patches 556 Deane Street Darts 581 Rex 607 Wet Wookiees James Condon David Field James Julian Briohny Smith Ulrik Jensen Michael Cameron Gene williams Ryan Pettit 529 WhaleSharks 3.0 557 Double Dutch 582 RIP jatz 608 WildBears Lucy Bartlett Bevan Goodreid Conor McGuire Michael Mckendrick Cees Koeman Anthony Collier Luke Spies Paul Isaachsen 530 Wonder Dragon 558 Dub-Sea 583 Romano2 609 WVU Retirees Nigel Brand Harry Fleming Scott Green Gail Parsons Alex Gunnell Richard Farquhar Adam Smythe Tim Field 531 You Go, No You Go! 559 Duo Time 584 Seabirds 610 Jetstar Sharks Paul Dallimore Don Crellin Gus Stewart Tiffany Ryan Steve Hancock Edwy Bunt George Van Beem Nigel Fanning 535 #WHATEVER 560 Eat my bubbles 585 Seabreeze Cowards 611 Weir Geoff Evans Richard Chilcott George Haggett Stephen Payne David Eaves Rob Weir Jack Tesser Trent Weir 536 2 and a half hips 561 F45 Joondalup 586 Smooth Operators Ben Sutherland Clive Macaskill Braydon Da Silva Neil Sutherland Jason Walker Mitchell Stewart

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4 Peter Readman 132 Paul Johns 327 Paul Mannion 5 Ron Burton 133 Susan Barker 333 Mike Turner 6 Peter Tanham 136 Matt Miller 337 Ian Mcleod 8 Michael Coghill 140 Steve Hilyear 343 Scott Mccoy 9 John Bahen 142 Robert Downs 346 Craig Vandepeer 11 Ben Hewitt 144 Geoff Hill 347 Chris Butler 15 Darren Michael 146 Robert William Lawry 349 Andrew Summerfield 16 James Eu 156 Rod Letchford-Martin 350 Tim Carstens 18 Ben Lewis 158 Darren Taylor 351 Adriano Agnello 19 Frank Macri 163 Trent Chilman 359 Matt Rose 20 Allan Knox 166 John Splatt 361 Tom Vinnicombe 22 Hendrik Boshoff 170 Paul Tester 362 Anthony Beck 23 Marcus King 171 Geoff Brown 401 Jack Burgess 27 Steve Hollyoak 173 Darryl Williams 402 Rick De Franck 29 Geoff Simmons 175 Tony Parbury 403 Peter Mann 39 Brendan Hirniak 186 Brock Mcdonald 406 Todd Mason 40 Carlin Bowyer 187 Grayson 408 Brett Shields 42 Carl Anderson 190 Rob Staltari 410 Christopher Tan 43 Travis Sims 192 Matthew Harvey 411 Mark Rich 44 Nikkulas Day 194 Jarrad Harding 419 Paul Beattie 46 Rowan Clark 196 Wayne Brown 420 Dave McCann 48 Chris Mews 199 Shaun Hodgson 421 Gerald Lowke 51 Jackson Cooper 201 Angus Henderson 422 Carl van Niekerk 52 Michael Hourn 207 Peter Thompson 434 Garry Bloxham 56 Chris Harrold 210 Richard Kendall 441 James Pearson 59 Ben Knight 211 Zane Donato 444 Richard Gratton 60 Peter Bryce 212 Francis Baronie 445 Paul Buttle 61 Richard Burton 213 Mark Hughes 448 Johanthan Cody-Faryna 63 Glen Morrow 223 Dean Stockwell 452 Adam Brennan 64 Joanna Pearson 227 Mark Doyle 454 Tom Lennon 66 Shona Smith 228 Shaun Mcdonald 456 Adam Sierakowski 68 Murray Giles 229 Paul Nageon De Lestang 459 Kim Wallis 72 Mark Quigg 230 Stuart Halse 462 Tony Hall 73 Matthew Zen 231 Jim Selwood 464 Richard Massang 77 Wayne Brown 233 Andrew Chapman 476 John Murray 78 Olaf Frederickson 235 Michael Japp 481 Simon Irvine 79 Mark Lydiate 240 Dan Bahen 487 Daniel Smith 82 Stephen Larsen 244 Andrew Parsons 492 Justin Meldrum 91 Courteney Graefling 246 Alexander Bendin 494 Neil Regan 94 Gerry Fahey 247 Ross Bonsel 496 Stephen Etty 95 Kim Mazzucchelli 248 Keith Hockley 499 Ethan Norris 97 Lewis Cameron 249 Rob Wilkinson 502 Jerry Thompson 99 Geoffrey Cribb 250 Justin Manolikos 505 Jordan Vandepeer 101 Michael Byrne 251 Ian Dey 510 Dave Taylor 102 Steve Orme 253 Bob James 516 Rod Hitchins 105 Guillaume Pougnet 273 Graeme Medling 517 Michael Stacey 107 Craig Lee 276 Brad Kitcher 522 Timothy Gillette 109 Carl Barrett 278 Nathan Caratti 524 Glen Debski 110 Keiran Brennan 281 Colin Lane 525 Stephen Redbond 111 Andrew Singleton 282 Dave Nicholson 527 Craig Thompson 113 Sam Cain 290 Simon Boxshall 529 Andrew Hall 115 Craig Sanford 298 Tony Burmeister 530 Curly (Ron) Tremble 118 Peter Langford 300 Grant Eastland 535 Mark Carey 121 Freeman Parsons 301 Dean Illingworth 536 Pat Mackenzie 122 Michael Robertson 309 Mark Fruin 541 Luke Hussey 124 Brad Duyvestyn 310 Jonathon Italiano 544 Andre Benedetti 129 Phil Scott 313 Will Hammond 545 Cosimo Breglia 131 Ian Griffiths 316 Dave Bovell 546 Gregory Boothey

18 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Support Boat Skippers as at 20 December 2019

549 Gregory Peters 769 Albert Iten 925 James Mollett 555 Peter Smoker 773 Paolo Peghini 938 Donald Brooker 557 Peter Hodgson 777 Stephen Grainger 947 Russell Bock 561 Robin Macaskill 779 Graham Cameron 954 William Langley 563 Vincent Stacey 782 Steven Dunstone 980 Rod Johnston 567 James Raymond 783 Kim Stafford 988 Paul Byrne 575 Neil Williams 784 Alan Fraser 989 Frank Shepherd 577 Jack Cooke 791 Jonathan Wiggley 997 Peter Halbert 578 Shaun Rice 792 Simon Lodge 1003 Jay Grove 580 Hans Quiskamp 796 Scott Park 1005 Ben Thornton 581 John Marevich 800 Wayne Vinten 1006 Vance Moore 586 Neil Stewart 802 Charlie Bolt 1007 Dane Hull 588 Nick Konzewitsch 803 Chris Palandri 1008 Khaled Hejleh 590 Jeremy Beck 806 Anthony Field 1015 Andrew Crisp 591 Peter Flynn 807 David Kazim 1016 David Christie 598 Martin Gillespie 808 Mick Hartfield 1020 Peter Hossell 600 Nathan Germain 809 Concettina Perna 1030 William Amory 602 Kaj Collin 811 Mark Conlan 1033 Tim Jefferies 606 Brendon Lance 816 Sam Willis 1034 Craig Davis 607 Harry Mccleary 820 Gary Jeffrey 1062 David Ellis 608 Aaron Hood 833 Patrick Mcmanus 1068 John Della Bosca 617 Patrick Ahern 834 Lochie Evans 1079 Kevin Lange 620 Evan Jenkins 840 Cadell Serret 1088 Michael Taggart 622 Geoff Thorn 844 Steven Lusk 1090 John Marris 626 Sam Streader 849 Morgan Hughes 1091 Luke Wood 628 David Mcmanus 850 Kev Allen 1092 Andrew Cassidy 630 Karl Simich 852 Philip Matthews 1093 Nick Teraci 631 Rebecca Rance 853 Ross Vermaak 1095 Mark Glassfurd 632 Roger Watson 856 Mark Paramor 1114 Alexander Moyle 636 Roger Hughes 857 Gavin Stein 1124 Laurence Farrall 639 Troy Dubois St Marc 863 Den Welch 1125 Matt Craggs 645 Andrew Wood 864 Bradley Amato 1129 Brett Althorpe 651 Peter Ahern 865 Todd Blackwood 1130 Jed Berry 653 Raymond Hind 866 Cale Ritchie 1131 Wanye Davies 656 Ellen Maughan 867 Cameron Unsworth 1132 Ryan Arlidge 658 John Goldie 870 Jason Donnan 1134 Daniel Currey 660 Anthony Letto 872 Randall Perry 1136 Chris Hodge 665 Tony Amoroso 874 Lachlan Jones 1138 Matt Hall 668 Colin Johnson 875 David Holland 1140 Neill Beattie 669 Les Nathan 880 Ross Mackinnon 147 & 161 Robert Barugh 673 Phil Jefferies 883 Mark Mcphee 261 & 263 Graeme Pearce 676 Phil Johnson 884 Geoff Cockerton 324 & 325 Kurt Smith 677 Norman Sudlow 885 Dustin May 53 & 87 Marco Fimeri 680 Samuel Murdoch 887 Simon Carey 70 & 119 Tim Mckenzie 682 Andrew Snow 889 Anton Bekker 703 Steven Perkins 893 Bradley Coles 706 Max Sheppard 894 Andrew Duncan 710 Nathan Mortimer 895 Damien Leahy 715 Stephan Warne 897 James Chapman 719 Mark Halden 898 Chris Stone 720 Shaun Murphy 900 Nick Bolton 722 Paul Henharen 902 Andrew Mencshelyi 726 John Sloan 909 Darren Hall 738 Duncan Clegg 911 John Osbourne 741 Michael Matthews 913 Douglas Simpson 742 Jeremy Neesham 914 Damien O’rourke 747 Mitchell Hart 915 Scott Simpson 762 Andrew Mcdonald 920 Alex Jolly

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 19 Rottnest ferry timetable Saturday 23 February

From Perth mainland to Rottnest From Rottnest to Perth mainland Depart Barrack St Depart B Shed Depart Northport Arrive Rottnest Depart Rottnest Arrive B Shed Arrive Northport Arrive Barrack St 0730 0800 0830 0900 0800 0830 0900 0930 0815 0845 0915 0945 0930 1000 1030 1100 1000 1030 1100 1130 1015 1045 1230 1300 915 1130 1200 1430 1500 1200 1230 1500 1530 1215 1240 1600 1645 1630 1800 1400 1430 1630 1700 1400 1530 1400 1700 1730 1600 1630 1800 1830 1830 1900 * No luggage delivery on these trips. 1900 1930 2000 2030 2100 2130 2115 2145 2200 2200 2230 2300 2330 2345 2330 0000 0015 2359 0030 0045

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20 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Read this section before the event...

2019 Pre-Event Information

These pages provide all the information you need to prepare for the event as a swimmer, skipper or support crew member.

Read this section carefully and act on the advice for a safe event day.

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 21 Are you ready to go?

Support Boat Skipper TANDEM SOLOS Information If you are in a tandem solo (sharing a boat with another solo), you and your team will need to develop a plan for how you There are a few items required for the support boat, skipper and will stay safe, finish the race and comply with the rules. Some paddler (provided in the registration pack): things you should consider and prepare for: • the removable 2019 Event Information centre section of this • How will you stay together? If one swimmer is faster, how will yearbook (pages 1a-11a); they regulate their pace? You and your paddlers will need to • the laminated Support Boat Safety Protocols; agree on how you manage this. • Race Number Stickers - two large race number boat stickers • Will you have a spotter for each swimmer (recommended)? and four smaller race number paddle craft/tender stickers. • Do you have enough space on board the support boat for The large race number boat stickers MUST be prominently the four people (two swimmers and two paddlers) and two displayed on both sides of the support boat. Affix the paddle crafts? sticker above the waterline to avoid the sticker washing off. • How will you respond if one swimmer becomes hypothermic The smaller race number stickers MUST be displayed on or unwell and requires medical attention? Will you tread water both sides of the paddle craft and support boat tender (if until they have received assistance or will you both withdraw? applicable). • Will you have the same feeding schedules? • Your support boat will need to display both sets of boat These stickers are a safety requirement and it is the stickers. swimmer’s/team captain’s responsibility to ensure the stickers are correctly displayed. Failure to do so could bring you to the attention of the Race Officials. TEAM ROLES & SKIPPER ETIQUETTE At all times, the support boat skipper is ultimately in control EVENT CANCELLATION of, and responsible for, the safety and wellbeing of their The Race Committee will make the decision to cancel the event swimmer/s and support crew. It is important that skippers take if, in the Race Committee’s opinion, weather conditions reach this responsibility seriously. It is also important for skippers to or are likely to reach an unsafe level either before or during the respect each other and act in the spirit of the event. event. This decision, if made, will be broadcast on VHF Channel 77 and all solos, team captains and skippers will be notified Some things to consider: via SMS. No swimmer or team is to disregard this decision. In • Setting the course: The skipper sets the course and swimmers accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Entry, there will and paddlers should follow that course. be no refunds if the event is cancelled. • Be sensible: Take a slow and cautious approach to the swim and be aware of one of the major causes of injury in an event INSURANCE of this kind – the propeller! The Rottnest Channel Swim Association (RCSA) has very limited • Efficient navigation: Skippers should be prepared and plan and insurance cover for the event. The RCSA strongly recommends chart the course prior to event day. that all participants (swimmers, paddlers, support crew) ensure • Team procedures: Confirm the start time of your wave, they are adequately insured for the risks present on the day discuss identification issues – e.g. how the swimmer will find of the event. The RCSA cannot accept liability for personal or the paddler and support boat, food, fluid and sun protection property damage resulting from your participation in the event. that will be on the support boat (for swimmers and crew), how the swimmer and paddlers will arrive at the start line, PLANNING YOUR VISIT TO ROTTNEST ISLAND post-swim plan etc. Thomson Bay is very congested on event day. Ensure you • Event day response: How the skipper and support crew will have clear plans regarding the collection of swimmers and the respond in particular situations – e.g. if the swimmer is journey back to the mainland, or that a mooring and overnight showing signs of hypothermia, approach to the Phillip Rock accommodation are booked in advance. gate etc. • Stay calm: Adrenaline runs high over the entire 19.7km of the swim, so stay cool, calm and collected. Frustration and anger are often the triggers for bad decision making. • Practise: Before event day, practise hand signals with the support crew, getting in and out of the support boat, eating the food you intend to eat on race day etc. • Your spotter: Make sure you have someone on your boat who can help with swimmer changes and to keep watch on your swimmer and paddler. Your skipper can’t do it all!

22 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Swimmer Safety

Hypothermia When your body is immersed in water cooler than your core body If the swimmer is battling with these simple questions, it could be temperature, you are susceptible to hypothermia. A reduction in a sign that hypothermia is setting in and they should withdraw from core body temperature below 37°C occurs when you lose more the Swim and seek medical treatment. body heat than you produce. Once the swimmer is out of the water, they should be handled Water conducts heat away from the body 27% faster than in the air gently, as rough handling can result in disturbances in heart rhythm. and that represents a significant loss of body heat for a swimmer They should be dried, wrapped first in plastic garbage bags or a who is in the water for extended lengths of time. plastic sheet and then covered in towels and blankets to protect them from the wind. This provides more efficient insulation and Hypothermia is most likely to affect those who: avoids getting wool fat on blankets. Shared body heat may also be • Have low body mass index/low body fat. appropriate. • Are in the water for a long period – a slow swim time or being in the water longer than six hours. Keep the person calm, still and awake and don’t let them sleep. • Have little-to-no previous open water swimming experience. Don’t rub or massage them. If the swimmer is unconscious, place • Have not properly prepared or fuelled for the swim. in the coma position, maintain the airway and do not give fluids or • Allow the water to evaporate from their body (for duo or team food. Seek urgent medical attention from a doctor. swimmers). • Is young or elderly. Conscious swimmers should be encouraged to eat and drink small quantities of warmed fluids frequently. Do not give them alcohol as Although some are more susceptible than others, it is important it increases the heat loss rate by dilating the skin’s blood vessels. that every swimmer is monitored. Radio call Channel Swim Base urgently to report your swimmer is HYPOTHERMIA WARNING SIGNS: out of the water with suspected hypothermia and await instructions • Slurred speech and directions. You may be advised to return to the mainland even • Weakness if you are closer to Rottnest. Seek medical support as soon as • Disorientation possible. • Combative behaviour • Shivering If you would like more information on hypothermia, this is available • Increased breath rate on the Event website: rottnestchannelswim.com.au/hypothermia.

A hypothermic swimmer will not be able to make rational judgements and will be operating on autopilot. They may not shiver or look cold and could finish the swim, walk up the beach, sit down Swimming Induced Pulmonary or wander off. Most dangerously, they can just slowly slip beneath the surface and drown. Edema (SIPE) Statistics from previous events show that approximately half of the Pulmonary edema is fluid collecting within the airspaces (alveoli) solo field may become hypothermic. Hypothermia is the primary of the lungs. Although it is uncommon, this can occur in open water cause of event day hospitalisations. swimmers and cases have occured in the Rottnest Channel Swim. Just what causes the pulmonary edema isn’t entirely clear. The KEEP WARM condition is often referred to using the American acronym of SIPE Duo and team swimmers have the luxury of getting out of the water (Swim Induced Pulmonary Edema). to refuel and keep warm. While there may be the temptation to allow the heat or wind to dry you, evaporation can cause significant The symptoms are cough with frothy sputum (sometimes blood hypothermia. A chamois-type towel that can be wrung dry is stained) and increasing shortness of breath (out of proportion to recommended for constant drying. Then it is recommended to stay what would normally be expected during the swim). A swimmer warm on board the boat. Wrapping yourself in a sleeping bag, wind- will usually be aware of this themselves unless they are impaired proof jacket or dressing gown will aid in staying warm between for some other reason such as hypothermia. swims. Once the condition is recognised, treatment is to remove the swimmer from the water and get them warm and dry. Keep them CHECKLIST FOR SUPPORT BOAT SKIPPERS AND PADDLERS sitting up, as lying down will worsen the shortness of breath. Hypothermia is life-threatening and swimmers and their support These measures in themselves are often enough to relieve the crew must understand the signs. worst symptoms. Nevertheless medical care will still be required, so call Channel Swim Base for assistance. Ask your swimmer simple questions in a random order every 30-60 minutes. These could include: • What’s your address and telephone number? • When is your birthday? • What’s your mother’s maiden name? • Who is the skipper on our boat?

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 23 Fremantle Sea Rescue have your back! Here’s what you should know about them…

Fremantle Sea Rescue is an integral part of the Rottnest Channel COMPLIANCE Swim. Bringing a combined fleet of 14 vessels and more than 50 Compliance involves: of their skilled volunteers, they are involved in four key functions • Making sure participants are acting safely and following the of the swim — medical, rescue, Channel Swim Base and rules: Their hawk-eyed crew will be making sure support boats compliance. aren’t reversing towards their swimmers, speeding or otherwise endangering the swimmers. MEDICAL On swim day, three Fremantle Sea Rescue vessels will be • Rescue vessels also work to keep non-participating vessels, operating as dedicated on-water ambulances. The vessels often trying to cross the fleet, well clear of the swimmers. include a purpose-designed, very high-speed, triage vessel and two high-speed patient treatment and transport vessels. Each • Fremantle Sea Rescue’s two jet skis, along with two from of these medivac vessels will be crewed by a highly experienced Margaret River Sea Rescue and two from Augusta Sea Rescue rescue skipper and crew, as well as a St. John Ambulance will be located around the Icon Vessel at the 1,500m mark and paramedic and ambulance officer. On top of this, there will again work with Channel Swim Base to help match swimmers with be a fourth medical team, plus an ambulance, on standby in a support boats. waterside triage centre in Fremantle. During a serious medical incident and evacuation, the St John personnel who treated the HELP FREMANTLE SEA RESCUE HELP YOU… patient being evacuated can stay with their patient all the way • Make sure your support vessel is mechanically sound at least to hospital, while the ‘fresh’ crew will return to the event on the four weeks prior to the event. Remember that mechanics are medivac vessel. By eliminating a medical handover, this cuts especially busy in this period and will not be available at short down transport time, significantly reduces the amount of time notice. Also, allow enough time for any mechanical problems to medical vessels spend tied up with incidents and increases the be resolved before the day. level of patient care. • Test your radio a few weeks before the Event. Call VN6DI on RESCUE VHF channel 73 and ask for a radio check. Don’t assume just Rescue is Fremantle Sea Rescue’s bread and butter - their because your radio worked last year that it will work again name should give it away. With the help of neighbouring groups, - aerials and cables deteriorate over time. Please note that Whitfords and Cockburn Sea Rescue, they will tend to non-event Channel Swim Base will NOT be operating on 27MHz channel 90 rescues as well as participant boat rescues. On the day they for this event. could be attending to anything from a mechanical breakdown to a sinking vessel, they’ve seen it all before! • Be prop aware! Never reverse to approach your swimmer. We also strongly recommend that engines are completely shut down CHANNEL SWIM BASE when retrieving your swimmer from the water. The team in Channel Swim Base are our unsung heroes. Channel Swim Base – or CSB – is effectively a communications control • It is also a legal requirement to have an EPIRB (Emergency centre. All communication comes from, and goes through, Position Indicating Radio Beacon) in your safety kit and on-board CSB. The safety messaging during the day on VHF 77 that vessels operating more than two nautical miles from the mainland keeps participants updated about race-related happenings all shore. An EPIRB’s homing signal can be directly tracked by most comes from CSB. The same channel is used to make direct rescue vessels, so we recommend you have it close at hand with communication with vessels in the management of swimmer your orange flares. And don’t forget to check the expiry date. Like matching, medical incidents, breakdowns, shark sightings or flares, EPIRBs expire and a simple check can be done in minutes any other race related enquiries. CSB monitors and responds to online at www.beacons.amsa.gov.au/ or by phone on 1800 406 calls from VHF 77 and VHF 16 as well as a range of other race 406. Registering the EPIRBs HexID (unique identification number) official channels, with each one allocated to a specific area in the not only makes it easier for rescue organisations to find you, it management of the event. This year, CSB will again be run from saves on resources in the event of an accidental activation. the lofty heights of Fremantle Sea Rescue’s Operations Centre on Cantonment Hill. This state-of-the-art facility provides CSB with Fremantle Sea Rescue are a registered charity and the busiest total coverage of the fleet, as well as providing its operators with sea rescue group in Australia, operating 24 hours a day. To find access to the latest technology and a visual oversight of the fleet out how to become a member, make a donation, or to find out and shipping movements. more, visit www.searescue.com.au, find us at facebook.com/fremantlesearescue or Twitter @FreoSeaRescue.

24 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Is your boat ready to go?

TO ASSIST IN PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENSURE THAT YOU: • Know your race number and use it as your call sign. • Have seasickness provisions on board your support boat and • Clearly display your race number boat stickers on both sides of procedures for treatment of both swimmers and support crew. your support boat, paddle craft and tender (if applicable). • Pack basic first aid supplies for minor afflictions including sun- • Ensure your radio is on, with the volume turned up to ensure burn, dehydration, mild hypothermia and stingers. emergency vessels can make contact with you. • Ensure the support crew equips themselves with adequate food and fluids for, during and after the event.

SUPPORT BOAT GUIDELINES - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Entrants must organise their own support boat and paddle craft – no personal The number permitted is determined by EITHER the information displayed on watercraft (jet skis) are permitted. the Australian Builder’s Plate or (if there is no Builder’s Plate) by reference to The size of the boat required is determined by two factors: the below guidelines from the Western Australian Department of Transport. • The minimum size of boat that is legally permitted to travel to Rottnest Please note these guidelines are recommendations only and it is the skippers Island; responsibility to determine the exact number of people onboard for a safe • The number of people onboard. voyage: For these reasons, and for comfort and sun/wind protection, the RCSA recommends the following size boats: Length of Boat Maximum number of people aboard (including swimmers and paddlers) Category Recommended Boat Size 4.5m to less than 5.0m 5 Solo No less than 5 metres 5.0m to less than 5.5m 6 Duo / Team No less than 6 metres 5.5m to less than 6.0m 7 The RCSA will, however, allow any vessel with a length 4.5 metres or greater It is the responsibility of the Skipper to make sure the boat is suitable and legally permitted carry the whole team (including all swimmers and paddlers capable of making the trip and to check, and double check, that the support and support crew). boat is not overloaded.

SUPPORT BOAT - SAFETY EQUIPMENT

All support boats must be equipped with all the REQUIRED MANDATORY Support Boat - Recommended Additional Safety Equipment MARINE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT as per the WA Navigable First Aid Kit To cover accidents or injury that could befall any member on board, a first aid kit is essential. Remember, seasickness is Waters Regulations listed below: debilitating so carry the remedy. It is also recommended to Recreational Skipper’s Ticket carry Stingose in your First Aid Kit for this event. Skippers of support boats must hold, and be in possession of a Recreational High Protection Reapply to swimmers each time they towel off. Skippers Ticket. Sunscreen Marine Radio Knife Always handy with many uses. Keep your knife sharp at all Must carry an operational marine band two-way radio VHF. times. Rope Additional rope onboard can be extremely useful for various Bilge Pump/Bailer purposes and for towing. Boats greater than 7 metres must have a bilge pump fitted. Fresh Water A good supply of fresh water is essential when boating as the Boats less than 7 metres must have a bilge pump or bailer/bucket if bilge sun and the salt can quickly dehydrate you. pump is not fitted. Alternative Power Spare outboard, oars or paddles to get the boat to safety in the Fire Extinguisher event of power failure. Vessels with an inboard engine or carrying hydrocarbon heating or cooling Torch A torch can be useful in an emergency situation, for attracting appliances must carry an approved fire extinguisher. attention as well as checking bilges. Anchor and Line Heliograph Mirror This is a signalling device that uses a mirror to reflect the sun’s An efficient anchor and line must be carried. rays to the shore or to other vessels. Lifejacket Tool Kit There is no substitute for an adequate tool kit on board your A lifejacket bearing the label PFD. Type 1 or the Australian standard AS boat. 1512 or AS 4758 - Level 100 (or higher) must be carried for every person Blanket, towels, To keep swimmers warm when out of the water, and to onboard or in the water. sleeping bag, plastic manage suspected hypothermia - see page 23A. Red and Orange Flares (in date) sheet At least two hand held red flares and two handheld orange flares must be carried. Two parachute flares may be carried in lieu of the two handheld red flares and a smoke canister may be carried in lieu of the smoke flares. The Department of Transport Marine Officers will be monitoring compliance Parachute Flares (in date) with the above requirements before and during the event. A minimum of two parachute flares must be carried if operating more than 5 miles from the mainland shore or more than 1 mile from an island located more than 5 miles from the mainland shore. Please note: if a support boat fails EPIRB (in date) A 406 MHz EPIRB registered with AMSA bearing the standard AS/NZS to meet the above requirements, 4280.1 must be carried if proceeding more than 2 miles from the mainland the swimmer/team may face shore or more than 400 metres from an island located more than 2 miles. disqualification.

rottnestchannelswim.com.au 25 Paddler Information Preparing to paddle

Many paddlers find the role of supporting a swimmer to Rottnest a Be conscious of the shore break when entering the water at challenge. Crossing the channel from Cottesloe to Rottnest could Cottesloe. Bracing strokes allow you to deal with inevitable bumpy take anywhere from four to 11 hours. Your swimmer, usually, is conditions. much slower than you, so you spend a lot of time almost stationary and bobbing. Maintaining an upright position close alongside your A degree of skill and competence is needed to manoeuvre your swimmer in challenging conditions can be demanding. Conversely, if paddle craft around your support boat and alongside your swimmer there is an on-shore breeze, you will be paddling into wind for a long (who is usually travelling much slower than you). period and might struggle to keep up with your swimmer. Effective forward, back, sweep and draw strokes are essential. The channel is an exposed section of water prone to strong winds. It Keeping a distance between you and the support boat is also is wise to be prepared for all weather conditions ahead of the event imperative. to ensure you can make a safe crossing and be able to support your swimmer. It is important to know your own capabilities. Your choice of craft is important for comfort, stability and manoeuvrability. Choose a craft with good stability. Shorter craft are As part of your preparation you should have paddled a craft generally more manoeuvrable. Correct leg length helps posture and for lengthy periods before the event and be aware of possible stability. Back support is recommended for posture. discomfort (lower back, legs and arms). The ability to receive food and drinks from your support boat is PADDLING INFORMATION essential for you and your swimmer’s journey, as is the ability to Paddle WA recommends practising at a local club. Visit www. secure food, drinks and accessories in the event of a capsize. paddlewa.asn.au for information on local clubs and education, including accredited and basic skills courses.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS It is important to • Hydration – a backpack drinking system is ideal and make sure note that the use refills are available from your support boat. of balloons for any • Use plenty of sun protection and ensure there’s a chin strap on your hat. reason, including • Thermal clothing retains warmth while wet and consider the need identification, is to add or remove clothing during the event. banned. • Head-to-toe clothing is advised e.g. Arafat hat, sunglasses, long sleeve rashie/thermal, gloves, long leg pants in either thermal or neoprene and booties.

26 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Here comes the serious stuff...

2019 Event Information

Skippers, ensure this lift out is on the boat with you on race day for handy reference.

Please note: maps on these pages are not to be used for navigational purposes and should be used as a guide only.

For safety, all participants must remain inside the course boundaries at all times. Failure to do so constitutes a safety breach and may result in disqualification. Race officials will monitor adherence to the swim course and are empowered to disqualify any entrant who breaches the rules. The Start

Sign On

• Solo swimmers and the lead swimmer from each duo Wave Number Start Time Category/Age Group Race Number Swim Cap or team MUST present themselves for registration 1 5:45am Champions of the Channel and SIGN ON by collecting a timing strap from the (Top Seeded Solos) 1-25 Gold Registration Desk at least 45 minutes prior to their 2 5:50am Solos 26-399 White allocated wave start time. We recommend that lead 3 6:00am Solos 26-399 White swimmers arrive at Cottesloe Beach at least one hour 4 6:10am Solos 26-399 White before their wave start time. • All swimmers must have their race number written 5 6:20am Duos (Female) 400-474 Pink on their swim cap and number tattoos affixed to their 6 6:30am Duos (Mixed) 475-534 Pink upper arms. It is the responsibility of the team captain 7 6:40am Duos (Male) 535-614 Pink to ensure that all other members comply. 8 6:50am Teams 56+ (Female and Mixed) 615-699 Yellow • The start of each wave will be marked by air-horn. 9 7:00am Teams 56+ (Male) 700-754 Blue The event announcer will commence the countdown Teams 200+ 755-789 Green 10 7:10am to the start five minutes before each wave start Lavan Charity Challenge 790-829 Red time. 11 7:20am Teams 150+ 830-934 Fluoro Orange 12 7:30am Teams 100+ (Female and Mixed) 935-1044 Light Purple 13 7:40am Teams 100+ (Male) 1045-1150 Silver

Support boat boundaries

• Prior to the start of the event, support boats will be required to wait in the • Support boat skippers should be in a holding area 45 minutes before their holding areas beyond the boundary markers. If you are waiting on the north swimmer’s allocated wave start time. side of the start channel, the boundary markers (GREEN), will be 600 metres • Support boats MUST have their marine radios tuned to VHF Channel 77. north of the Start Channel (adjacent to Eric Street, Cottesloe). If you are • Race official vessels will patrol along the boundaries to ensure support boats waiting on the south side of the channel, the boundary markers (ORANGE), maintain position behind the boundary markers. will be 800 metres south of the Start Channel (adjacent to Pearse Street, • DO NOT anchor in this holding area. Cottesloe). • Support boats may wait anywhere north of the northern boundary or south Refer to the maps on pages 6A-7A. of the southern boundary, however, support boats must be at least 1,000 metres from the shore.

Meeting up with the swimmer

PADDLERS UNACCOMPANIED SWIMMER • Paddlers may only leave the shore from either of the designated paddle craft • For safety reasons, no duo or team swimmer changeovers are to take place departure points located north and south of the start channel. within the first 1,000 metres (before theRED buoys). • Paddlers must observe and follow their swimmer’s allocated wave start time. • The Icon Vessel will be anchored at the 1,500 metre mark. If a swimmer It is recommended that paddlers leave 5-10 minutes prior to their swimmer’s is not accompanied by their support boat at 1,500 metres they will be wave time. instructed to swim to the Icon Vessel where swimmers must tread water to • Paddle craft may only enter the Start Channel to meet up with their swimmer avoid disqualification. Unaccompanied swimmers MUST NOT go beyond 1,500 after the 500 metre YELLOW buoys. metres. • If the support boat has not met up with their swimmer within a reasonable time, the boat should also proceed to the Icon Vessel. The Icon Vessel should SUPPORT BOATS not be used as a general meeting point for swimmers and support boats. • Channel Swim Base will advise, via VHF Channel 77, when support boats for • Once the support boat and crew have located their swimmer they may the relevant swim wave can move into the start channel. proceed beyond the 1,500 metre Leeuwin Icon Vessel. • Unaccompanied swimmers will not be allowed to proceed beyond the 1,500 • If the swimmer has not been joined by their support boat after 20 minutes, metre Leeuwin Icon Vessel. they will be taken back to Cottesloe Beach and will be recorded as “did not Refer to the maps on pages 6A-7A. finish”. Refer to the maps on pages 6A-7A.

2a Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 The Channel

Swimmer Changeover Guide

There are two key people involved with the safe management of duo and team • Skipper’s responsibilities (during changeovers) – to disengage and engage the swimmer changes – the support boat skipper and a dedicated spotter. The boat’s propeller(s) when instructed by the spotter that it is safe to do so. spotter should, as much as is practicable, be the same person for the whole day. If that person is changed, it should be clear to everyone who the new person is. We strongly recommend that you have some practise sessions with the swimmer, spotter and support crew before race day. • Spotter’s responsibilities – to provide instruction to the skipper to ensure safe changeovers; and to ensure they are the ONLY person to provide instructions to the skipper.

How it should work - What should be said by the spotter and the skipper: Spotter: “Swimmer change in XX minutes.” Skipper: “Swimmer change in XX minutes.” Spotter: “Swimmer change now. Props off.” Skipper: “Props off.” Spotter: “Swimmer in the water” (indicate to next swimmer they may enter the water). Spotter: (Swimmers tag and incoming swimmer approaches boat) “Swimmer at back (or side) of boat.” Skipper: “Swimmer at back (or side) of boat.” Spotter: (After swimmer gets in to the boat) “Swimmer in boat – ALL CLEAR.” Skipper: “Swimmer in boat – ALL CLEAR.” Skipper may now engage boat propeller and proceed.

Swimmer Checkpoints

In the best interests of the health and safety of swimmers, any swimmer who Swimmers that are deemed ‘did not finish’, or are disqualified, will need to SIGN has not reached the mandatory cut-off location by the time and location listed OFF by returning their timing strap to either the Help Desk at the finish line, below will be required to leave the water. They will be recorded as “did not finish”. Rottnest Island or the Fremantle Volunteer Sea Rescue Group Operations Centre It is the responsibility of the support boat skipper to ensure the swimmer leaves at Cantonment Hill (Burt Street Fremantle) by 5:00pm or the swimmer/team the water. Failure to leave the water at this time will result in disqualification. will incur a $50 fee. Race officials will monitor adherence to the cut-off times at each location. The swim time limit is 5:00pm.

SWIMMER CUT-OFF TIMES Location Marker Buoy(s) Cut-off Time 10km Two ‘Channel TEN’ Buoys 12:10pm 15km Two Red Buoys 2:35pm 18km Red Buoy and Phillip Rock 4:05pm 19km Two Red Buoys 4:35pm 19.25km Two Red ‘Rottnest Express’ Buoys 4:45pm (Start of 400m Swim Channel) Finish Line Rottnest Island 5:00pm

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 3a The Finish Channel

• 18km (Phillip Rock): A RED buoy will be set adjacent to Phillip Rock to All support boats MUST travel to the designated location provided at the time form a gate and mark the northern boundary at approximate GPS location: of their swimmer/team’s online registration (i.e. designated and reserved 31.59.740S, 115.33.640E. At this point, all yachts and 10+ metre powered mooring, or immediately return to the mainland). Support boats that boats are required to leave the swim channel. Swimmer/s may continue to overcrowd anchorage areas or raft onto other vessels moored to Rottnest be accompanied by a tender or paddler. Powered boats less than 10 metres Island Authority (RIA) moorings will be subject to the attention of rangers and may choose to leave the race and leave their swimmer/s to finish with a may incur a fine. tender or paddler. Powered support boats less than 10m that choose to remain with their swimmer/s should stay out of the finish channel unless The finish channel will then be marked by yellow flags and paddle craft can absolutely necessary. Swimmers must pass through this gate. The cut-off continue with their swimmer/s up until the start of the 400 metre swim time for this location is 4.05pm. channel (19.25km buoys).

From the Phillip Rock gate, swimmers are to pass between the ORANGE and • 19.25km: Two RED Rottnest Express buoys will form a gate to mark the start YELLOW buoys. Support boats should stay out of this area unless changing of the 400 metre Swim Channel which all swimmers must pass through. The swimmers. cut-off time for this location is 4:45pm. ALL paddle craft MUST depart from their swimmer/s at the start of the 400 metre swim channel and must peel • 19km: Two RED buoys marked “19km NO BOATS” will be set to form a gate off at this gate. which swimmers must pass through. All remaining duo/team swimmers may enter the water and continue together at this point. The cut-off time A Race Official vessel will mark the start of the 400 metre swim channel which for this location is 4:35pm. Swimmers who do not reach this gate by the is a ‘Swimmers Only’ zone. allocated cut-off time will be recorded as ‘did not finish’ and will be required to leave the water. ALL support boats/tenders MUST depart from their Swimmers MUST swim between the marked float lines for the last 400 metres. swimmer/s once they have reached this point and MUST peel off either to Caution is required through the mooring area and throughout Thomson Bay. the north or south of the finish channel and allow the swimmer/s to continue with their paddler. For safety reasons, support boats must not cross the Refer to the maps on pages 6A-7A. finish channel at this point.

The Finish Line

• Once a swimmer has ‘dry feet’, their swim is considered successful. • At 5:00pm the RCSA will reconcile all entries to identify those who have However, to obtain an official time, the swimmer wearing the timing strap not been recorded as finished (or already recorded as DNF or DSQ). These must pass through the arch (and over the finish mat) to record the finish entrants will be called on marine radio VHF Channel 77 or via mobile and time. Other duo/team members can also pass through the arch. instructed to leave the water. Race officials will visit each remaining entrant to confirm swimmers have stopped swimming. All participants have declared • Once through the arch at the finish line, volunteers will remove timing straps. on the swimmer declaration form that they agree to abide by the Terms and Swimmers may have some fruit and water before proceeding through the Conditions of Entry and the event rules, including cut-off times. finisher sign-off tent, after which swimmers may then have their photographs taken by the official event photographers, go into the swimmer recovery area • If the swimmer does not reach each of the marker buoys by the set cut-off or have a massage. times, is not in the 400 metre Swim Channel by 4:45pm or has not finished by 5:00pm, they must comply when asked to leave the water by a race official • If the timing strap has been lost during the swim, swimmers are to notify or will face disqualification and will NOT be permitted to enter the 2020 or the timing official at the Finish Line so that a manual time can be recorded. 2021 Rottnest Channel Swim. All timing straps must be returned by 5:00pm on the day of the swim or the swimmer/team will incur a $50 fee.

• The swim time limit is 5:00pm. If the timing strap is not returned by then, the swimmer/team will be recorded as ‘did not finish’.

4a Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Merchandise

Event Hub

SPECTATOR AREA

Emergency Access Path

Water Safety FINISH LINE SWIM CHANNEL RAMP

SPECTATOR AREA

SPECTATOR FENCING SCREEN

Closed Water First to all vessels Aid RCSA Operations Swimmer DOME Recovery Massage Area PHOTOS

Competitor Help Exit Desk & Prize Collection

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 5a Rottnest Channel Swim Map 31°59.450′S 115°38.640′E 31°59.526′S 115°37.343′E 31°59.599′S 115°36.083′E 31°59.633′S 115°35.486′E 31°59.671′S 115°34.844′E

31°59.708′S 115°34.189′E 10km 14km 12km BOUNDARY - NORTH ERIC STREET 18km 17km 16km 15km 1500m RESCUE CORRIDOR ICON 19km 19.25km VESSEL 7km 8km 6km 4km START FINISH RHUMB LINE LINE LINE Phillip Rock Channel TEN Buoys BOUNDARY - SOUTH PEARSE STREET 31°59.743′S 31°59.731′S 31°59.719′S NO SWIMMERS 115°39.911′E 115°41.180′E 115°42.446′E PAST 1500m WITHOUT 31°59.793′S 31°59.787′S 31°59.782′S 31°59.776′S 31°59.765′S 31°59.754′S 115°34.189′E 115°34.844′E 115°35.486′E 115°36.083′E 115°37.343′E 115°38.640′E SUPPORT BOAT 4.05pm 2.35pm 12.10pm Swimmer Swimmer Swimmer cut-o™ cut-o™ cut-o™

(ERIC STREET) BOUNDARY - NORTH SUPPORT BOATS Support boats Main Jetty MOORING NORTH returning to mainland Inner FINISH SUPPORT Kingston 19km Paddle Craft BOATS 19.25km Reef BUOY 18.75km 18.50km 18.25km 18km LINE Fuel Jetty CLOSED TO Departure Point ALL VESSELS BUOYS (NO BOATS) BUOY BUOY BUOY BUOY

SWIM CHANNEL

400m Race PADDLECRAFT EXIT PADDLECRAFT ONLY Oœcial Vessel Support Boats Paddle Craft may enter after may enter after Hotel Jetty 19.25km 19km Gate 1000m 500m 250m Rottnest Express Gate 1500m BUOYS BUOYS BUOYS TENDERS 4.45pm Swimmer cut-o™ 4.35pm Swimmer cut-o™ 18km <3.75m ALL PADDLE CRAFT ALL SUPPORT BOATS Phillip Rock Gate START Hotel must leave their must leave their 4.05pm Swimmer cut-o™ SWIMMERS LINE Rottnest swimmers at this point START CHANNEL Assembly swimmers at this point All yachts and 10m+ boats Icon ONLY ZONE Area must leave their swimmers Philip Vessel at this point Rock HELP DESK SUPPORT BOATS MOORING SOUTH Cottesloe Support boats NO SWIMMERS Beach returning to mainland PAST 1500m Army Jetty WITHOUT SUPPORT BOAT SIGN ON REGISTRATION DESKS Portable Solo, Duo & Team Toilets Compulsory Registrations Paddle Craft (PEARSE STREET) BOUNDARY - SOUTH Departure Point

Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 6a NOTE: These maps are not to scale and are for indicative purposes only. They should not be used for marine navigation purposes. GPS locations are approximate and should only be used as a guide. Rottnest Channel Swim Map

If you see unsafe skippering on event day, SMS the GPS coordinates and race number through to 0428 775 677. 31°59.450′S 115°38.640′E 31°59.526′S 115°37.343′E 31°59.599′S 115°36.083′E 31°59.633′S 115°35.486′E 31°59.671′S 115°34.844′E

31°59.708′S 115°34.189′E 10km 14km 12km BOUNDARY - NORTH ERIC STREET 18km 17km 16km 15km 1500m RESCUE CORRIDOR ICON 19km 19.25km VESSEL 7km 8km 6km 4km START FINISH RHUMB LINE LINE LINE Phillip Rock Channel TEN Buoys BOUNDARY - SOUTH PEARSE STREET 31°59.743′S 31°59.731′S 31°59.719′S NO SWIMMERS 115°39.911′E 115°41.180′E 115°42.446′E PAST 1500m WITHOUT 31°59.793′S 31°59.787′S 31°59.782′S 31°59.776′S 31°59.765′S 31°59.754′S 115°34.189′E 115°34.844′E 115°35.486′E 115°36.083′E 115°37.343′E 115°38.640′E SUPPORT BOAT 4.05pm 2.35pm 12.10pm Swimmer Swimmer Swimmer cut-o™ cut-o™ cut-o™

(ERIC STREET) BOUNDARY - NORTH SUPPORT BOATS Support boats Main Jetty MOORING NORTH returning to mainland Inner FINISH SUPPORT Kingston 19km Paddle Craft BOATS 19.25km Reef BUOY 18.75km 18.50km 18.25km 18km LINE Fuel Jetty CLOSED TO Departure Point ALL VESSELS BUOYS (NO BOATS) BUOY BUOY BUOY BUOY

SWIM CHANNEL

400m Race PADDLECRAFT EXIT PADDLECRAFT ONLY Oœcial Vessel Support Boats Paddle Craft may enter after may enter after Hotel Jetty 19.25km 19km Gate 1000m 500m 250m Rottnest Express Gate 1500m BUOYS BUOYS BUOYS TENDERS 4.45pm Swimmer cut-o™ 4.35pm Swimmer cut-o™ 18km <3.75m ALL PADDLE CRAFT ALL SUPPORT BOATS Phillip Rock Gate START Hotel must leave their must leave their 4.05pm Swimmer cut-o™ SWIMMERS LINE Rottnest swimmers at this point START CHANNEL Assembly swimmers at this point All yachts and 10m+ boats Icon ONLY ZONE Area must leave their swimmers Philip Vessel at this point Rock HELP DESK SUPPORT BOATS MOORING SOUTH Cottesloe Support boats NO SWIMMERS Beach returning to mainland PAST 1500m Army Jetty WITHOUT SUPPORT BOAT SIGN ON REGISTRATION DESKS Portable Solo, Duo & Team Toilets Compulsory Registrations Paddle Craft (PEARSE STREET) BOUNDARY - SOUTH Departure Point

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 7a NOTE: These maps are not to scale and are for indicative purposes only. They should not be used for marine navigation purposes. GPS locations are approximate and should only be used as a guide. Support Boat Skipper Information Preparing for emergency situations

MISSING SWIMMER AND/OR SUPPORT CREW JELLYFISH (BLUBBER) A misplaced swimmer and/or support crew is a warning of a possible major If a swimmer is suffering from a minor skin irritation from the sting of a jellyfish: emergency and should be reported to Channel Swim Base as soon as possible. • Dry victim and protect from the wind Where possible, mark the location on your GPS when it is first noticed that the • Prevent victim from rubbing the area and keep victim calm person is missing. If you suspect that the missing swimmer or support crew is • Wash the affected area with sea water – do not use fresh water or vinegar in danger, call “Pan-pan, Pan-pan, Pan-pan” via the VHF Channel 16 and then • Apply hot packs to the affected area, or place the affected limb in water as hot communicate your position, the position you last saw the person and their race as can be tolerated (about 43ºC), after first checking the temperature. Leave number. the affected limb in water until the pain subsides • Alternatively, hold a small block of ice with a glove or cloth and rub the ice A swimmer and/or support crew should only remain in the misplaced phase for over the affected area no longer than 20 minutes from the time Channel Swim Base is notified. Please note: If a sting covers a large area, and particularly if the casualty is cold or wet, using cold therapy may cause hypothermia. Should you be unable to locate the misplaced swimmer and/or support crew, • If available, the application of Stingose is appropriate they become a missing swimmer and/or support crew. Support crews are instructed to signal “Pan-pan, Pan-pan, Pan-pan” via the VHF Channel 16 and If pain persists for long periods of time, or if symptoms worsen, radio call then communicate their position and race number. This will be relayed to Channel Swim Base for medical aid. emergency vessels, which will respond with assistance. In the case of a suspected Irukandji, box jellyfish, or bluebottle sting, seek urgent Gathering information of a missing support crew and/or swimmer helps narrow medical aid by signalling “Pan-pan, Pan-pan, Pan-pan!” via the VHF Channel the field of search. Important information includes: description and condition of 16 and then communicate your position and race number and follow the swimmer, support boats and/or paddlers, time last-seen, last-seen location and instructions of the responder. last-confirmed location. SUNBURN RESUSCITATION • Prevent by keeping out of sun, wearing long sleeved clothing, and applying UV Basic Life Support : screening lotions • Check for danger – hazards/risks/safety • Cool affected area with fresh water for 10 minutes • Are they responsive or unconscious? • Apply a cool, moist compress to affected area • Open and clear airway – check for signs of life* • Rest in cool place. • If the person is not breathing, give two initial breaths • Give 30 chest compressions (almost two compressions per second) followed SHARK ATTACK by two breaths and repeat until signs of life or paramedics arrive • Remove the victim from the water, when safe to do so • Defibrillation – attach AED as soon as available, turn on and follow its • Signal “Pan-pan, Pan-pan, Pan-pan!” via the VHF Channel 16 and then prompts (AED = Automated External Defibrillator) communicate your position and race number and follow instructions. • Continue CPR until qualified personnel arrive or signs of life return Emergency vessels will be immediately deployed to attend with medical aid. Remain in the current location unless instructed otherwise as emergency (*no signs of life = unconscious, unresponsive, not breathing, not moving). vessels can travel at greater speeds to attend and will transport the victim to the nearest emergency department. Whilst waiting for medical aid to arrive, HYPOTHERMIA treat the victim for traumatic injury: • In the case of suspected hypothermia, always seek medical aid as soon as - Apply pressure to control bleeding possible. - Apply a constrictive bandage if necessary • At all times, the person should be handled gently as rough handling can result - Begin CPR if required. in disturbances in heart rhythm. They should be dried, wrapped in towels and blankets and protected from the wind. • A large plastic garbage bag or sheet should form the initial layer next to the skin and blankets placed over this. This provides more efficient insulation and avoids getting wool fat on the blankets. Shared body heat may also be appropriate. If unconscious: • If the swimmer is unconscious, place in the coma position, maintain the airway and do not give fluids or food. Radio call Channel Swim Base to request urgent medical aid. If conscious: • Keep the person calm, still, and awake and don’t let them sleep. Don’t rub or massage them. • Conscious swimmers should be encouraged to eat and drink small quantities of warmed fluids frequently.DO NOT give them alcohol as it increases the heat loss rate by dilating the skin’s blood vessels. • Radio call Channel Swim Base urgently to report your swimmer is out of the water with suspected hypothermia and await instructions and directions. You may be advised to return to the mainland even if you are closer to Rottnest.

8a Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Be Aware, Don’t be Afraid What will happen if there is a shark sighting?

Sharks are a natural part of the ocean and sightings in the water between Cottesloe and Rottnest are common. That said, sharks pose little risk to humans QUESTIONS YOU WILL BE ASKED BY CSB particularly in an event as busy as the Rottnest Channel Swim. 1. What location (GPS location if available) were you when the shark was Throughout the event, the Event Safety Team is constantly monitoring the sighted? course, as are external agencies such as the Department of Fisheries and Surf Life Saving WA. If you see a shark during your crossing it is important to remain 2. Are you confident in identifying what species was sighted? / What calm and report the sighting to CSB via VHF Channel 77. species was the shark?

3. What was the approximate length of the shark sighted? REPORTING If you or your swimmer spot a shark in the fleet this should be immediately 4. How would you describe the behaviour of the shark? relayed to CSB via VHF Channel 77. When you make this report CSB will ask you key questions (1-6) to help make an assessment of the potential risk. 5. What direction was the shark traveling when you last saw it (towards Rottnest, mainland, north or south)? CSB will then repeat this reported sighting to the fleet and send resources to investigate. The skipper of your boat will also be called and asked questions 6. Have you removed your swimmer from the water? 6-12. 7. How wide was it? Following a report and investigation the race committee decide whether an evacuation is required. 8. Were there any distinctive markings or features?

EVACUATION 9. Who was it that identified the shark? Should the Race Committee believe there is a high risk to swimmers, an evacuation 1km east and west of the last known location of the shark will 10. Did anybody else on your boat sight the shark? occur. This will be communicated via VHF Channel 77 as well as via text to all registered swimmers and skippers. All swimmers within this area will be 11. What was the approximate depth the shark was sighted at? required to leave the water and respond to the text to confirm that the team is safe and their swimmer has been removed from the water. 12. How would you describe the water clarity at the location the shark was sighted? This exclusion area will remain in place for at least 30 minutes. Those swimmers who refuse to exit the water will be recorded as a DNF as well as their team and skipper banned from future events.

Re-Entry Procedure following an evacuation

The Race Committee will allow re-entry into the water following an evacuation where they are confident it can be done safely. Re-entry will not be permitted should an evacuation occur between the 17km mark and the finish line. Swimmers will be recorded as a “forced evacuation” and not record an official time however, you will be able to cross the finish line to join in the celebrations. Following the evacuation, and with all swimmers and paddlers safely on- board, support boats should remain in their position until they receive further instructions from Channel Swim Base.

After a period of at least 30 minutes, and once deemed safe to do so, Race officials will set two PINK re-entry buoys on either side of the rhumb line. Those swimmers who wish to re-enter may do so between these re-entry buoys and continue their swim. Swimmers and skippers will be informed of the re-entry gate location via SMS. Those swimmers re-entering are required to reply to the SMS with their race number to re-commence their swim.

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 9a On Water Emergencies

In an emergency, such as a medical incident, follow these steps to help us find you:

1. Radio your emergency through to Channel Swim Base and tell us your race number, the nature of the problem and your location. GPS locations, while accurate, are also slow, so try to give your location relative to the fleet first, i.e. 500m south-east of the 10km marker. This will enable rescue vessels to start heading in your direction sooner. 2. Turn your vessel at 90° to the fleet and attempt to slowly exit the swim fleet towards the rescue corridor (north). This will enable rescue vessels to identify you more quickly. 3. The responding rescue vessels will communicate with you directly. If asked for a description of your vessel, try and point out the most identifiable features such as flag colours, or use any large or unique vessels nearby as a reference point. 4. In rare cases, if rescuers are having difficulty finding your boat, you may be asked to activate a distress smoke flare. It’s a good idea to have an orange smoke flare close at hand. CSB will never ask you to set off a rocket flare during the event.

SUPPORT BOAT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CHART VESSEL EMERGENCY RADIO CALL CHANNEL SWIM BASE Requiring EMERGENCY on water assistance for VHF CHANNEL 16 boat sinking, fire or other major incident. “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Our position is... Our emergency is...” Then communicate your race number, boat registration number and follow instructions. SWIMMER EMERGENCY RADIO CALL CHANNEL SWIM BASE Requiring EMERGENCY on water assistance for VHF CHANNEL 16 missing swimmer, drowning, severe hypothermia, “Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan! Our position is… Our emergency is…” injury from boat, heart attack. Then communicate your race number, boat registration number and follow instructions. ASSISTANCE REQUIRED RADIO CALL CHANNEL SWIM BASE Swimmer withdrawals, misplaced swimmer, VHF CHANNEL 77 suspected hypothermia, injury, illness advice, and “Channel Swim Base, this is Rottnest Channel Swim race number…” all other boating communication. State your issue / ask question and listen for instructions. RADIO CALL CHANNEL SWIM BASE - VHF CHANNEL 77 SHARK SIGHTING State details of the sighting, your approximate location on the Swim Course (or GPS), and listen for instructions. RADIO CALL CHANNEL SWIM BASE - VHF CHANNEL 16 SHARK ATTACK “Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan! Our position is… Our emergency is…” Then communicate your race number, boat registration number and follow instructions. IF RADIO CONTACT IS UNSUCCESSFUL CALL: WA Police 9442 8600 (Vessel/Swimmer Emergencies) or Channel Swim Base 9336 3443 (Assistance Required)

Drone Rules The swim is a NO DRONE ZONE

As part of increased safety measures, the Rottnest Channel Swim will have a dedicated event helicopter. The addition of a helicopter will mean that the start, fleet and finish line will be a no fly zone for any private drones.

The helicopter will be amongst the fleet and if a drone of any type is spotted anywhere amongst the fleet, all aerial operations will be immediately halted.

If you do fly, you and everyone on your boat will not only face disqualification and future event bans but also face serious legal repercussions and charges from WAPOL and CASA.

10a Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 2019 Event Rules

The Rottnest Channel Swim Association (RCSA) has set the following rules in the best interest of its SKIPPERS competitors. Those in breach of the Event Rules (whether a swimmer, paddler or skipper) will face 14. Support boats must be equipped with all the required mandatory marine safety and emergency disqualification, and may also be banned from participating in future events. We’d prefer everyone equipment per the WA Navigable Waters Regulations. safely and successfully finish the race, without issuing any ‘DQs’, so please adhere to the rules. 15. Skippers of the support boat and tender must hold, and be in possession of, at least a They exist for good reasons! Recreational Skippers Ticket. Please note that race officials, compliance personnel and medical personnel are empowered to 16. When taking a swimmer on-board, whether during a swimmer changeover or otherwise, the: disqualify any entrant who breaches these rules. a. Support boat motors MUST be disengaged and in neutral. SWIMMERS b. In accordance with rule 29, Support boats MUST NOT make way astern to pick up a Rottnest Channel Swim Association Event Rules apply for this event and are influenced by FINA’s swimmer. Open Water Swimming Rules. In addition to the 2019 Event Information (contained within the Year c. When possible, the swimmer should be on the windward/weather-side of the boat. Book), the following Event Rules apply: d. Support boats using multiple outboard motors MUST place the motors in neutral 1. The minimum age for all swimmers, including those in teams, at the date of the 2019 Rottnest before taking a swimmer on-board at the stern. Channel Swim is 14 years. 17. All yachts, as well as powered boats that are 10 metres or longer, are required to: 2. All swimmers must have their race number written on their swim cap and race tattoos affixed a Stay on the extremities of the fleet at all times (north or south), but remain south of to their upper arms. It is the responsibility of the Team Captain to ensure that all other members the northern boundary. of their team have their race number written on their swim caps and tattoos affixed to their b. Have a tender. upper arms. c. Exit the race no later than at the 18km gate (Phillip Rock). This means the swimmer 3. Swimmer changeovers must be carried out at least 10 metres from any support boat, except will finish the race with the tender or paddler. From Phillip Rock to the finish is paddle craft, and tagging must be above the water in a visible manner. It is acceptable to use relatively sheltered water. Additional water safety is present along this final 1.7kms. any part of the body when tagging, subject to the tag being above the water, and therefore 18. Powered support boats that are less than 10 metres must leave the race no later than the visible. 19km gate. Between 18km and 19km buoys, the swim course becomes heavily congested. 4. The swimmer wearing the timing strap must pass through the arch (and over the finish mat) We encourage strongly for support boats to stay out of the swim course during this period. at the Finish Line to record the finish time and sign off (ensure the timing strap is collected by Powered support boats that are less than 10 metres may leave the course at the 18km gate, a volunteer). Any team or duo swimmer can wear the timing strap to finish. but are not required to. Should the team (swimmer, paddler and skipper) decide to do this, a 5. Swimmers are not permitted to use any artificial aids nor receive any form of assistance during paddler or tender must accompany their swimmer(s) to the 19.25km gate. Powered boats that the swim. This means that swimmers cannot hold onto any support boat or paddle craft, nor go beyond the 18km gate will be encouraged to navigate to the boundaries of the course until draft from an escort boat, paddle craft or other swimmer. This rule applies to solo swimmers the 19km mark where they must leave the course. and the member of a duo or team who is the ‘active’ swimmer at the time. 19. Support boats must display the supplied boat stickers showing their race number. You may stick If artificial aids or assistance is required for medical reasons, an application for exemption may this directly onto either side of the boat in a visible location, or apply this to corflute and use be made to the RCSA. Should an assisted swim be allowed, that swimmer/team will not be cable ties to attach to the boat. eligible for prizes, but will be recorded as having finished. A note stating it was an assisted swim 20. No power craft shall exceed a speed of 6 knots on the course. The course extends from the start, will be recorded. the marked buoys north and south of the start, the area south of the northern boundary across 6. Swimsuits must comply with FINA’s Open Water Swimming Rules. Generally, FINA provides that to Phillip Rock, and the area from Phillip Rock to the finish. For clarity, where you are likely to a complying suit: encounter other Event boats, paddle craft, or swimmers, it is likely to be ‘on the course’ and the 1. Is of a woven textile material speed limit applies. Authorised vessels (e.g. rescue boats) will endeavour to stay off the course 2. Does not cover the neck. should they need to exceed this speed, but may need to exceed this speed limit in the case of 3. Does not extend beyond the shoulders or ankles an emergency. We acknowledge that, for some vessels, they will need to run their motors hard FINA rules are subject to revision from time to time. It is the responsibility of each swimmer to (from time to time) to clear them. You will need to be clear of the course to do this. ensure compliance. 21. Tender vessels must display one of the sets of the supplied A6 stickers with their race number. The RCSA provides the following guidance in the application of this rule for the purposes of any Numbers can be on either side of the boat in a visible location. Rottnest Channel Swim attempt: 22. Swimmers, support boats and paddle craft must give way to commercial shipping as there is You may: no arrangement for commercial shipping to give way to swimmers. On Event day the Race 1. Wear two suits (for modesty) so long as one suit comprises only briefs (men and Director will advise skippers (via Race Radio) of expected shipping movements. women) or a bikini (women) 23. Support boat skippers are not permitted to consume alcohol while responsible for their 2. Grease the body before a swim swimmer(s) and paddler(s), and operating the boat. 3. Use goggles 24. Support boats must be licenced to carry all passengers the skipper is responsible for. This 4. Wear two caps (your official cap must be the outer one worn) includes all people on the boat and in the water. The number permitted is determined by either 5. Use a nose clip the information displayed on the Australian Builder’s Plate or (if there is no Builder’s Plate) by 6. Use earplugs reference to the WA Department of Transport requirements per the following: 7. Wear a rash vest / stinger suit Length of Boat Maximum number of people aboard You may not: (including the swimmer/s and paddler/s) 1. Wear any item with neoprene or any other buoyant material. 4.5m to less than 5.0m 5 2. Wear anything not within the spirit of FINA’s rules or within the spirit of the RCSA 5.0m to less than 5.5m 6 exemptions. 5.5m to less than 6.0m 7 7. Swimmers must, at all times, wear their official swim cap while in the water. 25. Support boats must have an operating VHF Radio. On Event Day, the radio must be turned on, 8. Solo swimmers must qualify in order to participate in the 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim. To tuned to VHF channel 77 and the volume audible. Skippers must then follow any instructions qualify, intending solo swimmers must: given by Channel Swim Base. If support boats have facility to do so, dual watch of VHF channels a. Have completed a previous solo Rottnest Channel Swim crossing in the past two years – since 16 and 77 is encouraged. 25 February 2017 (either within the event, or in an outside of event solo crossing). 26. Skippers must keep their mobile phones on during the event. b. Have completed an alternative open water swim event that is of the same distance or greater 27. Support boats must remain at least 1,000m from Cottesloe Beach at the start of the race. This than the Rottnest Channel Swim crossing in the past two years – since 25 February 2017. means swimmers cannot be dropped to the start line by the support boat. During such swim, Event Rules 5 and 6 must be adhered to. 28. At the start of the race, support boats must not enter the swim course until their swimmer’s c. Complete a 10km open water swim event in 4 hours and 15 minutes or less between the dates wave has been called. The Yearbook contains a map indicating the swim course. 1 November 2018 and 1 February 2019. During the qualification swim, Event Rules 5 and 6 29. Support boats MUST NOT make way astern. This means they must not move backwards. To must be adhered to. avoid danger (to a vessel, a swimmer, a paddler, etc) a skipper IS permitted to use astern 9. Swimmers must not proceed beyond the 1,500m mark without their (powered) support boat. (reverse) thrust – BUT ONLY TO STOP OR SLOW THE VESSEL’S FORWARD WAY. The vessel MUST This distance is marked by the Leeuwin Icon Vessel. NOT make way astern (i.e. move backwards) under any circumstances. If you need to stop or 10. Swimmers must stay south of the northern boundary buoys that are set along the course. slow the vessel’s forward way, they must ensure it is safe to do so (i.e. no swimmer or paddler (Note: your skipper will navigate to ensure you remain south.) immediately behind the vessel). This rule applied at ALL times on the course regardless of the 11. Swimmers must stay south of the orange buoys and go between the 19km gate marked by two proximity of the other vessels. red buoys. (Note: the finish channel will be clearly marked.) 12. Swimmers must leave the water and withdraw from the Event if they have not met the PADDLERS specified cut-off times (refer to website or Yearbook), or as directed by a Race Official. 30. Paddlecraft must display the supplied A6 stickers with their race number. 13. I agree, as a solo swimmer, if I choose the option of sharing a boat with another solo swimmer, 31. Paddlers must not proceed beyond the 1,500m mark without their support boat. This distance I will adhere to the following rules: is marked by the Leeuwin Icon Vessel. a. To swim within close proximity of each other. I accept that this means we will need to 32. Paddlers must depart the race at the 19.25km Rottnest Express buoys and must exit to the swim at the same pace. Close proximity means within the range 10-20 metres. south only. b. Each swimmer must have their own paddler. 33. Paddlecraft may be left in the designated area as shown on the finish channel map for a c. If the solo swimmer I am sharing a boat with is slower than me, I will slow my maximum of 15 minutes. pace to meet their speed (refer 13 b). Alternatively either solo swimmer may choose to withdraw. d. If the solo swimmer I am sharing a boat with becomes unwell and requires medical assistance causing the boat to have to stop, I will either tread water until the boat is able to proceed or also withdraw from the event.

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 11a ... the end of the serious stuff.

2019 Rottnest Channel Swim key times:

4.45am Registrations at Cottesloe Beach open for swimmers to sign on and collect timing straps.

5.45am 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim commences. First wave leaves Cottesloe Beach.

7.40am Final wave of swimmers leave Cottesloe Beach.

10.00am First swimmers expected to arrive at Rottnest Island and cross the finish line.

2.00pm Winners of age category prizes sent an SMS notification to collect their prizes from the prize tent next to Dome at Thomson Bay.

5.00pm 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim concludes. All successful solo swimmers to assemble at the finish line area for the annual solo photo.

5.30pm Presentations commence.

6.00pm Presentations conclude.

Time to relax!

12a Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim Nutrition

Swim day nutrition varies depending on whether you’re a solo, duo or team swimmer. However, one thing remains consistent across all disciplines - the importance of a well-fuelled and hydrated body, both before and during the event

Carbohydrate loading Examples of 60 grams of carbohydrate: Consumption of a high carbohydrate diet two days before swim day enables • 1 litre sports drink • 2 sports gels muscles to store more glycogen (energy). Whether you load or not depends on • 600ml cola drink (flat) • 2 large bananas the amount of swimming you’re doing. If you’re undertaking a solo swim, then • 2 glucose chews • 95g jelly beans carbohydrate loading is a must. It becomes less important the more you share the swimming with team mates. Duo swimmers should aim for 20 - 40 g carbohydrate per hour. Fuelling op- tions can be the same as above, or other low fibre carbohydrate options that Aim to trial a carb loading plan at least twice before the big dance (e.g. prior to are a bit more appealing (e.g. honey and/or banana sandwiches on white a solo 10 km training session). The aim is to feel energised and comfortable, bread). All of this depends on swimming intensity and duration. not sluggish and heavy. Aim for 7 – 10 g carbohydrate per kg body weight. Depending on team rotation, team swimmers need not worry so much about Sample meal plan for a loading day: low fibre carbohydrate options, unless they’re eating just before jumping in the Breakfast water. Eating healthy snacks across the day is recommended, preferably just 2 cups plain breakfast cereal with low-fat milk after a stint of swimming and/or when hungry. 1 piece fresh fruit 2 slices toast with jam Hydration 1 glass fruit juice Weigh yourself before and after your longer training sessions to see how much fluid you have lost, then calculate your sweat rate. For example, you weigh 80kg Snack before a 12km training session. You drink 1 litre of water during the session. Your 1 muesli bar 1 piece fresh fruit weight directly after training is 78kgs. How much fluid have you lost? 80kg (pre-training) + 1 litre (water consumed) – 78kg (post-training) = 3 litres Lunch of fluid loss. If the training session took you 5 hours, the sweat rate = 600mls 2 rolls, 1 with meat and salad, 1 with banana and honey per hour. Aim to replenish at this rate. 1 x 200ml low-fat yoghurt Supplements Snack Caffeine (1-3mg per kg body weight) consumed 1 hour before the swim and/ 1 fruit smoothie with 1 cup low-fat milk and 1 scoop low-fat ice-cream or towards the end (15km mark). Caffeine has been found to raise your pain threshold and keep you more alert through periods of fatigue. Dinner This is how much caffeine is in a 250ml cup of the following: 2 cups egg noodles stir fried with vegetables and 1 – 2 tablespoons blackbean • Latte: 113-280mg sauce • Instant coffee with one teaspoon: 60-70mg • Black/white tea: 30-50mg Event day breakfast • Energy drink: 80mg If you are able to eat a meal prior to starting your swim it will provide a number • Cola: 36-48mg of benefits including restoring glycogen (energy) stores after overnight fasting, Or you could go for the tablet option in No Doz (100 mg) enhance hydration and psychologically help prepare you for the swim ahead. Nitrates like Beet It (300mg nitrate) or Go Beet (260mg nitrate) are best taken Sample Event day breakfast can include: up to 2 hours before the swim. Nitrate is converted into Nitric Oxide (NO) after • Fruit • Cereal/porridge with low-fat milk ingestion, increasing blood flow and therefore oxygen to working muscles. It • 1-2 slices toast with jam/honey • Baked beans on toast is thought that NO may help to decrease the energy cost of exercise, enabling you to swim harder for the same perceived effort. Race nutrition Again, these and any other supplements should be trialled during training to Race nutrition should be practiced during longer training sessions, ideally with avoid unwanted surprises during the swim. your paddler, in open water. If this isn’t possible, fuelling options can be left on the beach in an esky. This is a great opportunity to get your fuelling mix and The final word timings locked in for the race. Your beautifully refined and tested race day plan may get turned upside down due to rough and choppy conditions. Therefore, it is prudent to develop a writ- Nothing but water for the first 60 minutes ten plan for your paddler and support crew containing a variety of fuelling You already have adequate energy stores to fuel continuous swimming for options, your strategy for seasickness and guidelines for reducing risk of hy- approximately 60 minutes. Drink water to thirst. However, some people like to pothermia. eat something small (20 g carb – sports gel) at the 40 minute mark to break things up a little. Good luck!

After the first 60 minutes Nick Nation Solo swimmers should consume between 30 - 60 g of carbohydrate per hour. This feeding should be spaced (e.g. 2 – 3 feeds per hour), as consuming 60 Accredited Practising Dietitian and Sports Dietitian g all at once, or exceeding 60 g of carbohydrate per hour may result in gas- Nutrition Nation trointestinal discomfort and diarrhoea that may derail your swim (and that of www.nutritionnation.com.au anyone behind you!). 0421444128

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 27 2019 T-shirt design winner Congratulations to this year’s t-shirt design winner, Lana Stephens!

Lana is in her second year of her graphic design study and has been encouraged by teachers and friends to enter design competitions to help enhance her portfolio and build her confidence. The t-shirt design competition was brought to her attention by a friend who persuaded her to enter. Lana has evident talent as this was the first design competition she ever entered and was ecstatic when she heard she won.

Although Lana herself has never completed the Rottnest Channel Swim, she has a group of family and friends who have participated, and this was another factor that contributed to her entry. The inspiration behind Lana’s design was the anticipation and excitement the swimmers feel approaching Cottesloe Beach the morning of the race.

I think we can all relate to that feeling“ facing any big challenge, so I hope that I’ve captured a small snapshot of this.

The comradery and mateship is what Lana loves the most about the Rottnest Channel Swim. Despite not participating in the swim itself, Lana has attended several after-parties and loves the excitable, driven atmosphere in the room.

“It’s inspirational to see everyone giving it a go,” she said.

, proud supporter of The Rottnest Channel Swim Team Lighthouse Malaysia A fighter pilot, a diplomat, a businessman and a teacher walk into a bar…

It takes all sorts to undertake the Rottnest Channel Swim. The 2019 edition of the event will see swimmers ranging in age from 14 to 75, from 18 countries across the globe taking to the waters between Cottesloe and Rottnest Island in an effort to raise money, complete a challenge, add to their tally or celebrate a milestone.

Among the international contingent is Team Lighthouse Malaysia – a group of expat Brits who have entered the Lavan Charity Challenge to raise money for The Lighthouse Children’s Home in .

One of the more eclectic teams of the 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim, Team Lighthouse is made up of:

Roger McGowan Jack Mullan (pictured) Roger will be 70 in May next year and has recently been battling Jack is originally from though, thanks to Brexit, he has cancer. Originally from Bromley in the UK, he was an RAF fighter recently rediscovered his Irish “passporting” roots. At 33, Jack is pilot, later an airline captain with Britannia Airways and Malaysia one of the younger members of the team and the only one to have Airlines and is now retired and living in Kuala Lumpur. After a nasty ever participated in open water swimming events. Jack is also kite surfing accident, a couple of years ago in Perth, Roger now Andrew’s business partner in Kuala Lumpur and has been working prefers to be in the water rather than above it. in South East Asia for more than 10 years. Most weeks Jack runs a futsal game for some of the younger boys at the Lighthouse and is aiming to the Bosporous swim after Rottnest. Andrew Barber Andrew will celebrate his 60th birthday just four days before the Rottnest Channel Swim and said he is approaching his 7th decade Katherine Barber , proud supporter of “with all the enthusiasm of someone about to undergo root-canal At 25, Katherine is Andrew’s daughter and is the baby of the team. work.” Born in Uganda, Andrew was a British diplomat for more She is also the link to WA. Katherine spent most of her childhood than 20 years with postings in Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia and in Malaysia and, after completing university in the UK, she moved Malaysia. He now runs his own consultancy in Kuala Lumpur and to Perth, spending two summers working on Rottnest Island. The Rottnest is also a published author of Malaysian history – donating the profit Katherine now lives in Cottesloe and recently completed a primary Channel Swim from sales to the Lighthouse Children’s Home. teaching course at Edith Cowan University

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 29 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

Teams 56+

615 Wave Runners 631 Fish & Chicks 647 Floating Sponges 663 Holy Quockkamole Annabelle Butlin Sarah May Cora Lappel Zoe Bell Charlotte Cox Jesse Morris-Parmer Rebecca Lu Zoe Kerr Anastasia Peel Josh Morris-Parmer Eva Metrot Simon Mckinley Lexie Smith Emily Rance Kate Viney Louis Ray 616 Moo Too 632 Perth City Girls 648 The Stallions 664 Salty Squids Lewis Crump Lily Cawood Hadley Lindsay Jessica Bergman Monet Edwards Tilly Reynolds Belinda Mertens Brie Gibbings Ginger Fogarty Luke Taylor Lauren Studniczky Jordan Trunfio Joshua Ledgar René Watson Emma Weston Hamish Williams 617 shark food 633 Salty Squad 649 The Strokes 665 Suns of Beaches Isabella Ahern Noah Champion Mark Barwood Tony Amoroso Luke McManus Daniel Hall Griff Edel Perri Rose Jackson Stephanie Olson Kiara Lim Brianna Newmham Tully Jackson Gus Sheldrick Zoë Sandell Madeline Stillman Ben Sokol 618 Team HACA 634 The Flaming Leopards 2.0 650 Fish n’ Chips 666 mixed bag Charlotte Fairweather Mani Bisschops Jessie Bunker Alexandra Crompton Hallie Liggins Ben Evans Emma Hill Angus McLarty Ariana Papandroulakis Ruby Fogarty Clara Kelly Lucy Rose Anna van Heeerden Nia Wege Lauren McPhee Jock Stewart 619 Currently adrift 635 Octopussy’s 651 Tequila Mockingbirds 667 The Pink Groupers Tara Anderson Romi Lawlor Chaya Ahern Kieren Hill Charlotte Churcher Sophie Lloyd Emma Bruce Christian Martin Ruth Martin Liv Mickle Grace Hounslow Laura Martin Sarah Mazzucchelli Kalani Scott Cassidy Quantrill Elle Southgate 620 Holy Quokkamoly 636 Kriller Instinct 652 Last but not least 668 The Bronze Failures Julia Kent Emma Frank Hamish Bigwood Georgia Johnson Harriet Mann Eliana Hardie Emily Harcourt-Smith Catherine Lau Emily Whelan Elizabeth Hughes Natasha Liddle Steph Lowenhoff Lauren Yee Chloe Walker Crinyion Rebecca Liddle Louis Payne 621 Team Charlies 637 Naluje + BF 653 Just Here For The Shirts 669 Breast Strokers Olivia Clarke Jenna Brown Chloe Gwynne Ellie Busher Amy Harrison Natalie Felstead David Hain Katrina Davis Chloe Harrison Lachlan Hetman Gemma Smith Lindsay Martin Annika Rasmussen Lucy Moran Brodey Traine Martin Nathan 622 Boom Sharka Laka 638 Team Tors and Co 654 Salty OT’s 670 Minnesota Donkey and Mule Association Molly Addis Sara Foster Daniel Acres Maddison Fairburn Benjamin Clarke Isabelle Honey Isabella Baum Renata Fonda James Rex Victoria Parker Liam Connolly Henry Gunson Bridget Wilson Elyse Raymond Jordyn Nixon Evan Quail 623 Mullaz MALZ 639 Yellow Submarines 655 Drowning in Talent 671 Just keep swimmin Ayden Bartle Amber Anderson Sarah Carrigg Lauren Bilaloski Mitchell Lee Isabel Dubois St Marc Matilda Colwell Raquel Gowan Leah Martin Ella Forkin Martha Cornwell Emily Pearce Zara Martin Abbi Roth Amy Reid Hiroko Shimoda 624 Spunky Trunks 640 656 Swimmin for the booze 672 Swim For Catherine Matt Divirgilio Jordan Dowie Maggie Clark Bridget Addis Oscar Fischer Sam Harlick Jasmine Griffiths Emma Bryant Iman Kaplanian Matthew Quinn Jaimie-Lee Hartung Jemma McFarland Olivia Spadanuda Victoria Wade Caitlin Maughan Hamish Murray 625 Leeuwin Frogs 641 Easier said than swum 657 2 Fast 2 Slow 673 Barriecudas Ella Adams Melissa Baker Daniel Counsel James Barrie Olivia Fricke Haylea Butler Elana Mulvay Emma Bennett Lucinda Hannington Emily Fish Kelton Mulvay Sam Jefferies Stella Stevenson Elizabeth Vickery Tyla Savage Emilie Stockwell 626 Victorious Secret 642 ROZATILU 658 Wave Length 674 Ferry Impressive Charlotte Ball Eloise Bolt Alicia Britton Nicolette Beard Ava Drage Matilda Morfesse Elijah Goldie Maddison Calzada Lili Streader Rosie Prindiville Corey Houwen Kathryn Doyle Abby Weber Zara Wege Meg Kavenagh Paige Maroni 627 normies 643 Johns Cunningham 659 Cheese and quokkas 675 Swim for Proudie Girls Leon Cardaci Ebony Cunningham Caitlin Davies Kate Abbey-Wardale Sian davies Riley Cunningham Sarah Lawrence Adelaide Garland Tara Elders Renae Johns Tessa Lawrence Millie Martino Patrick Lee Rhys Johns Maddison Yates Madeleine Quinn 628 Reel Nauti 644 Janine’s Dolphins 660 Swim Shady 676 FROGS Zsa Zsa Fiore Hart Harry Barrett Ella Bracone Lauren Johnson David McManus Ella Crust Elizabeth Edwards James McAuliffe Miki Ryan William Goyder Dayna Fimmano Andrew Murdoch Harper Shephard Madeleine Sandl Olivia Italiano Chloe Smith 629 Su-fish-ient Swimmers 645 AquaGirls 661 The Chilli Mussels 677 Howdy Jessica Cake Carmi Louw Melissa Carrara Tiffany Brown Emily Dods Benita Mercuri Sharni Reidy-Crofts Tom Horton Chalise Pratt Melanie Moroney Georgia Yaksich Pascale Ketelaar Shinae Watene Chante Shaw Sophie Yaksich Andie Sones 630 the b*tches 646 Kicking for Kick Ons 662 Finding Rotto 678 Shark Bait Hoo Ha Ha Jamie Cannon Mihali Kakulas Tahlia Andrews Kate irwin Rebecca Gibb Jordan Pizzata Tayla Boynes Kristof Rozgonyi Isabelle Kris Brooke Plummer Jake Dowding Anja Sloan Georgia Simich Naomi Plummer Lewis Dowding Adam Watts

30 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

679 Slip Slap Sloppy Rigs 705 Chunks n Co Bruno Barna Mitch Butterworth 721 Italiani 737 Captain’s Call Mitch Barns Tom Lawson Oliver Antoniazzi Liam Bodey Sophie Coffin Aiden Maiorana Michael Braut Ben Hislop Sophie Moustaka Dylan Spyvee Daniel Lenzo Nick Rappa Luke Salerno Jedd Siviour 680 The Noot Noots 706 TeenFit Male Naomi Cremen Jack Grygorcewicz 722 Project M.I.A. 738 Buoyant Belugas Zoe Docherty Leonardo Rachetti Nicholas Funga Philip Clegg Sophie Forrester Hamish Ryan Jack Henharen James Lang Alec Rex Harry Taverner Digby Johnston Nicholas Stack Adelmo Mancini Lewis Stewart 681 LARA 707 The Channel Bears Alana Bannerman Jill Bowles 723 The Boardroom 739 Shove it up your draft Amy Bannerman Charlie George Ben Grigson Joel Carter Sharon Gleeson Zac Houghton Conor Hughes James Drewett Rya Hwight Liv Williams Will Ross Jesse D’sylva Brett Tucker Jack Greaves 682 YEAH THE GIRLS 708 The Blue and Black Ashlee d’Avray Joseph Kavenagh 724 Simpson and his Donkeys 740 Team Rokeby Dental Fleur Hollingworth Jesse Keating Charles Benson Andrew Donaldson Sophie Kelly Luke Romano Jacob Coulson Patrick Hoey Tessa Kelly Angus Tippett Evan Ledger Ryan Roche James Simpson Viktor Wallden Fridsjoe 683 Brownie and the Girls 709 How do you swim? Michael Brown Matt Hudson 725 Goog Eggs 741 The Buoys Vanessa Pierluigi Donovan Jolly Jake Edwards Bryn de Bes Cameron Richards Maneesh Kelly Edward Prevost Thomas de Bes Eryn Richards Luke Luscombe Hugo Shervington Nicholas Edgar Harrison Wise Joe Robinson 684 With a ‘Y’ 710 The Seamen Bryanna Bartel Luke Bermingham 726 Lazy Gulls 742 The Wharfies Kirk Bartel Jackson Maher Nicholas Lantzke William Mackay Rheece Bartel Flynn Peacock Samuel Mathews Clancy Neesham Georgia Wilcox Shaun Tatlow Louis McAuliffe Davis Verboon William Morris Drew Verboon 685 Avada 711 All hands on Deck Anna Crosby Jeremy Deck 727 Douth and Gero 743 Flogged out Laura McRae Rebecca Deck Tess Carmichael Adam Chidgzey Cherie Mudra Emile Mercier Baillie Goldsmith Ashley Dix Geordie Sicree Tristan Tan Lyndon Goldsmith Jake Elliott Harrison Keeffe Ryan Elliott 686 Keep Calm and Just Keep Swimming 712 George’s Gents for Lady Lawley Elise Gollow Matthew Carter 728 Team Saba 744 Just A Swim No Funny Business Tiana Langdon Declan Robinson Hamish Donovan Joseph Bean Jessica Spaans Aaron Shanahan Joshua Houwen Nicholas Bencic Renee Wood Louis White Emily Valentine Jason Best James Valentine Callum Innes 687 Sink or Swim 713 Jobbers Charlie Huckerby Edward Aitken 729 The Dugongs 745 The Zohans Gabi Scaffidi Henry Cullen Tom Driscoll Kieren Germs Elizabeth Tait Oliver Sanderson Joshua Hardy Jacob McDonald Cartia Tassone Jacob Speer David smith Harrison Mettam Nick Stillman Courtney Smart 714 Lit n Easy Fraser Cull 730 HJSC 746 JOB Campbell Shaw Sam Henderson Lachlan Bahen Hamish Sheridan Jessica Taylor Christian Fini Brodie Stephenson Connor Wallington Gian-Maria Fini Harry Wallington Finn Mark Teams 56+ 715 Surf n Turf Curtis James 731 Moondie Marlins 747 Lats & Bones Michael McDonald Owen Collins Adam Carter Jacob Warne Dane Colman Cambell Nalder 700 Modern Men Juniors Jackson White Liam Pardini Sam Rundle Jensen Kirby Edward Sawle Keir Spicer Ben Lynn 716 A few wet men Josie Lynn Anthony Carbone 732 The Windsor Hotel 748 The Sharkkas Thomas Michael Thomas Cavanagh Emil Dahlbom Lachlan Astfalck Brennan Edwards Annaleese Large Paul Bajada 701 The Boish Lucas Starkie William Ogden Zachary McCarrey Oscar Line Bryce Rolland Fraser Smith Tom Lynch 717 Salty Saba Boys Oliver Robson Nick Moulton 733 The Real Swim Shadys 749 Water Buoys Jono Williams Jarrod Ng Georgina Brentson Jack Connelly Beau Salvia Ryan Jones Timothy Pitcher 702 Rimmers Dylan Salvia Sam Lowman Oliver Sanders Kieran Corbett Harry Mayer Joshua Smith Connor Lindsay 718 WA Living Aidan Naughtin Gabe Christianson 734 Alcoholics Unanimous Joseph Warr Matthew Ellis Jack Banister Nicholas Gibbs David Crothers 703 Mermaid & Marlins Mark Sproston Evan Gow Owen Cattaway Caitlyn James Isaac John 719 The Shrivelled Squad Cameron Roth Jack Crawford 735 Beerkats Bronte Whittaker Lucas Fleming Xavier De Faria Jake Hickey Luke Salomone 704 Are we there yet? Zac Hickey Cameron Togher Joshua Armstrong Mitchell Yeates Declan Brown 720 Prove a point mob Thomas Marissen Rory Devlin 736 The Gaudy Elephants James Petroff Matthew Henneker David Dixon Stephen Murphy Carl Eiselen Angus Thomas Edward McCombe Denis Mooney www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 31 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

Teams 200+

755 The Entourage 770 Jaws 2 785 good guys 842 BAMD Gregory Brush Peter Cocks John Guilfoyle Barry De Jong Mark Peers Christopher Pantin Steve Johnston Alice Garbutt-Wilkins Cav Rotham Renata Sivacolundhu Shane McGurk Max Garbutt-Wilkins Jared Stone Hans-Willem van Hall Stephen O’Keefe Dennis Wilkins 756 Fair Weather Folk 771 Lucky 12 786 Gatecrashers 843 Big Erle and the Boys Beth Brett Diana Caddy Kim Colero Adrian Franklin Leslie Raynor Mark Caddy Bryan Greatrex David Franklin Tiri Sanderson Matilda Caddy Gary Johnson Erle Franklin Judy Watchman David Craig Greg Reudavey Jonathon Franklin 757 Relaaax 772 stingerbelles 844 D Platoon Fremantle FRS Graeme Christie Linda Coventry Ben Caputi Gavin Crisp Lisa Morrison Gareth Deeg Gerry Fallara Jackie Panizza Chris Jones Konrad Schmitz Caroline Underwood Teams 150+ Parris Watt 758 Middle Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles 773 The Swan Hill Billies 830 Arnott’s Swim Swams 845 prized catch Craig Berry Sharron Burns Andrea Gibbs Damon Ferguson Ben Jeffcote Jeannette Casotti Natasha Guelfi Ben Fleay Don McCluggage Kerry den Boer Kim Walsh Andrew Larsen Andrew Thompson Sarah Jemerson Sean Walsh Elliott Rowton 759 Its Under The Boat 774 Phil’s Friends 831 Gary and the Jets 2.0 846 Team Fun Stewart Allen Vanessa Fyfe Lachlan McCaffrey Hayley Armstrong Craig Dawson Jane Kelsbie Gary Shaw Jess Armstrong Greg Ferguson George Mumford Justin Shaw Evelyn Chuk Matt Izett Ranee Wilson Ryan Shaw Karen Morriss 760 Perth Princesses 775 Four go to the island, again! 832 #FOAMINTHROFFIES 847 SwAmbos Jim Baddeley Robert Franklyn Peter Aitken Mark Hill Simon Davison Maurice Spillane Darren Blazak Breeanne Norcliffe Bruce MacNaughton Sean Webb Peter Hillman Declan O’Neill Mark Thompson Jimmy Wilson Darrin Stobba Emma Potter 761 Rose and 3 Thorns 776 East West 833 CMW Geosciences 848 Just Keep Swimming Darren Cooper Geoff Elliott Craig Butterworth Sheridan Currie Steve Evans Damon Hurst Phil Chapman Lee Fitzgerald Geoff Potts Michael Morgan Mitchell Owen Bernard Schortinghuis Anna Sergeant Kim Torma Matthew Watts Megan Watkins 762 Chilly Muscles 777 CU at Rotto 834 3rd Time Lucky 849 Dads and Daughters Owen Barrett Robert Cutler Graeme Dunn Grant Hurley Paul Clifton Jon Long Mikaela Dunn Samantha Hurley Phil Jones Mark Paganin Mark Evans Tammy McKeith Nick Pearson Brad Wylynko Mia Evans Tommy McKeith 763 2 Swimmers, 2 Cockroaches 778 Mainly Micks 835 Cat Attack 850 Bikini Bottom Bad Boys Guy Crawford Colin Chenu Suzi Hogg Brendon Janson Wesley Phillips Peter Fellowes Jonathon Price Jean-Pierre le Roux John Rear Stephen McGurk Tracey Price Paul Mason Hedley Skehan Sean murphy Ryan Wilkie Brad Smith 764 Live Bait 779 Narwhals 836 sardine milkshake 851 The Crystal Clears Gavin Lockyer Barry Ashwin Cameron Bartram Chelsea Godson Peter Sherrington Mark Donovan Peter Eastman Emma Lawrence Stephen Strack Alexandra Tregonning Ryan Lamp Jane Lawrence Tim Wilson Rob Wallwork Tim Millsteed Juliet Reid 765 G.V. Crocs Gals 780 Aged Beef 837 The Briqs 852 Socks of Fire Alison Christopher John Garland Phil Graham Jacqui Baker Elyse Graham David Prendiville Tim Langley Tim Flanagan Wendy Kingma Richard Simpson Samuel Penglis Ines Rodrigues Carole McGregor Richard Whiting Matthew Powers Anne Schwenkenbecher 766 4CANTOO 781 Shinboners 838 Dunners girls 853 Underdogs John Cadden Trevor Benson Liz Blatchford Rachel Harwood Grant Campbell Murray Jacobs Susie Blatchford Laura Manley Liz Crowhurst Tim Johnston Nicola Hayes Ryan Manley Mark Ellis Paul Wallwork Philippa Volk Matt Richmond 767 Aquajets 782 Sultans of Swim II 839 Partners in Crime 854 REEF FORMERS Carl Andrews Paul Jacklin Kathleen Heath Michael Cassells Graeme Atwell Joel Lewis Mark Henry Nicholas Krummenacher Geoffrey Robb Raymond Reynolds Georgia Herford Kristine Ricci Mark ward Kate Smith Cillian Stockdale Ross Sutherland 768 Leapfrog Property Pie Run 783 Uminchu 2019 840 South Beach SLSC 855 Meandering Mermaids David Cain Fusako Hatano Benjamin Braham Stacey Ban Stephen Handley Sanae Kataoka Vikki De Alwis Nadia Glazier David Hartree Takami Saito Adin Lang Katie Valentine Kevin McCabe Tomomi Shirasu Jane Munday 856 Miles to Mojito’s 769 One born sandy and three blow ins 784 Invaders 841 A team Samantha Martin Dan Crosby Dr Clive S Fraser Shannon Brisco Niamh Moloney Katharine Honeybul Paula Giles Aleksandra Gajda Kerry Mouton Malcolm Jones Fran Johnson Amber Mowat Lisl van Aarde Jane Stott Harry Leather Luke Mowat

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857 Bucket List 872 BogBoreFire 887 The human drogues 902 Esperance Jimmy Time Sophie Mickel Stephen Doubleday Colin Bramwell Mick Daw Gavin Stein Martin Law Michelle Carey Darren Marquis Lachlan Stein Andrew Rich Kim Morrison Luke Marquis Nicole Stein Emily Wayne Aishling Rees David Rowe 858 MISFITS 873 The Wolf Pack 888 Avon River Bouys 903 Flipping Fins Joshua Kavenagh Liam Cochran Chadd Hunt James Kelleher Phillip Kavenagh Ash Cornish Andrew Quin Brett MacRae Jacob YENSCH Julien Hunt Slade White-Dunn David Scott Peter Yensch Ramon Palacios Russell Winsor Aldo Spadaccini 859 Wads Whopa Melts Harts 874 Sons of Bitches 889 Destiny 904 Salty Cougars David Hartnett Luke Cameron Ryan De Mol Cindy Colling Christopher Melton Vanessa Cameron Steve De Mol Hannah McLeod Darren Russell Rhys Jones Rod Graveson Jamie Nancarrow Clint Wadley Wendy Jones Scott Northey Geraldine Reilly 860 Swan Divers 875 HKY Hasselhoffs 890 Fat and the Furious 905 The Four Cs Steven Corby Timothy Buckton Christel Magorian Alex Gregg Paul Fooks Scott CLayton Matthew Roddis Russell Lynton-Brown Vaughan Harvey Scott Patterson John Williams Brad Lyons Brooke Wilson Shane Penny Kate Williams Ruby Smorgon 861 3 Quokkas and 1 Docker 876 JH FREE & FLY TEAM 891 Water Ratters 906 howfar2go? Dean Brajevic Suki Brownsdon Glen Holst Nick Bolton Kempe Ellie James Hickman Loretta Kerse Tom Bottrell Stuart Davidson Ollie Signorini Martin Quill Clint Mitchell Stevan Kuhn Libby Vernon Michelle Vaughan Lui Santaromita 862 DBCA Orcas (Department of 877 Sharks Dont Scare Us 892 Jetstar Widebodies 907 Team Kumosawa Biodiversity, Conservation and John Ralph James Baumgartner Attractions) Jacqui snyder Nicholas Dyer Daniel Schreuder Simon Choo Kristen Wallwork Rick Harden Grant Williams Matt Fossey Simon Wallwork Dave Hayes Christopher Worton Ashley Millar Pamela Sutton 878 Baandee Flatheads 893 Holy Swimomolies 908 Jetstar Marlins Paul Brown Sally Ferreira Bradley Chapman 863 Hoppy’s Seven Anthony Foss Adam Gage Jake Hooker Cory Hopkins Mitchell Innes Stephen Gobby Craig Needham Jeff McDonald Corey Moylan Kiely O’Flaherty Dean Salter Giancarlos Taraborrelli Tina Taraborrelli 879 4CAN2 894 Dirty Rotto Scoundrels 909 In Too Deep Helen Adams Iwan Laubscher Kate Hall 864 The Crabs Joanna Adams Kieran O’Rourke Deanna Power Trevor Atkinson Kim Cook Thomas Toth Chailee Richards Bradley Evans Glenda Hunter-Brittain Denis Winter Tara Yewers Martin Meadows Britt Simmonds 880 Scotch on the Rocks 895 No Regerts 910 Malvern Dolphins Lauchlan MacKinnon Simon Nelson James Embelton 865 Thirsty Work Ross MacKinnon Joshua O’Keefe Stephen Micallef Timothy Grose Simon Wroth Ludovic Pilot Gordon Pont Grant Olsen David Young Francois Sauzier Nicole Wilson Helen Sharman Paul Szijarto 881 Southern Ocean Adventure Racing 896 JACS Quartet 911 Skyfall Keiron Benson Carolyn Anderson Dan Barber 866 Dirty Monkeys Georgina Cameron Juliet Bates Matthew Byrne Dharam Apanah Adam Cousins Sarah Coleman Michael Kent Anthony Johnson Nick Walker Alison Green Paul Kent Berin Sluiter Clancy Sluiter 882 Herdie Fresh Seas Slugs 897 Go Slow...but get there...this time 912 The Drop Kicks Jason Houghton Rob Chapman Eric Devlin 867 City Beach Belles Brad Metcer Jason Knibbs James Howard Belinda Alcock Anthony Pullella Alister Mills Andy McIntyre Louise Smith Nick Reid Nikki Winkworth Michael O’Connor Jillian Unsworth Sophie Wormald 883 Last of the V8 Interceptors 898 Swimming Mongrels 913 Pastilles Ian Gordon Darcy Coote Sharyn Bucat 868 The B Team Michael Ledger Jeff Coote Deborah Salkeld Sam Addy Michael McPhee John Dean Marnie Simpson Grady Coyne John Rock Ross Thorne Georgina Wilkinson Leon Normore Nikki Tonkin-Normore 884 Shark Bait Hoo Ha Ha! 899 14 and counting 914 The Big DIPS Jack Harris Danielle Borgas Darren Jones 869 Swanline Justin Harris Deborah Crawley Stuart King Luiz De Figueiredo Ryan Mead Julia Feutrill Peter Laws Timothy Neesham Jonathan Warden Penny Regan Ian Longley Paul Stephen Paul Trettel 885 The Original In Too Deep 900 Lets bolt again! 915 Too Stupid To Quit Olly Kim Bolton Eoin Byrne 870 Fish Biscuits Stephen Cooper Harry Johnson Earl John Morgan Diana Barnett Timothy Day Sarah Richardson Darlene Morris Jye Barnett Sean Mcloughlin Jill Willetts Wayne Morris Toby Barnett Craig Walton 886 Whiskey Business 901 Dolphins 916 Sea Cucumbers Chris Byrne Kate Addy Rohain Cornelius 871 The Weekly Agendas Stuart Gordon John Aitchison Tim Hills Pat Coutts Alex Jolly Natasha Aitchison Rick Martin Vaughan Davies Aaron Phillipson Jim McNeilly Stephen Tangney Nigel Simmonds Scott Stevens

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Teams 150+ Teams 100+

917 the blue whales 935 This isn’t where I parked my car 950 The Level 5 Vacswimmers 965 Eat Them Not Us Andrew Camfield Claire Douglas Mathilda Lipscombe Vincent Ciccarelli Cameron Gray Lachlan Douglas Harrison Miller Samantha Dallimore Alan Mclean Alannah Rosten Sam Rowe Jessica Dias Trent Mellier Alexandria Smith Lauren Witherow Scott Silich 918 Laid Back 936 Buoys & Gills 951 The Quick Quokkas 966 Sofishticated Swimmers James Back Andrew Bartlett Julia Garside Iaim Baker Mathew Back Ruby Burrell Emily-Jane Recny Phoebe Browne-Cooper Stephanie Back Claudia Tatlow Hamish Stein Toby Browne-Cooper Lizzie von Perger Andrew Todd Cameron Taylor Lucinda Grey 919 Swimergy 937 Trans-Nullarbor 952 Little Dippers 967 Kwinana Hornets Paul Bury Catriona Callander Hannah Creeper Tony Ball Brett Grover Kirsten Callander Alex Kohlen Tiana Kosovich Gavin Hegney Matthew Hargreaves William Kohlen Owen McAleese Damien McCann Samuel Leedman Claudia Stynes Hannah Miller 920 PERRON Institute Dolphins 938 The Flying Fishes 953 Red Hot Swimming Peppers 968 Salty Dogs Georgina Holbeche Margaretha De Klein Eden Christopher Daniel Harangozo Alexa Jefferson Stephanie King Bronte Foale Tess Marslen Bruno Meloni Chelsea Neill Catherine James Troy OKeefe Jacki Walters Zoe Sutton Tess Patterson Caroline Sandover 921 Fogswim 939 Catch me if you can 954 The Craytons 969 Timmy’s Turtles Two Rebecca Fogarty Sule Alagic Georgina Ayton Bennett Pearce Stuart Fogarty Toby Anderson Sasha Ayton Aimee Smythe Karen Horler Brittany Whitehead Tom Ayton Timothy Whyte Sam Larritt Camille Whitehead Yasmin Howes Julia Zambotti 922 The River Rats 940 How Good 955 Donut Quit 970 Fitness HQ Fish Matthew Allan Annie Cormack Paige Adams Luke Devenish Ian Dey Declan Cormack Chris Bondini Chloe Itzstein Stuart McCormack Jake Murphy Shannon Smith Miranda McCurry Angela Milne Morgan Wolpers Patrick Upton-Davis Cody Versteeg 923 Gust-Ho Rides Again 941 Legolas’ Army 956 Feeling’ Nauti 971 Team Zendler Renae Guthridge Lydia Badoer Emma Bindley Isabelle Zendler Christopher Stevens Elysia Burvill Stacey Knowles Jack Zendler Peter Thompson Cecily Clay Luke Raston John Zendler Sue Thompson Samantha Devine Matthew wilkinson Madeleine Zendler

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Jennifer Knight Kate Smith 980 Westcoast Mermaids 995 NMMM 1010 Team Burgess 1025 Barra Beauties Karis Chaplyn Naomi Gianoncelli Brian Burgess Courtney Bounds Charlene Gale Megan Kline Emma Burgess Karmen Sampson Samantha Gale Sam McCormack Georgia Burgess Sharon Mascall-Dare Jacinta King Jemima Pope-Brien Harrison Burgess Hayle Sampson 981 Head First 996 Swim for Proudie 2 1011 Peter Dutton’s Au Pair Services 1026 Swim Hard Alicia Antonovsky Emily Masters Ruby Catanach Elizabeth Cramer Jarred Moggridge Mark Proudlove Alexandra Farrington Toni Keay Elise Richards Alannah Rosewood Pedro Pavez Terry Keogh Kyle Richards Maria Rosewood Daniel Roberts Grace Purdy 982 SMACS PE 997 Swim Quartet 1012 Mama Mia, here we go again! 1027 Seoul Swimmers Ceris Graham Daniel McKeon Anna Eisenhauer Sean Cary Patrick Squire Cameron Mitchell Anja Messmer Emily Daniels Mark van Winsen Elizabeth O’Brien Deirdre O’Shea Stephanie Mitchell Hailey Wyatt Caterina Paganelli Erica Price Craig Pasch 983 Jetstar Gems 998 No idea 1013 Melanoma WA 1028 Sea gills Susanna Ashley Sarah Brown Emma Abbott Sahira Bell Laura Garner Jolie Delroy Clinton Heal Renae Hovey Camille Reed Shorty Morcombe Meg Knuckey Faye Loone Jolene Eddington Daniel Walker Christian Stanes Ana Sequeira 984 Kimberley Dental Team 999 Unsafe Harbour Masters 1014 Inflow 1029 Alcock Sean Archibald Liam Brown Adam Gillie Elizabeth Alcock Sally Beech Adele Creighton Kristy Herd Jan Alcock Ashlee Bence Jess Harman Chenae King Nathan Beckett Georgia Charleson Richard Tucker Rachael Reid Henry Cunningham 985 Steven Bradbury SC 1000 Rotto Blotto 1015 Resilience Solutions 1030 JUGS N THUGS Aalya Bux Shane Bray Glen Atkins Erin Amory Syra Bux Christine Brennan Emma Crisp Lisa de Lang Adam Finlay Gianna Leone Nadine Gabriels Peter de Lang David George James Thompson Steven Lawrence Tristan Eastwood 986 Totes Grey Grey 1001 Stipples 1016 Rottnest Monsters 1031 Second time lucky Jonathan Ellis Georgia Graffin Trent Bartlett Mark Barbic Claire Kennedy Dan Hunt Whitney Bartlett Anthony Mclean Mike Oostryck Trent Hunt Grace Christie Kara Sestich Rebecca Yip Hollie Todd Peter Vowles Kylie Shiel 987 Wave Wizards 1002 Ucarty Crew 1017 The Vics 1032 Britsaboard Jamie Bagby Daisy (The Duck) Elliott Christine Ahern Lindsey Arrick Cammie Batten Todd Quartermaine Leonie Binnie Laura Hamilton Frankie Scott Jason Sewell Blake Johnson Rachel Montgomery Nicole Whitehead Zara sewell David Woiwod 1033 Fatboys Slims 988 BC Swim Team 1003 Flying Fish 1018 Barracuda Emma Jefferies Frances Doubell Helen Corbould Natasha Bevilacqua Roxane Logereau Justine Gavranich Peter de San Miguel Kate Collins Smyth Nina Missen Alisa Hocking Peter Johnson Aoife Horgan Nancy Shaw Lenny Peacock Min Ng Glenn Sparidaans 1034 Tour de Le Vaux 989 All for a quokka selfie 1004 4 Stroke 1019 Efishnt Jake Davis Erica Aviet Tom Carty Phoebe Jones Joanne Le Vaux Ian McNamara Riana Crehan Warren Jones Luke Le vaux Sarah McNamara Tom Crehan Indie-Lee Mulvay Yolanda Le Vaux Lisa Umlauff Phip Hughes Jeffrey Vidler 1035 Skinny Dippers 990 Croatia 1005 Dad Bod Squad 1020 Seagals Emily Haswell Ivona Gaspar Riann Aveling Lauren Hossell Eve Lonie Marina Gaspar Alexander Beilby Alyssa Kotze Kate Reynolds Martina Gaspar Louise Gibson Samantha Mulhall Charlotte Trevena Iolanda Monaco Sven Nalder Renee Tedesco 1036 Go Fish 2.0 991 3rd Time Lucky? 1006 Absolute Balance 1021 Anameka Andrew Kuypers Erin Diamond Ingrid Hand Eve York Brydie Weston Sarah Harris Daniel Nguyen Isabella York Stuart Weston Sam Parker Ryan O’Connor Oscar York Tahlia Weston Thomas Rick Lisa Wallbutton Tony York 1037 Myrtle Turtles 992 Bottoms Up 1007 Lace 1022 Coast Busters Robyn Hartley Sophie Boyd Emma Boone Tanya Abbott Jane Humphries Hannah Goodchild Laura Hull Marcus Humphreys Colin Powers Georgina Torlot Christine Mc Cafferty Hannah Marsh Thomas Rogers Hannah Walton Ashley Phelps Daniel Trotter 1038 Team Dinkleberries 993 Tough Beaches 1008 Finding nemo 1023 Mama’s Lasa One Georgina Barron Robyn Earl Robin Dinsdale Heidi Butterworth Emilia Firkins Tiffany Nolan Marie Dx Sue Kendall Drew Good Ria Peet Melanie Flux Amanda Kendall Ben Lourey Rachael Williams Cameron Norsworthy Ashlyn Kendall 994 Shark Bacon 1009 MAMA’s here for the beers 1024 Dads Dream Team Holly Bacon Alysha Even Renee Smith James Brindal Matthew Even Rick Smith Ashleigh Knight Amy Prosser Todd Smith Michael Prosser

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Teams 100+

1045 Gurus 1060 The Hot Paninis 1075 The Fineapples 1090 bangers ‘n MAsh Mitchell Harris Louie Colero Thomas Goodwin Ashleigh Cartwright Daniel McLAughlin Alexander Kingsbury Luke Rutter Shane Cartwright Ryan McRedmond Mark Matisons James Taylor Matt Salamone Jordan Testar Morgan Shaw Abel Tomkins Warren Salamone 1046 Big T Swim Tour 1061 Drink n Drown 1076 Team UVC 1091 The Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers Thomas Blaauw Matthew Dilmitis Lucy Arrowsmith Greg Brick Travis Burtenshaw Robert Hart Todd Bond Daniel Kennedy-stiff Niall Morrow Louis Parker Matthew Hammond Aaron MacNish Ben Walkemeyer Gabriel Tébar Matthew Rees Michael Newman 1047 Four and a half men 1062 Slippery Sardines 1077 The Barracudas 1092 The Sinking Swannies! Max Ackermann Timothy Ellis Remy Donraadt Josh Browne Darcy Costello Dan Paton Sam Gilmour Jackson Gregory Tyler Itzstein Carlo Piva Torvar Mirsky Matthew O’sullivan Cooper Rogers Jake Richards Adam Negri Scott van Ryt 1048 Rock-Off 1063 truenorth 1078 The Sea-Men 1093 Marley Ledge Crew Toby Beeson Kier Clifford Shannon O’Connor Haydn Burke Chris Carlson Jackson Howson Marco Ricciardi Harry Miller Rhys Frewin Shaun Hutton Adrian Sucipto Thomas Powell Liam Windsor Ryan O’Dea David Todd Nicholas Teraci 1049 Swim for Proudies 3 1064 LANGSFORD 1079 Chlorine Machine 1094 Salty little Beaches Scott Anderson Andrew Langsford Tim Deacon Robert Berlingeri Fraser Stewart Matthew Langsford Tom Lapsley Nathan Eckhardt Harrison Stewart Olivia Langsford Ruth Page Trent Hogan Ben Taylor Zachary Langsford Patrick Whitfield Sean O’Dea 1050 Melbournites 1065 Great White Spuds 1080 NBZ 1095 Salty Sea Men Nicholas Finch Brendan Byrne Nathan DeBlecourt Kyle Gillespie Cameron Lewis Adam Lang Jono Hubble Andrew Hopkins Anita Strauks Matthew Nicholson Nick Hubble Dylan McEvoy Matthew Strauks Aaron Pearsall Sam Moir Daniel Simpson 1051 Lick The Stamp 1066 Off the Halfback 1081 Phantom Skulls 1096 That Sinking Feeling Joseph Delich Jake Colvin Luke Bowden Michael Fewster Benjamin Hooper Dwayne Lake Luke Cousins Chris Hitchen Fraser Hudson Darren Mumford James Drew Ben Leaf Shaun Oostryck Patrick Wilson Ryan Wood Sophie Sheehan 1052 Single Fins 1067 Saucy Bajuettes 1082 Walkin’ on Water 1097 Vanessa Swam-acrossi Brandon Clemens Adam Larbalestier Josh Mackenzie Amy Annabel Matthew Gavshon John Larbalestier Frederick Walker Tommy Flower Lachlan Jones Breffny O’Shea Gary Walker Ryan Stanford Zac Vinten Robert Sullivan Sarah Walker Harry Whitehand 1053 Swim Shadies 1068 FUNK CIDER 1083 Spud Muffins 1098 Perth Fire Protection Jordan Bushe-Jones Douglas Clarke Bradley Gardner Lee Brooks Matthew Hunter Dylan Crane Matthew Gardner Luke Carmichael Luke Mullins Matthew Della Bosca Stephen Hardy Simon Cuthbert Robert Mullins Nicholas Della Bosca Mark Radziejewski Joel Mouritz 1054 Techno Tunas 1069 Prosser Boys_V2 1084 Whatever Floats Your Goat 1099 Wrays Dylan Hindle Nic Belfrage Leo Allen Amelie Caporn Morgan Hindle Jarryd Catalano Albert Clarke Peter Caporn Christopher Holmes Andrew Jonson Ashlee May Robert Pierce Jacob Holmes Aaron Rawlinson Kal Williams Seth Pierce 1055 The Corporate Plebs 1070 Swim For Proudie 1085 Beached Males 1100 DartEd Fraser Burt Alex Chin Matthew Azzollini Nicholas Dart Luke Carton Harrison Garland Robert Azzollini Patrick Dart Jacob Jackson Chris Guard Glen Hinchliffe Stuart Dart Kyle Versteeg Michael Shaw Michael Zoiti Paul Edwards 1056 2nd Time Lucky 1071 The Shooter McGavins 1086 Drum Liners 1101 The Reverse Wasps Travis Gray Coleman Cristinelli Ben Carr Guy Barrow Kade McKenzie George Cunningham Braden Gillespie Rafael Gollach Sarah Tilleke Patch Jannings Rory Holmes Robert Jones Scott Young Danny Smyth Nathan Wynne Dan Plummer 1057 Release the Geese 1072 not a lot going on 1087 Sea Men 1102 Frankies little clams Dani Jeyes Daniel Pritchard Simon Digby Aden Chrystal Jeffrey Kitson Tyson Stefanuto Josh Harrison Iain McCarrey Henry Logan Brodie Yull Grant Hillbrick Robert McCarrey Joachim Tierney Casey Yull Jake Steadman James Moffat 1058 Formidable Strength & Conditioning 1073 UPSTREAMBOYS 1088 Salty Bananas 1103 Baby Shark Bait Brent Dorsett-Lynn Tom Kettle Matthew Avent Damien Maxwell Nicholas Evernden Sam Monaghan Stephen Borovac Brenten Sandry Ryan Evernden Jake Stewart Matthew Bycroft Brendan Watson Thomas Rodgers Liam Storey Benjamin Taggart Danielle Watson 1059 The Be Sharks 1074 Degenerate Squid 1089 Tide is High 1104 Priority Jack Andringa-Bate Lauren Gandini Ronan Boothman Andrew Maud Travis Chong Benjamin Sashegyi Eloise Foskett Lachlan Nally Matthew Dos Santos Michael Sullivan Alex Kenny Merle Talviste Joseph Hanna Jonathan Tan Giles Kenny Gerrit Vorster

36 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Rottnest Channel Swimmers as at 20 December 2019

1105 Sink and swim 1120 Three Kiwis One Potato 1135 Sharkbait Sharkys Maurice Dalle Nogare Kane Einam Peter Bruderlin Alice Dormer Daniel Fitzpatrick Elliott Chipper Elliot Grierson Adam King Kate Dunn William Grierson Shane Murphy Tim Klass 1106 WhaleOilBeefHooked 1121 Do you have capacity (to swim to Rottnest)? 1136 Wet n Wild Chris Billings Jack Bannister Matt Arcy Clare Billings Justin Mannolini Michael Elderfield Josh Krueger Julia Scott Michelle Graebel Thomas Martin Patrick Tydde Alex Noble 1107 McLeod Bro’s 1122 Fins Seafood 1137 Continental Drifters Casey McLeod David Barham Jack Emerton Daniel Mcleod John Cordin Brett Johnstone Hayden McLeod Tom Nicholls Todd Livesley Lincoln Mcleod Ben Swan Graeme Pettit 1108 El Rotto 1123 T10 1138 HALLGROVE Nicholas Broad Andrew Browne Jonathan Grove Daniel De Giosa Timmy Greaney Scott Gundry Cameron Smith Darren Harper Stuart MacKinnon Phillip Winsor Lachlan Smith Bennet Saicich 1109 Marandoo Miners 1124 WCE Premiers 2018 1139 Hawaii 5 uh oh Steven Choate Dale Cartwright Katrina Calvert Nicholas Kehoe Braydon McIntosh William Jones David Nilson Moranda Morey-Stephens Sebastian Leathersich Brad Powell Blair Stephens Trent Tolra 1110 freo n easy 1125 Graysonline 1140 The Rottnest Rudders Philip Banfield Chris Corbin James Campbell Bella Fleming Jeremy Dodds Colin Dickson Ben Fossilo Matthew Fraser Richard Moyle Jarrah Stevenson-Marsh Bernard shapland Ian Rogers 1111 Skywalker’s Shark Stalkers 1126 Jolly Rogers 1141 Not in it to win it John Graham Tom Ellis Alex Bozward Matt Hamilton Chad Elton Monica Brown Duan Pater Conor Taylor James MacLaren Danielle Reid Joel Traianos Elías Mata Lárez 1112 Flipper Boys 2 1127 Sharkbait 1142 Team Andy (Doing it for the Carb Loading) Damian Constable Jack Gregson David Mercer Tom Peckitt Robert Henderson Nikki Nicholson Matt Silvester Joseph Hockley Damien Paterson Patrick Tulloch Shaun Samuelson Justin Prebble 1113 Ortho Bait fish 1128 Zaxon Craig Brownlie Luke Bongiascia Thomas Clifton Michael Bushby Xiang Salim Timothy Donovan Sam Turner Todd Keating 1114 Ocean Frothers 1129 Third Time Lucky James Moyle Sam Collins Matthew Pupazzoni Gavin Cull Nick Stokes Oliver Cull Tim Stokes Insiyah Nazir 1115 Know Your Enemy 1130 Daggers Dean Gittos Neil Ashcroft Troy Gittos Jed Berry Clay Kezic Benjamin Miles Alana Simmons John Taylor 1116 Quokka Arms Express 1131 Rinsed Luke Farmer Justin Mann John Klauz Ben Murray Tayla Lewis Taryn Sexton Gavin Statham Thomas Smith 1117 Hillsong 1132 Shark Biscuits Chrishan Jeyaratnam Matt Collier Esther Smoothy Elisa Phillips Martin Smoothy Nick Stenhouse Samuel Smoothy Christopher Walker 1118 Los Juan Rambos 1133 unFINished Business Mark Grzanka Kate Reeve Tom Pine Mark Reeve Maia Simmonds Alister Walsh David Weir Michael Wiering 1119 Slippery Seahorses 1134 Little Fish James Doyle Blake Mills Chris Easton Peter Newland Peter Easton Hayden Patrizi Todd Lewis Ashley Trow

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Lavan Charity Challenge

790 AzDanAndo 799 Kiddie Docs 808 Numb Nutz 817 The 440’s Chris Anderson Lana Bell John Duggan Nicholas Reymond Aaron Arbery Cassandra Gwinnutt Keeley Duggan George Rolfe Michelle Cowan Desiree Silva Alex Bella Fitzgerald Adam Woodward Danii Paterson Jane Valentine Paul Fitzgerald Brad Wright 791 Cash Converters 800 Lavan 809 Perna Group 818 The Celestone Currents Nathan Chapman Carlo Hely Michael Franco Kirsten Blacker Jarrad O’Rourke Dean Hely Robert Franco Jennifer Goetze Adam Poat Luke Thistlethwaite Mark Murray-Smith Elizabeth Hull Lewis Viney Zac Vinten Daniel Perna Jennifer Wood 792 Channel 10 801 MMA Offshore Limited 810 Sock it to Sarcoma 819 The Herbert Voight Tribute Karl Carosella David Cavanagh Richard Carey Smith Liz Alcorn Claire Dearle Dylan Darbyshire-Roberts Rhys Clark Tony Leaversuch Georgina Pym Stuart Edgar Fiona Clarke Shane MacDermott Kerri Sands Mike Merrutia Lee Jeys Peter Robins 793 Electric Currents 802 MPX Museum Team 811 Southern Wrongs 820 The Liver Flukes Anthea Coupland Sarah Acomb Simon Bigwood Bastiaan De Boer Felicity Coupland Jeremy Andrew Thomas Smith Isabella King Shelby Thomas Oliver Bolt Dean Thornton Gerard MacQuillan Sarah Verreault Ryan Evans Matthew Smith Fiona Pixley 794 Green Arrow Swim Team 803 Multiplex Boys 812 Survey Group Swimmers 821 The mighty manatees Jan Gyrn Oscar Brant Anthea Brown Alexander Freeman Matt Lorback Bennet Dunne Chris Mitchell Melissa Freeman Matt Mullins Emerson Reece Matthew Morris Brad Jurovich Warrick Steabben Jason Thomson Benjamin Simpson Luke Mason 795 Here for Beer Again 804 Multiplex Manatee’s 813 SWiM 822 The Water Breakers Daiman Clarke John Casey Kari Barnard Sharron Cattermole Andy Dean Joe Dziadulewicz Nathan Cave Vanita Coulthard Luke Preston Joshua Mewburn Ben Martin Emma Cross Vic Puzulis Andrew Xydas Kate Molinari Natalie Page

796 Here We Go Again 805 Multiplex Whippersnappers 814 Team Kalgoorlie 823 Water You Waiting For Kay Brown Jessica Baller Alex Harwood Charlotte Corbyn Daniel Gaunt Luke Cannell Karen Johnson Sarah Corbyn Jack Maddalena Caris Gordon Dean O’Brien Anna Cranney Louise Reymond Ewan Roberts Ryan Valente Temaine Harrison 797 IGO Nova 806 Multiplex’s Old Boy’s 815 Team Lighthouse Noelle Chapman Mark Bridges Andrew Barber Peter Christen Rowen Law Katherine Barber Mathew Elston Troy Longmuir Roger McGowan Darryl McGrath Lawrie Pettman Jack Mullan 798 Jayson and the Aquanauts 807 Network 10 816 Team Oi Jan Florey Bruce Hopkins Nathan McIntosh Sandie Fonseca Trent Maxwell Chris Murphy Kelli Lapham Jesse Polock Jon Stagg Jayson Radicevic Lukas Street Nick Stagg Thomson Bay

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Unique and family-friendly bay swim just for kids aged 7-14 in the pristine waters of Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island right next to the Just4Fun Aqua Park. Sunday, 24 February 2019 Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island Something for everyone with four distances offered - 150m Splash, 300m Dash, 450m Classic & 600m Olympic - it’s a perfect opportunity for Distances: 150m Splash, 300m Dash, a Fun Family Day at Rottnest Island on the day after the main Rottnest 450m Classic, 600m Olympic Channel Swim. Check-In: 7.30am onwards With lots of spot prizes and vouchers plus a finisher’s medal for all Swim start: 9.00am swimmers, make the most of the subsidised entry fee which includes a Ages: 7-14 years (on race day) FREE return ferry ticket, discounted ferry tickets for family & friends, a swim cap & race tattoo – all this for only $25. Entry price: $25.00

Give your kids their own “Rottnest swim experience” and enjoy some Ready to go? quality time on the island with the whole family. Register online at: www.champsofthebay.org.au Entries are now open and are limited so don’t miss out. Full event details available at www.champsofthebay.org.au Want more information? Email: [email protected] Champs of the Bay 2019 is proudly brought to you by Spotzcorp with Phone: 0407 224 480 special thanks to our official event partners & sponsors. .

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 39 The History of the Rottnest Channel Swim

1956 1991

1956 1990 1995 January 24, 1956 – Gerd von Dincklage The RCSA was incorporated as a not-for-profit The RCSA appointed its inaugural Race became the first person to complete a organisation. Director (Kevin Holtom) and Chief Referee recorded crossing of the Rottnest Channel (Richard Verboon) to oversee the technical from the Perth mainland to Rottnest Island. 1991 aspects of the event and to ensure the event’s The first Rottnest Channel Swim race rules were properly adhered to. March 25, 1956 – The first race from was held. There were 44 entries, 16 solo the mainland to Rottnest was held. Nine swimmers and seven teams of four. Peter 1996 swimmers competed – Trevor Seaborn, Tony Galvin won the solo event in 4:30:03 and the Colin Barnett, Member for Cottesloe at Rigoll, Mel Andrew, Howard Bowra, Neil Earl, first team over the line was Peter Blackmore, the time and later the Premier of Western George Winning, Les Stewart, Harry Lapelaars Shelley Jesney, Sue Johnson and Anthony Australia, was asked to be the official starter. and Toby Regan. Seaborn, Earl, Stewart Short. It was recorded as the hottest Perth and Regan completed the race, beating von day on record with the mercury hitting 46.2°C. 1997 Dincklage’s time with Seaborn taking line Peter Tanham was the first male solo to The skipper for Grant Robinson, 1997 solo honours. complete a double crossing of the Rottnest winner, used a GPS to plot their course to Channel in 14:08:05. A tradition of creating Rottnest. This was one of the first times a 1969 crazy team names was born and the event GPS was used during the Rottnest Channel April 13, 1969 - Lesley Meaney (nee saw names such as ‘Quokka Poo’, ‘Shark Bait’ Swim race. Cherriman) became the next swimmer to or ‘On a Fin and a Prayer’. complete a Rottnest crossing. She swam from 1998 Natural Jetty to North Mole and became the 1992 Rottnest Channel Swim became the world’s first female to complete a crossing, a feat she February 22, 1992 – 31 solo swimmers and 39 largest open water swimming event, repeated on February 18, 1970 and again on teams of four started from Cottesloe Beach. attracting 1,150 competitors. April 4, 1971, this time from the mainland to The solo race was won by 14-year-old Tamara Rottnest. Bruce in 4:13:58, breaking the 1991 record by 16 minutes. 2000 1983-90 Personalised number plates were introduced 19 swimmers completed 26 crossings of 1993 for successful solo crossings. The plate the Rottnest Channel with seven of these David O’Brien from broke numbers could be allocated to each new solo crossings starting at Rottnest. the existing record by 12 minutes with a time crossing regardless of it occurring during the of 4:02:08. Duo teams were introduced and official event. 1989 eight teams entered. The first duo to reach August 1989 – As part of the preparations for the island was Tom Hinds and Jason Diederich 2001 the 6th FINA World Swimming Championships (named Peppermint Grove Jewellers). The history books were re-written when 2,022 in 1991, Kevin Holtom went to California and people swam the Channel. The current duo came home with the Catalina Island Channel 1994 race record was set by brothers Travis and Swim Association’s constitution which Barbara Pellick became the first female to Jarrad Nederpelt with a time of 3:55:54. The John Whitehead used as the model for the complete a double crossing of the Rottnest Channel Swim had grown so large, an event Rottnest Channel Swim Association (RCSA) Channel in 12:06:12. The length of the swim management consultant was hired to assist constitution. was increased when the finish line was volunteers in running the event. Royal Life December 1989 – The RCSA was formed with moved from the Natural Jetty to the foreshore Saving WA began assisting the RCSA. John Whitehead its first President. of Thomson Bay. David O’Brien again won the solo event in a time of 4:30:06. Peter Galvin 2002 became the first person to win all three An electronic timing system was introduced to categories of the Rottnest Channel Swim – the improve race efficiency. solo in 1991, the duo in 1992 and the team event in 1994.

40 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 2003 2017

2003 2009 2015 160 individuals, 92 duos, 421 teams entered The Virtual Rottnest Channel Swim began. The swim celebrated its 25th anniversary, the swim. The conditions were the worst This gave swimmers unable to compete in the with one of the highlights being the release in the history of the swim with 12-15 knot actual swim an opportunity to replicate the of a commemorative book. With the event westerly winds and early squalls. Many race in their local pool. outgrowing the finish line at the Hotel Jetty, swimmers didn’t even start while others the finish was relocated to the grassed area withdrew during the event. Only 43% of 2010 near the Fuel Jetty, which required a 20m competitors who entered that year completed The Rottnest Channel Swim celebrated ramp to be built over the dunes. the event. its 20th anniversary. For the first time, swimmers were offered the opportunity to 2016 2004 raise funds for a charity of their choice via The inaugural Champions of the Channel event Production of the annual Rottnest Channel an online fundraising service called Everyday was held, with Ben Freeman as the first male Swim yearbook began. Hero. solo to cross in 4:18:28 and Jaime Bowler as the first female solo in 4:42:16. The Premier 2005 2011 of Western Australia, the Hon. Colin Barnett, People with disabilities were given an Record numbers of registrations resulted in celebrated his 20th year as the official starter opportunity to enter through the allocation of 10% of duo and team entries missing out of the race. Tandem solos (two solos sharing five reserved team places. Rhumb line GPS on selection in the random ballot. 2,300 one boat) was introduced. coordinates were provided to all swimmers swimmers battled an unusual north north- to help them take the most direct route to westerly swell on their 19.7km journey. 2017 Rottnest A first-in first-served registration system 2012 was re-introduced after ten years of using a 2006 All finishing swimmers crossed the finish line ballot system. Conditions were deceptive with The Swim marked the 50th anniversary of the well before the final cut-off time of 5pm – a calm 39 degree day hiding the unusually first solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel. which had never happened before! strong north to south current. Demanding conditions resulted in a quarter of the field retiring. The online entry process was 2013 introduced and a ballot was conducted for the The RCSA was successful in increasing 3,910 entries received. the number of boats in the water on event day which resulted in more swimmers 2007 participating. All finishing swimmers The event was cancelled due to poor weather completed the swim well before the final conditions caused by cyclonic activity in the cut-off time and earlier than the 2012 event. north west of Western Australia. The RCSA Swimsuit regulations were introduced which resumed full responsibility for managing the comply with FINA’s open water swimming Rottnest Channel Swim event. rules. 2008 2014 The Surf Life Saving chopper began assisting The first ‘Welcome to Country’ was conducted with the swim. It flew over the course looking by Ingrid Cumming at the pre-race briefing out for swimmers or boats in trouble and also held at Challenge Stadium (now HBF Stadium) for sharks. and Professor Len Collard performed a second ceremony at Cottesloe Beach on race day.

www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 41 Looking back at 2018 2018 also saw our largest ever solo contingent of 392 registered solos.

2018 was an eventful year to say the least. Records were The Lavan Charity Challenge again attracted a strong contingent, broken, a boat sank, there was a propeller strike and our first raising more than $325,800 for a range of causes including shark sighting evacuation - all before 10am! Happily, everyone breast cancer prevention, mental health support, and research was ok. and community programs for the hearing impaired. Anouck Da Silva was the top individual fundraiser, raising more than The strong easterlies resulted in ideal conditions for swimmers, $62,000 for the Black Dog Institute. with many saying they felt like they were “body surfing all the way to Rottnest.” Conditions were not so easy for paddlers and The swim also played host to the 2018 skippers, who had to be vigilant to stay on course and not run Queen’s Baton Relay. The Baton made its journey to Rottnest into swimmers. Island with a team of four swimmers, including team Captain Tamara Bruce, OIympian Eamon Sullivan, 2016 female solo These conditions helped Solomon Wright break the 18-year-old crossing champion Jaime Bowler and Simon Huitenga, who is solo record, arriving in less than four hours at 3:59:28, beating one half of the current duo record holding team. the previous record by just 47 seconds! 2018 also saw a trial of the inaugural Cotto Swim. This ocean Heidi Gan broke the solo female record, coming in at 4:21:55 swim saw almost 400 participants swimming a distance of to Thomson Bay. Second, third and fourth female finishers either 1km or a more challenging 3km around the Leeuwin Icon Samantha Watts, Josie Page and Caitlyn James also all beat the Vessel, commencing after the final wave of the channel swim previous fastest female time. departed.

Team Tommybay – made up of Reilly Kennedy, Callum Lauriston, Further afield, people from Japan to Karratha took part in the Nicholas Rollo and William Rollo - set a new team record time of Virtual Rottnest Swim – with communities coming together at 3:36:36. swimming pools near and far to cover the 19.7km distance and be a part of the day, no matter how far away they were from the The fast crossings flowed through to the rest of the fleet, with ocean. all swimmers making it to Rottnest just after 3.30pm – well before the cut off time.

42 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 Past Soloists Crossing No. • Name • No. of Crossings

2018 also saw our largest ever solo contingent of 392 registered solos. 1 Gerd Von Dincklage 1 58 John Nolan 6 116 Bill Mckenzie 13 175 Doug Craig 10 Schulinburg 59 Dianne Kinneen- 2 117 Rhonda Maloney 1 176 John Throssell 1 2 Trevor Seaborn 1 Larcombe 118 Garry Itzstein 1 177 Simon Kirke 1 3 Neil Earl 1 60 David O’Brien 5 119 Danni Ross 2 178 Rebecca Foreman 3 4 Les Stewart 5 61 Vic Paul 2 120 Nigel Wake 1 179 Margaret Doddridge 2 5 Toby Regan 1 62 Brad Rothnie 1 121 Dieter Loeliger 15 180 Stephen Reynolds 1 6 Lesley Meaney 4 63 Jane Kargotich 1 122 Bruce Hyde 1 181 Pauline Murphy 1 (Cherriman) 64 Claire Evans 5 123 Sandy Muir 1 (Krumins) 7 Peter Tanham 30 65 Barbara Pellick 29 124 Keith Besomo 5 182 Tomomi Otsuji 5 8 Shane Mcgurk 3 66 Rob Jeffery 5 125 Neil Bass 3 183 Sian Roberts 3 9 Brian Mcgurk 1 67 Grahame Reader 1 126 Peter Duckett 2 184 David Prendiville 1 10 Greg Trew 1 68 Carol Frazer 1 127 Rod Coram 1 185 James Pittar 6 11 Keith Blake 1 69 Andrew Glauert 1 128 Murray Johnston 3 186 Janet Sutherland 1 12 Tom Brown 3 70 Gary Stewart 1 129 Andrew Crace 5 187 Frank Haverkort 1 13 Ken Patrick 1 71 Larry Hamilton 1 130 Mark Reading 1 188 Alison Farmer 5 14 Peter Blackmore 3 72 Maxine Fitzpatrick 1 131 Robert Leckie 2 189 Natalie Feehan 1 15 Barry Power 1 73 Nola Kinneen 1 132 Julie O’Loughlin 1 190 Dianne Edmonds 1 16 Col Levison 1 (Forbes) 133 Alan De Lacy 1 191 Jenny Owen 1 17 Ken Edwards 2 74 Colleen Line 1 134 Gerry Smyth 1 192 Karen Green 1 18 John Whitehead 2 75 Mark Mcdermott 2 135 Diane Broad 2 193 Graham Adams 1 19 Heather Cambridge 1 76 Jim Smith 11 136 Niall Warren 4 194 Michelle Bower 1 20 Gary Mckeon 1 77 Kim Gardiner 2 137 Barry Demmler 2 195 Veronica Bardowski 2 21 Garry Maher 1 78 Graham Weaver 2 138 Murray Glaskin 10 196 Mark Saliba 4 22 Gary Bromley 1 79 Kelly Dixon 2 139 Bev Tillman 3 197 Kelly Driffield 1 23 Ron King 2 80 Bob Mcneven 1 140 Andrew Frayne 1 198 Bronwyn Whitehead 2 24 Phil Thomas 1 81 Peter Houwen 1 141 Shirley Cull 3 199 Marcus Hinchcliff 1 25 Marc Newman 1 82 Jason Diederich 3 142 Peter Bradford 3 200 Simon Martin 1 26 Peter Galvin 1 83 Graeme Rothnie 1 143 Grant Robinson 2 201 Lisa Kelaher 1 27 Nancy Warnock 6 84 Tom Clarke 6 144 Lisa Whitmore 1 202 Jason Linaker 2 28 Matthew Schneider 1 85 Tony Smith 2 145 Benjamin King 2 203 Jade Greenland 1 29 Peter Forbes 1 86 Kevin Holtom 1 146 Ray Dixon 1 204 Ryan Aviet 4 30 Debra Martyn 2 87 Emma Day 2 147 Daniel Soanes 10 205 Justin Cook 3 31 Carrol Wannell 9 88 Russell Ascott 1 148 Mark Mulvay 5 206 Craig Mcarthur 2 32 Mary-Anne Paton 24 89 Ross Abbott 2 149 David Harrison 2 207 Geoff Wilton 4 33 Shirley Thurston 1 90 V Kutraleeshwaran 3 150 Peter Farrell 1 208 Steve Raynes 7 34 Max Wannell 3 91 Greg Spicer 1 151 Tom Baddeley 1 209 Grant Julian 5 35 Margo Sudintas 2 92 Colin Mustoe 1 152 Andie Hewlett 1 210 Wesley Phillips 5 36 Ian Bower 1 93 Jeff Vidler 2 153 Miranda Liebmann 1 211 Hugh Wakefield 1 37 Tamara Bruce 10 94 Fiona Grieves 11 154 Patrick Keenan- 1 212 Peter Jelinek 2 38 Shelley Taylor-Smith 3 95 Rodney Veal 2 Smith 213 Philip Martin 2 39 Dieter Gebauer 2 96 1 155 Fiona Wilson 1 214 James Carroll 1 40 Wayne Spindler 1 97 Lynne Cooper 3 156 Al Marsh 1 215 Shelley Hatton 4 41 Guy Bailey 1 98 Michael Lindsay 1 157 Richard Whiting 1 216 Cliff Howkins 1 42 Graham Iddles 1 99 Carolyn Whiting 1 158 Adam Smith 1 217 James Wallace 2 43 Peter Symons 1 100 Andrew Martin 4 159 Bett Montgomery 8 218 David Pether 2 44 Adam Parker 2 101 Kim Burkett 1 160 Gabrielle Jolliffe 1 219 John Olsen 1 45 Garry Lyon 1 102 Brian Mcmahon 1 161 Graham Halton 1 220 Dominique Achour- 1 46 Murray Bridgland 1 103 Ed Hamel 1 162 Carol Lake 2 Fisher 47 Brian Kinneen 3 104 Trevor Pedler 1 163 Chris Shellabear 2 221 Colin Miller 1 48 Tony Williams 1 105 David Craig 10 164 Craig Kremerskothen 1 222 Phillip Maccormack 3 49 Raymond Carter 1 106 James Kennedy 1 165 Lindsay Mollison 2 223 Bob Myles 1 50 Bridget Mcarthur 1 107 Neil Shortte 1 166 George Foulsham 1 224 Peter Coyle 1 51 Ed Hoch 1 108 John Vergeer 4 167 Stephen Cresswell 1 225 Robert Kennedy 1 52 Gina Kerrich 1 109 Patricia Smith 1 168 Tracey Knowles 1 226 Mike Flower 1 53 Martin Bryant 1 110 Lisa Wolfinger 1 169 Craig Jones 5 227 John Guilfoyle 1 54 Tracy Altria 1 111 Chhavimadan 2 170 Madeleine Phillips 1 228 Penny Palfrey (Nee 9 Bond) 55 Julie Lloyd 2 112 Brian Parker 1 171 Francis Okely 3 (Johnston) 229 Glen Meggs 1 113 Stephen Toth 4 172 Hollyann Wigley 3 56 Brad Mccoy 1 230 Sarah Hennig 2 114 Martine Hennig 2 173 Andrew Stewart 1 57 Steve Cronan 3 231 Stu Fitch 1 115 Gary Claydon 11 174 Jenny Bradley 2

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232 Stephen Junk 16 291 Gary Semini 2 351 Phillip Gorey 1 411 Malcolm Yeates 1 233 Lynne Whittle 1 292 Jodi Crawford 4 352 John Rock 2 412 David Paganin 1 234 Mark Cockroft 5 293 Brad Hardingham 10 353 David Snedden 1 413 Mark Franks 1 235 Otto Kamenzin 1 294 Brent Thompson 1 354 Adrian Battley 1 414 Lloyd Flint 1 236 Stephen Twartz 1 295 Christina Trapp 5 355 Bradley A. Johnson 1 415 Simon Storry 1 237 Jeremy Allen 2 296 Alexandra Sare 1 356 Marissa Iddon 1 416 Daniel Hewitt 1 238 Rob Murphy 2 297 Rohan Hollick 8 357 Parris Watt 1 417 Jessica Walker 7 239 Michael Ledger 4 298 Peter Thompson 10 358 Nicola Greenhalgh 1 418 David Barnes 2 240 Cassie Robinson 5 299 Andrew Page 27 359 Damon Eastaugh 3 419 Katherine Bayley 1 241 Brett Chaloner 1 300 Melanie Webb 1 360 Mick Smith 1 420 Sally Bell 2 242 Brett Mottram 3 301 Gregory Medhurst 3 361 Sarah Bailey 1 421 Kate Howell 3 243 Sarah Dixon 1 302 Karl Spreckley 2 362 Stuart Pharaoh 1 422 Hiroko Hachinohe 1 244 Caryn Kiellor 1 303 Kaye Vallance 1 363 Andrew Litster 7 423 Sam Cockle 2 245 John Cooper 1 304 Matthew Strika 1 364 Norm Jarvis 1 424 Kate Milner 2 246 Nick Iles 1 305 John Muir 9 365 Stewart Wild 1 425 Kirsty Bradbeer 2 247 Chris Palfrey 9 306 Richard Godfrey 2 366 Greg Watkinson 1 426 James Karlson 1 248 Ingrid Spencer 1 307 Mitsuhiro Kishimoto 3 367 Kirsty Spalding 1 427 Steve Robinson 4 249 Mike Millard 1 308 Richard Kendall 1 368 Priya Cooper 1 428 Robert Binedell 1 250 Louise Riglin 2 309 Chris Davies (1) 2 369 Kai Dettbarn 1 429 Kate Lovatt 1 251 Shayne Clinch 1 310 Joe Hartmann 1 370 Mattias Nordstrom 8 430 Scott Yaxley 2 252 Brett Boys 1 311 Paul Beukelman 2 371 Peter Bardoel 3 431 Tony Zuvela 1 253 Lynette Bartley 1 312 David Pynt 1 372 Peter Steffanoni 1 432 Chad Schneider 2 (Dickson) 313 Jessica Mills 1 373 Timothy Buytels 1 433 Bruce Dewar 12 254 Samantha Tickner 1 314 Bryce Nicholson 3 374 Yasuo Naito 1 434 Chris Appel 1 255 Jim Stevenson 2 315 Peter Bradley 1 375 Adrian Hirsch 1 435 Keaton Mcgrath 1 256 Jodie Ricci 2 316 Helen Bray 1 376 Kieran Fitzgerald 1 436 Niamh Fitzgibbon 1 257 Andrew Bennett 2 317 Tina Harrison 1 377 Yvonne Merrill 2 437 Tom Ballantyne 1 258 Warren Hewett 1 318 Greg Young 3 378 Nicola Mcdonald 1 438 Leon Musca 11 259 Tom Esze 3 319 Peter Sapwell 1 379 Marcus Hornby 3 439 Masafumi Hoshi 5 260 Ben Patrick 1 320 Gary Robinson 1 380 Nina Dyke 1 440 Antony Mee 1 261 Kim Beardsell 1 321 Maurice Vaughan 1 381 Peter O’Connell 1 441 Cassie Lindsay 2 262 Ed Stucken 3 322 Stuart Coutts 1 382 Jayne Malone 1 442 Craig Heggaton 3 263 Jonathan Gregson 3 323 Warwick Archer 1 383 Steve Norregaard 5 443 Greg Marshall 1 264 Charles Richards 2 324 Jo Cussons 2 384 John Bell 1 444 Beth Bennett 1 265 Mark Pugsley 1 325 Geoff Baars 1 385 Craig Berry 4 445 Belinda Devenish 1 266 Matt Rutter 3 326 John Cook 2 386 Victor Mews 1 446 Brett Thompson 1 267 Chris Cook 1 327 Barrie Eves 1 387 Peter Mak 2 447 Clare Payne 1 268 Scott Jessop 1 328 Jan Dunstan 1 388 David Payne 2 448 Neil Davis-Raiss 1 269 Ron Edwards 1 329 John East 1 389 Pat Manning 1 449 Tim Lyons 2 270 Anthony Morgan 1 330 David Mcpherson 1 390 Gary Payne 2 450 Stuart Weston 2 271 Mark Crowther 4 331 Mark Wheatley 1 391 Scott Thompson 1 451 Michael Culley 2 272 Kenlin Mckenzie 1 332 Matt Jenkins 1 392 Michael Williams 1 452 Peter Jones 1 273 Jonathan Haines 7 333 Michael Stacey 1 393 Peter Bothe 1 453 John Townsend 1 274 Max Naismith 2 334 Rod Bonsack 1 394 Pat Nash 1 454 Teresa Wilkinson 1 275 Clyde England 1 335 Richard Hughes 1 395 Christian Lutz 1 455 Brendan Capel 1 276 Shane Murphy 1 336 Mike Codde 2 396 Ian Mckay 1 456 Scott Turner 2 277 Gavin Buckley 1 337 Ian Wallace 2 397 Bruce Stevenson 1 457 Karl Hennig 3 278 William Newitt 2 338 Tim Roberts 7 398 James Weston 1 458 Ron Morelli 3 279 Kim Rea 1 339 Colin White 1 399 Sean Kenwery 1 459 Rachael Williams 2 280 Tristan Todd 1 340 David Cooke 1 400 Leonie Webb 1 460 Steve Webb 3 281 Martin Kelly 1 341 Chris Davies (2) 1 401 Jason Ferris 2 461 Julie Greenhalgh 4 282 Sandra Smith 1 342 Jarrad Nederpelt 2 402 Dr P L Harrold 1 462 Russell Vitale 2 283 Michael Stewart 3 343 Jacob Church 2 403 Kathryn Murray 1 463 Jenny Schob 1 284 Wayne Cable 2 344 Melissa Benson 5 404 David Campbell 1 464 Kylie Elbourne 1 285 Tony Kriening 5 345 Trent Bowden 1 405 Colin Blobel 1 465 Keira Macfarlane 6 286 Craig Wallace 3 346 Kristina Jenkins 1 406 David Muir 1 466 Gary Couanis 1 287 Tim Hewitt 8 347 Peter Wood 1 407 Sue Oldham 10 467 Sean Green 6 288 Michael Ormsby 3 348 Ben Walker 9 408 Greg Mickle 2 468 Carol Mccarthy 1 289 Benjamin Hewitt 8 349 Nikita Barsby 3 409 Lauren Arndt 1 469 Cameron Murray 2 290 Glenn Eldon 1 350 Bruce Havilah 1 410 Nikki Mcelroy 1 470 John Watson 2 44 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 471 Matt Williamson 1 530 Scott Robinson 1 588 Michael Shortill 1 648 Haydn Jackson 1 472 Scarlet Reid 1 531 Sean Mcloughlin 1 589 Ethan Norris 2 649 Benjamin Bray 1 473 Jason Shaw 1 532 Conway Church 2 590 Rob Welborn 2 650 Robert Engelhard 1 474 Koos Van Rensburg 1 533 Michael Green 1 591 Stephen Pitcher 1 651 Jeremey Pethick 1 475 Geoff Davieson 1 534 Joanna Clucas 1 592 Aiden Hooper 1 652 Wesley Upfold 1 476 Mark Lawson 1 535 Joe Young 1 593 Robert Crawford 1 653 Edwina Coghlan 1 477 Justin Vivian 1 536 Lisa Taylor 1 594 Bevan Goodreid 3 654 Ben Mcguire 1 478 Milton Parry 1 537 Tim Mather 1 595 Paul Blackburne 1 655 Jonathan Hayward 1 479 Michelle Downs 1 538 Timothy Wise 1 596 Stephen Hicks 1 656 Heidi Butterworth 2 480 David Tydeman 1 539 Derek Ferrie 1 597 Vanessah Brown 1 657 Perry Short 1 481 David Devenish 1 540 Paul Grogan 1 598 Rory Toner 6 658 Melissa Cave 1 482 Eleanor Parsons 1 541 Joanne Kriel 1 599 Brendan Arundell 1 659 Trueman Faulkner 2 483 Linda Gilbert 1 542 Heather Adams 1 600 Kieran Bell 1 660 Ben Mccleery 1 484 Nick Wyatt 4 543 Jennifer Mcinnes 1 601 John White 1 661 Martin Palfrey 4 485 Anthony 1 544 Bruce Rainbow- 2 602 Darren Woolcott 1 662 John Davison 1 Kaczmarczyk Hudson 603 Leigh Sprlyan 1 663 Mark Morelli 4 486 Gerard Hurst 1 545 Max Watts 1 604 Kent Nelson 2 664 Julie Isbill 16 487 Bradley Angove 1 546 Andrew Duigan 3 605 Sada Rhelan 1 665 Tony Sedgman 1 488 Wayne Smit 1 547 John Martens-Shaw 1 606 Renee Dallimore 1 666 Chika Nishibor 1 489 Howard Roby 1 548 Jaime Bowler 7 607 Julian Mills 5 667 Liz Grant 1 490 Graeme Baillie 1 549 Todd Pearson 1 608 Sarah Forbes 1 668 Karen Gale 1 491 Kyle Holtzman 1 550 Tom Loh 1 609 Tom Cockle 1 669 Yasutoshi Odagiri 1 492 Charmain Frend 1 551 Craig Martin 1 610 Hamish Osborne 2 670 Darrin Strange 1 493 Brad Hancock 1 552 David Alston 2 611 Natalie Kirby 1 671 Maurice Dalla- 1 494 Geoff Bird 1 553 Warren Wild 1 612 Maree Hoban 1 Nogare 495 Andrew Longwill 1 554 Chad Edwards- 9 613 Ian Hardisty 1 672 David Mcmanus 3 Smith 496 Tim Burton 3 614 Shayne Silcox 1 673 Anthony Ryan 1 555 Clint Mcghie 1 497 Steve Rowe 1 615 Carlo Franchina 1 674 Gail Parsons 2 556 Alise Selsmark 1 498 Eloise Dortch 1 616 Dan Kennedy 3 675 Jay Stephenson 1 557 Mark Grooby 1 499 Bevan Warner 1 617 Naomi Edmunds 1 676 Mick Scott 1 558 Rose Mark 1 500 Louise Millard 1 618 James Back 2 677 Michael Kane 6 559 Mark Powell 1 501 Stephen Redbond 1 619 Damien Mahon 1 678 Ritchie Kirk 1 560 Bastiaan De Boer 6 502 Stephen Hills 1 620 Tim Rumac 1 679 Helen Walley 1 561 Steven Klugman 1 503 Megan Wise 2 621 Jason Boyce 1 680 Chelsea Robertson 1 562 Jude Allan 3 504 Stuart Francis 1 622 Jade Marklew 1 681 Paul Hawkins 1 563 Peter Bolton 1 505 David Wheatley 1 623 Des Mitchell 1 682 Wayne Morris 14 564 Dusty Evans 1 506 Peter Peeling 1 624 Faye Rogers 1 683 Patrick Hollingworth 5 565 Ric Ainley 1 507 Angela Moore 1 625 Keith Hickey 1 684 Peter Giddy 2 566 Tiffany Fraser-Gillard 5 508 Peter Martin 2 626 Scott Mcinnes 1 685 Marie-Therese 1 567 Martin Dolinschek 1 Hunter 509 Arron Robertson 4 627 Selwyn Jellie 6 568 Robert Boylen 2 686 Brent Bonadeo 1 510 Glenn Stephens 1 628 Tanya Petherbridge 1 569 Vanessa Trinder 1 687 Tanya Thaw 1 511 Tim Barton 1 629 Melinda Toogood 1 570 Chris Macquillan 6 688 Peter Garrity 1 512 Jeremy Brown 2 630 George Adams 1 571 Kelly Timms 1 689 Brett Mcintyre 1 513 John Brookes 1 631 Yoko Tsuya 1 572 Ross Galbrath 1 690 Suzzanne Laidlaw 1 514 Gina Stockwell 2 632 Mark Muhlmann 1 573 Juanita Spencer 1 691 Michael Schrick 1 515 Steve Parks 1 633 Graham Lake 1 574 Michael Mclellan 1 692 David Heldsinger 6 516 Richard Williams 6 634 Deke Zimmerman 1 575 Chris Roberts 2 693 Neville Knuckey 1 517 Martin Lynn 1 635 Andrew Moullin 1 576 Graeme Armstrong 1 694 John Drinkwater 2 518 Paul Quigg 1 636 Steve Cunningham 1 577 Michael Abdo 4 695 Brian Cook 10 519 Brendan Hickey 1 637 Mark Bush 1 578 Emma Russell 1 696 Gary Toogood 1 520 Henk Bruins 2 638 Toby Cocks 2 579 Todd Morcombe 2 697 Margaret Ernst 1 521 Paul Galvin 3 639 Travis Kell 2 580 Mark Dawson 1 698 Micheal Rueger 1 522 Ingrid Martin 1 640 Rory Pilgrim 3 581 Viki Shelver 1 699 Ray Steffanoni 2 523 Brett Thornett 1 641 Nancy Douglas 1 582 Patrick Verryn 4 700 Nick Newton 1 524 Monica Brown 1 642 Vikki Rhodes 1 583 Julian Smith 1 701 Sandra Teagle 1 525 Daniel Austin 1 643 Rachel Harris 1 584 Elena Nesci 1 702 Brian Perriam 2 526 Therese Harris 1 644 Karen Moffett 1 585 Andrew Hagen 1 703 Emmy Poulsen 2 527 Chris Thompson 1 645 Nick Unmack 2 586 Ryan Dhue 3 704 Tony Parbery 10 528 Madeleine Cox 1 646 Les Plane 1 587 Mark Gow 1 705 Terry O’Brien 1 529 Chris Perrott 1 647 Nicola Holmes 1 www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 45 Past Soloists Crossing No. • Name • No. of Crossings

706 Steve Evans 1 764 Michael Cave 1 821 Richard Atkins 1 881 Claire Martin 1 707 Pierre Chambel 1 765 Robert Buckle 1 822 Orin Mccluskey 1 882 Mitchell Gerritzen 2 708 Justin Mclarty 1 766 Damian Cox 1 823 Lynette Bradley 1 883 Shannon Carter 1 709 Lisa Delaurentis 13 767 Kingsley Bugarin 8 824 David Brown 1 884 Narelle Davey 1 710 Susan Johnston 5 Oam 825 Samantha Shields 1 885 Rosemary White 1 (Niven) 768 Lyndal Tudehope 2 826 Kendall Hammond 1 886 James Anderson 1 711 Alexandra Farrington 1 769 Alex Gregg 5 827 Paula Miller 1 887 Stefan Watson 1 712 Kim Tyler 1 770 Peter Tresise 1 828 Cherie Ebsworth 1 888 Jeremy Mcgrade 1 713 Nathalie Bond 2 771 Russell Lynton- 5 829 Bruce Hale 1 889 David Kent 2 Brown 714 Lynette Hewitt 6 830 Toshio Mochizuki 1 890 Jo-Anne Danne 1 772 Warren Andrews 2 715 John Edwards 11 831 Carroll Selwood 1 891 Nathan Linney 1 773 Jenni Lynne Tibbits 1 716 Steve Wilson 7 832 Grant Pitman 1 892 Alan Power 1 774 Ben Croudace 1 717 Trevor Beer 1 833 Rebekah Ashby 1 893 Stuart Baron-Hay 5 775 Zy Phillips 1 718 Sean Murray 1 834 Ben Higgins 1 894 Tom Shipsides 1 776 Rob Herkes 10 719 Neil Sutherland 1 835 James Goins 1 895 Gary Archer 1 777 Bart Boys 1 720 Brad Noble 6 836 Michael Kennedy 2 896 Michael Ketchen 1 778 Rowland Murray 2 721 Tony Fairweather 1 837 Kathryn Phillips 2 897 Justin Mann 1 779 Ross White 1 722 Dan Collins 1 838 Trevor Dennis 1 898 Jim Leighton 1 780 Cameron Lockley 1 723 Bruce Hegge 1 839 Mark Ward 1 899 Janine Moldowan 1 781 Leslie Thomas 1 724 Kevin Kelly 1 840 Deane Pieters 2 900 Peter Becker 1 782 Lucas Meaney 1 725 Michael Christie 7 841 Mat Tippett 1 901 Paul Crawford 1 783 Glenn Evans 1 726 Alan Penny 1 842 Grant Trew 4 902 Barry De Jong 1 784 Sarah Gallagher 1 727 George Walker 1 843 Kylee Muldoon 1 903 John Garland 1 785 David Barham 4 728 Dave Reynolds 1 844 Paul Newsome 4 904 Ryan Seton 1 786 Hedley Skehan 1 729 Andrew Mitchell 6 845 Kirsty Bowlay 1 905 Jon Turner 10 787 Malcolm Fraser 1 730 Wendy Smith 1 846 Michael Renford 1 906 Richard Milloy 1 788 Karen Heagney 1 731 Ram Barkai 1 847 Ceinwen Williams 8 907 Arie Dielsen 1 789 Bradley Campbell 1 732 Ryan Stamrood 1 848 Stephen Kernutt 1 908 Gary Emich 1 790 Sean Whitehill 1 733 Anthony Sellmeyer 2 849 Chris Winby 1 909 Sharon Mascall-Dare 1 791 Trent Jones 1 734 Melanie Gow 1 850 Brad Krokosz 1 910 Matt Greenwood 4 792 Jason Snell 3 735 Gary Austin 1 851 Linda Spencer 1 911 Vynka Malone 1 793 Jaymn Cary 4 736 Allison Hass 7 852 Brett Jackson 1 912 Scott Richardson 1 794 Julie Kerr 1 737 Nancy Clarke 1 853 Mark Lewis 6 913 Nadine Szokolai 1 795 Jill Woodworth 1 738 Marcus Lewenhoff- 3 854 Sean Carter 1 914 Ian Donaldson 1 Jones 796 Simon High 2 855 Warwick Maxted 2 915 Jennifer Hurley 5 739 David Cox 2 797 Michael Brain 1 856 Rowena Kendall 2 916 Tania De Abreu 1 740 Mark Scanlon 5 798 Jonathan Papalia 1 857 Cameron Spittle 2 917 Vance Bryan 3 741 Anna Forgione 3 799 Andrea Cicholas 1 858 Daniel Boardman 1 918 Paul Downie 3 742 Ryan Bowater 1 800 Brett Mccarthy 1 859 Claire Ware 3 919 Timothy Donovan 1 743 Craig Pasch 4 801 Derek Sexton 3 860 Emily Chetwin 1 920 Sylvain Guillaume 1 744 Nicolas Cuthbert 1 802 Felicity Smith 1 861 Sophie Johnston 1 921 Dean Mccarthy 1 745 Geoff Wilson 11 803 Mark Henry 1 862 Craig Dewar 2 922 John Conroy 1 746 Reyn Bennell 1 804 Stuart Warman 1 863 Laurent Velay 1 923 Daniel Blakemore 1 747 Mark Stewart 1 805 Ross Lambert 1 864 Lupco Talevski 5 924 Sally Painter 1 748 Michael Magazanik 3 806 Kevin Cassidy 2 865 Steve Cuzens 1 925 Phil Lansell 1 749 Brittany Russell 2 807 Henry Hickling 1 866 Alana Cooper 2 926 Bradley Wibrow 1 750 Ian Harrison 1 808 Ryan James 2 867 Andrew Gosling 8 927 Loreta Murphy 2 751 Kerry White 3 809 Byron Winburn- 1 868 James Mansfield 2 928 Christine Roberts 1 752 Jason Roberts 1 Clarke 869 Antony Leaversuch 1 929 Angus Netting 1 753 John Rear 1 810 Amanda Smith 1 870 Andrew Hunt 17 930 Paul Lindquist 1 754 John Baranoff 1 811 Andrea Butler 1 871 Adam Tyler 1 931 Craig Rodin 1 755 Sandra Tanz 1 812 Don Crellin 3 872 Kyle Hodson 1 932 Oliver Wilkinson 2 756 Jeremy Mulcahy 3 813 Peter Neesham 1 873 Trent Mellier 1 933 Louise Stevenson 2 757 Jan Doedens 1 814 David Oliver 2 874 Chris Bacchus 1 934 Caris Dempster 1 758 Judy Young 2 815 Simon Morgan 1 875 Emma Bennett 1 935 Cameron Sudintas 2 759 Craig Doyle 1 816 Richard Leetham 1 876 Amanda Lee 1 936 Luke Bongiascia 1 760 Kyle Smith 1 817 Fraser Mcguffin 1 877 Paul Neesham 1 937 Lucy Johnston 1 761 Reginald Boston 2 818 Janet Stephenson 1 878 Chantel Kent 1 938 Chris Pass 2 762 Peter Jensen 1 819 Shane Kelly 1 879 Anthony Dermer 1 939 Chloe Itzein 1 763 Heather Whitehead 2 820 Damon Mcdonald 1 880 Shane Ashworth 1 940 Paul Vivers 1 46 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 941 Kieron Palframan 1 1000 David Waldock 1 1060 Rebecca Smith 6 1119 David Reeve 1 942 Rhys Bradley 1 1001 William Mckenzie 2 1061 Nicole Hodgson 2 1120 Andrew Vidler 2 943 Sam Mclennan 1 1002 Nicola Davidson 2 1062 Simon Bedbrook 2 1121 David Bremer 1 944 Travis Chromiak 1 1003 Kate Mason 1 1063 Kevin Roberts 1 1122 Peter Thompson (2) 1 945 Charlotte O’Beirne 2 1004 Cavan Rotham 1 1064 Victoria Gorman 3 1123 Michael Mcleod 1 946 Rowan Webb 7 1005 Richard Hayes 1 1065 Lawrence Felgate 1 1124 Craig Phillis 1 947 Tanya Green 1 1006 Dave Cooley 1 1066 Mark Pressley 1 1125 Alison Braid 1 948 Jeremy Brooke- 4 1007 Paul Gill 1 1067 Stuart Johnson 1 1126 Lloyd Clarke 1 Smith 1008 Jason Gilligan 1 1068 Rory Thomson 1 1127 Gary Bradley 1 949 Darren Jones 1 1009 Benjamin North 1 1069 Carl Barrett 3 1128 Quintin Hughes 2 950 Adam Pond 1 1010 Andrew Stocks 1 1070 Dene Steinberg 1 1129 Dan Barber 1 951 Marcel Weijers 2 1011 Greg Hancock 5 1071 Andrew Lane 1 1130 Penelope Northcott 1 952 Sofie Frichot 1 1012 El Prendergast 2 1072 Damon Kendrick 1 1131 Katrina Sykes 2 953 Scott Miers 5 1013 Katie Masters 1 1073 Brett Edelman 1 1132 Geoff Evans 1 954 Stewart Collingwood 1 1014 Adam Wellisch 1 1074 Dougal Hunt 1 1133 Joanne Shaw 1 955 John Meagher 1 1015 Troy Lathwell 7 1075 Finnian Mark 1 1134 Sacha Fulton 2 956 Karl Paganin 1 1016 Will Keall 1 1076 Lawrence Stubbs 2 1135 Jarrad Lawford 1 957 Rod Manson 2 1017 Hannah Mckerchar 2 1077 Luke Romandi 1 1136 Jackson Carmine 1 958 Anna Torok 1 1018 Aaron Turner 1 1078 Bryn Bisschops 1 1137 David Locke 1 959 Rob Lim 1 1019 Nigel Brand 3 1079 James Julian 5 1138 Stuart Louth 1 960 Matt Oakley 1 1020 Lester Mulder 2 1080 Jasmin Dillon 2 1139 Lochie Hinds 1 961 Peter Broun 1 1021 David Shaw 1 1081 Matthew Clark- 1 1140 Nathan Henderson 1 962 Andrew Keegan 2 1022 Mark Miolin 1 Massera 1141 Stuart Braine 3 963 Rodney Mullineux 1 1023 Barry Ashwin 1 1082 Guy Moar 1 1142 Chloe Mccardel 1 964 Philip Tyrell 2 1024 Ben Lucas 2 1083 Phillippa Simpkins 1 1143 Mike Brown 1 965 Yvonne Mutton 1 1025 Pam Gunn 1 1084 Alan Prodger 1 1144 Ross Davis 4 966 Mark Sleight 1 1026 Lauren Goodreid 1 1085 Karl Heiden 3 1145 Andrew Roberts 3 967 Suzanne Narbey 3 1027 Nerida Schmidt 1 1086 Wayne Dohmen 1 1146 Jeremy Doney 1 968 Jennifer Mickle 1 1028 Angus Macfadyen 1 1087 Fleur Creeper 1 1147 Justin Hanby 7 969 Deane Barker 6 1029 Mark Quigg 2 1088 Jon Jessop 1 1148 Andrea Murphy 2 970 Helen White 2 1030 Craig Quigg 1 1089 Phil Gleeson 1 1149 Aaron Maxwell 3 971 Julien Flack 1 1031 Steven Wright 1 1090 Robbie Thomas 1 1150 Matt Affleck 1 972 Blair De Morton 1 1032 Vaughn Bisschops 2 1091 Rob Van Selm 1 1151 Ned Denison 1 973 Lucas Tucker 1 1033 David Robinson 1 1092 Sharon Shepherd 1 1152 Rob Mcmanus 2 974 Toby Jones 1 1034 Motti Lewis 1 1093 Perry Molendijk 4 1153 Warren Milward 1 975 Steve Wearn 1 1035 Lucy Stuart 1 1094 Victoria Cox 1 1154 Erica Price 1 976 Jamie Veitch 1 1036 Nazli Gwynn 2 1095 Ross Haywood 1 1155 Kara Wright 1 977 Oliver Mills 6 1037 Tonya Vander Loop 1 1096 John Raczkowski 1 1156 Naomi Watters 7 978 Jasper Thornycroft 1 1038 Ralph Mcmanis 1 1097 Paul Wallwork 1 1157 Tim Quinlan 1 979 Kevin Johnston 1 1039 Brett Templeton 1 1098 David Trotter 2 1158 Kirsty Thomson 1 980 Makoto Asami 1 1040 Ali Noble 1 1099 Claire Badenhorst 1 1159 David Maggs 3 981 Ben Naismith 1 1041 Geraldin Pedersen 1 1100 Mark Paramor 1 1160 Chris Reeve 4 982 Milko Van Gool 2 1042 Paul Blackbeard 4 1101 Holly Child 3 1161 Mark Williamson 3 983 Jim Mcguire 1 1043 Stephane Dellac 1 1102 David Hardie 1 1162 Melinda Brown 1 984 Justine Murphy 1 1044 James Mactaggart 1 1103 Natasha Fraser 2 1163 Gary Roberts 1 985 Bernard Sellmeyer 1 1045 Brendan Mcnally 2 1104 Mark Machin 1 1164 Jessica Palmer 1 986 Trevor Van Aurich 3 1046 Troy Marinich 1 1105 Steve Pashby 1 1165 Damien Scales 2 987 Roger Finch 2 1047 Adam Mullens 1 1106 Michael Lyddiard 1 1166 Chris Palandri 3 988 Joseph Reid 1 1048 Ash Saunders 1 1107 Charles Biddle 1 1167 Jessica Barclay 1 989 Duncan Adams 1 1049 Shelley Clark 1 1108 Elliott Rowton 1 1168 Jon Mcardell 4 990 Lane Hams 1 1050 Justin Wallace 1 1109 Kieran Mcroberts 1 1169 Kaine James 1 991 Simon Whitfield 1 1051 Stuart Moran 4 1110 Tim Stokes 1 1170 Garth Civil 2 992 Robert Wallwork 1 1052 Dori Miller 1 1111 Samara Rogers 2 1171 Jonathan Brown 1 993 Myles Wilson 1 1053 Mark Kay 1 1112 Pat Coleman 1 1172 Steve Nicholson 1 994 Jan Mcgowan 1 1054 Rachel Duczynski 8 1113 Justin Tidbury 1 1173 Aaron Smith 4 995 Mike Hodge 1 1055 Graham Croft 1 1114 Richard Hart 1 1174 Chris Blane 1 996 Craig Saunders 1 1056 Bruce Kershaw 1 1115 Pierra Rogers 1 1175 Wayne Arthur 1 997 David Lowry 1 1057 Shaun Jessop 2 1116 Raymond Ward 2 1176 John Neesham 1 998 Jane Tranberg 1 1058 Marcus Donato 2 1117 Chris Swallow 1 1177 Scott Edwards 1 999 David Fairclough 2 1059 Julie Hardt 1 1118 Chris Balde 1 1178 Alex Harwood 1 www.rottnestchannelswim.com.au 47 Past Soloists Crossing No. • Name • No. of Crossings

1179 Mike Wren 1 1239 Dean Upton 1 1299 Brad Ravenscroft 2 1358 Joshua Randall 1 1180 Trent Eggeling 1 1240 Phil Wild 1 1300 Dion Hatton 1 1359 Robert Nash 1 1181 Glenn Morrison 1 1241 Cindy Mckellar 1 1301 Jaye Reynolds 1 1360 Simon Staines 2 1182 Elise Welch 1 1242 Chris Anderson 4 1302 David Pollack 1 1361 Rob Taylor 1 1183 Justin Horgan 1 1243 Lorraine Driscoll 3 1303 Gary Brickley 1 1362 Kym Low 1 1184 Ronan Mcglue 1 1244 Leanne Markey 2 1304 Christian Halliley 1 1363 Elaine Broome 1 1185 Tamera Lang 1 1245 Ben Hutt 1 1305 Emma Brunning 1 1364 Geoffrey Ivanac 2 1186 Steve Taylor 1 1246 Stephen Ranford 1 1306 Gary Steenkamp 1 1365 Matthew Rowan 1 1187 Vicki Coverley 1 1247 Peter Gibbons 1 1307 Ian Mcleod 1 1366 Luke Dillon 4 1188 Alistair Newmarch 1 1248 Linda Ashmore 1 1308 Jeremy Povey 2 1367 Spencer Keen 1 1189 Owen Kiely 1 1249 Kim Annear 2 1309 David Frizzell 1 1368 Gregory Lecrevisse 2 1190 Damon Brown 5 1250 Laurie Levy 2 1310 Jason Houghton 2 1369 Lisa Hussey 1 1191 Duncan Jacob 2 1251 Steve Payne 6 1311 Julia Mansfield 2 1370 David Robins 1 1192 Fletcher Barr 9 1252 Paul Garwood 2 1312 Michael Hanisch 4 1371 Tyson Lee 4 1193 John Bryan 1 1253 Narciso Astone 1 1313 Tracey Shaw 2 1372 Rob Franklyn 2 1194 Kirsty Sterle 5 1254 Stuart Gicquel 1 1314 Bryan Williams 2 1373 Mark Robson 5 1195 Michael Japp 1 1255 Brendan Maher 2 1315 Tracy Carroll 1 1375 Jeannette Rein 4 1196 Jeremy Nyman 1 1256 Akinobu Hirayama 1 1316 Jane Solomon 1 1376 Amy Hyatt 1 1197 Howard Carter 1 1257 Ben Searcy 2 1317 Paul Riethmuller 1 1377 Graham Nash 1 1198 Dennis O’Regan 1 1258 Meirion Powell 1 1318 Amy Hooper 1 1378 Simon Davison 1 1199 Gabrielle Goddard 1 1259 Samuel Medway 1 1319 Stephen Donohue 1 1379 Ashley Chaplyn 1 1200 David Fraser 1 1260 Susanjane Morison 1 1320 Samantha Poulsen 1 1380 Peter Rash 1 1201 Guy Watson 2 1261 Sharni Wilkes 1 1321 Rosemary 3 1381 Marlene Anderson 2 1202 Andrew Winning 1 1262 Tony Higgs 1 O’Halloran 1382 Martine Hinds 1 1203 Andrew Tebbutt 3 1263 Cadell Buss 1 1322 Jack Grabowski 1 1383 David Conners 1 1204 Robert Vollprecht 5 1264 Simon Hill 1 1323 Andrew Dunsdon 1 1384 Nick Jones 1 1205 Kat Malarska 1 1265 Daniel Taborsky 1 1324 Cae Tolman 3 1385 Sean Webb 1 1206 Marty Filipowski 4 1266 Adrian Lynch 1 1325 Shannon Welk 1 1386 Peter Blackley 1 1207 John Matthews 7 1267 Jim Mcneilly 1 1326 Darren Tootell 1 1387 Nicole Quigg 1 1208 Matt Wright 2 1268 Amol Adhav 1 1327 Chris Reed 1 1388 Colm Stanley 1 1209 Jeff Booth 4 1269 Iain Melhuish 1 1328 Malcolm Sligo 2 1389 Christine Hall 1 1210 Jess Bunford 1 1270 Michael Swaddle 2 1329 John Cordin 2 1390 Michael Heldsinger 1 1211 David Oakley 2 1271 Greg Shein 1 1330 Peter Dolnik 2 1391 Paul Laver 1 1212 Lester Gollan 4 1272 Elizabeth Bellis 2 1331 Marc Radatt 1 1392 Benjamin Konschak 1 1213 Tony Maley 2 1273 Ben Mackinnon 2 1332 Michael Leith 2 1393 Matt Fernandez 3 1214 Harald Gatenby 1 1274 Stephen Hughes 2 1333 Chantel Delaney 1 1394 Tom Webber 1 1215 Robert Buetler 2 1275 Zoe Whitfield 3 1334 Michael Teys 2 1395 Thorsten Trupke 1 1216 Ross Home 1 1276 Tara Diversi 1 1335 Salvatore Cimmino 1 1396 Tessa Garside 1 1217 Sefton Upton 1 1277 Brad Headling 3 1336 Natalie Mews 2 1397 Nicholas Debomford 2 1218 Louise O’Halloran 1 1278 Duncan Mclean 1 1337 Mark Coulton 1 1398 Warren Keegan 1 1219 Paul Hoffman 2 1279 Malcolm Fisher 1 1338 Christie Leet 1 1399 Jason Papps 1 1220 Joe Bennett 6 1280 Ian Gordon 8 1339 Jarrod Hawkes 1 1400 Troy Santen 1 1221 David Scott 1 1281 Mathew Lyons 2 1340 Owen Price 1 1401 Stuart Reside 1 1222 Thomas Casavant 1 1282 Talbot Henry 1 1341 Darren Bond 1 1402 Michael Martin 1 1223 Alison Thompson 1 1283 Georgina Kovacs 2 1342 Adrienne Holt 1 1403 Kate Scanlon 5 1224 Kieta Philp 2 1284 Colleen Mallon 1 1343 Harry Commins 1 1404 Guy Davis 3 1225 John Scott 1 1285 Anthony Rooke 2 1344 Tatum Adnams 1 1405 Thomas Hill 1 1226 Joanne Horrex 1 1286 Bob Tarr 8 1345 Olimpia Cullity 1 1406 Lisandra De 4 1227 Timothy Lefroy 1 1287 Jodie Harwood 1 1346 Marcus Mcdonald 1 Carvalho 1228 Rose Levien 1 1288 Adam Cook 1 1347 Sarah Evans 1 1407 Daniel Loughnan 1 1229 Joshua Aylett 1 1289 Simon Olliver 1 1348 David Morgan 2 1408 Tim Kuruckchi 2 1230 Grant Lewis 4 1290 Phil Corrick 1 1349 Glen Atkins 2 1409 Megan Gallagher 1 1231 Bill Moody 1 1291 Brenton Jenke 1 1350 Brenda Evans 1 1410 Michael Mcphee 3 1232 Aaron Williams 1 1292 Anne Pleash 4 1351 Rachael Elkaim 5 1411 Jason Bradley 1 1233 Chandler Comerford 2 1293 Sean Moran 1 1352 Tim Gibbons 1 1412 Sabine 1 Homrighausen 1234 Bobby Murdoch 1 1294 Nathan Lude 1 1353 Amanda Nitschke 3 1413 Nicola Hamilton 4 1235 Brendon Smyth 1 1295 Mike Gregory 6 1354 Simon Rusiti 2 1414 Scott Green 2 1236 Brad Mitchell 1 1296 Denita Slatter 2 1355 Brett Pearson 1 1415 Helen Gibbs 1 1237 Penny Oxby 1 1297 Stuart Dacomb 1 1356 Heather Bolton 1 1416 Mark Thomson 1 1238 Titus Galsworthy 2 1298 Paul Luscombe 2 1357 Claire Morrison 1 48 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 1417 Matthew Langsford 1 1476 Dean Summers 3 1535 Irene Keel 1 1593 Mark Murphy 4 1418 Kaidee Arnold 2 1477 Megan Surrette 2 1536 Martin Vavrek 1 1594 Michael Ioannou 1 1419 Ryan Brown 1 1478 Samuel Dell 1 1537 Clive Cass 1 1595 Thomas Pine 1 1420 Heather Snowdon 5 1479 David Noort 1 1538 Darren Cooper 1 1596 Lindsay Dodd 2 1421 Michael Prendiville 4 1480 Kane Orr 2 1539 Bruce Anderson 1 1597 Spencer Roberts 1 1422 Vicki Baroni 1 1481 Hamish Mcintosh 2 1540 Di Twigg 2 1598 Meegan Hoare 1 1423 Adam Zeller 1 1482 Rochelle Haynes 3 1541 Kyle Main 1 1599 Jillian Walker 2 1424 Clancy Neesham 1 1483 Sharon Kilvington 1 1542 Kane Radford 1 1600 Paul Curtin 1 1425 Mischee Mardardy 1 1484 Dean O’Brien 1 1543 Bradley Smith 6 1601 Lauren Jones 1 1426 Sam Cordin 2 1485 Peter Thomas 1 1544 Gareth Evans 3 1602 Nathan Linehan 3 1427 Georgie Harwood 2 1486 Peter Dunne 5 1545 Grace Van Der Byl 1 1603 Ashlyn Frazer 1 1428 Latif Ahmad 1 1487 Kylie Thomas 3 1546 Lachlan Tassell 2 1604 Chris Williams 1 1429 Clair Maguire 1 1488 Erica Aviet 3 1547 Alexander Coombes 1 1605 Aaron Foster 1 1430 Dom Foster 4 1489 Paul Isaachsen 2 1548 Sigrid De Vries 1 1606 Mark Mcphee 1 1431 Nicole Hampton 1 1490 Jack Finegan 1 1549 Elizabeth Schlicher 1 1607 Richard Macartney 1 1432 Eric Devlin 1 1491 Michael Weiner 1 1550 Harrison Garland 2 1608 Jacques Tuset 1 1433 Matt Arcy 1 1492 Maryanne Heffernan 1 1551 Caitlyn James 3 1609 Roy Mcgregor 1 1434 Julie Astley 1 1493 Christopher 1 1552 Marc Kendall 1 1610 David O’Dowling 1 1435 Ben Ness 1 Mcanneny 1553 James Lewin 1 1611 Matt Lambert 1 1436 Glenn Sutton 1 1494 Scott Henderson 4 1554 Andrew Grimshaw 1 1612 Dave Good 2 1437 Alex Shoebridge 1 1495 Julieanne Goode 2 1555 Brad Mexon 1 1613 Richard O’Dowling 1 1438 Patrick Henning 1 1496 John Caporn 1 1556 Stephanie Gaudin 2 1614 Mark Sowerby 1 1439 Brad Hitchcock 2 1497 Rohan Priestly 1 1557 Byron Newbold 1 1615 Thomas Kennedy 1 1440 Sari Galsworthy 1 1498 David A Craig 1 1558 Jeremy Webster 1 1616 Stephen Strachan 2 1441 Eric Duigan 2 1499 Bryce Croll 1 1559 Katherine Loughnan 1 1617 Anthony Collier 1 1442 Mark Prendiville 5 1500 Alex Laurens 1 1560 Jerome Couture 1 1618 Joshua Lynn 1 1443 Angela Spence 1 1501 Lucille Orro 2 1561 Rohan Davis 1 1619 Roland Jones 2 1444 Rex Rowles 1 1502 Linda Coventry 1 1562 Kieren Jon 3 1620 Lex Robertson 2 1445 Patrick Beck 1 1503 Lisa Cummins 1 Lawrenson 1621 Alan Tietzel 5 1446 Neil Fletcher 1 1504 Duncan Cleary 1 1563 Adam Salter 3 1622 Colleen Taylor 1 1447 Takamasa Kojima 1 1505 Zoe Gamble 1 1564 Briohny Smith 2 1623 Libby Storm 2 1448 James Ingle-Olson 1 1506 Liz Bettridge 1 1565 Zachary Pearson 1 1624 Sarah Koen 1 1449 Matthew George 3 1507 John Fuller 1 1566 Marcus Humphreys 3 1625 James Condon 1 1450 Mitch Badge 1 1508 Julie-Anne Elkins 1 1567 Renee Waller 2 1626 Adam O’Byrne 1 1451 Warren Salamone 1 1509 Conrad Johnston 1 1568 Michael Riddle 2 1627 Shao Wu 1 1452 Robert Dillon 1 1510 Anthony Bovell 1 1569 Rosie Wood 2 1628 Shannon Miller 1 1453 Erica Thomas 2 1511 Roman Zaika 1 1570 Shelley Barnes 1 1629 Erin Spooner 1 1454 Steve Anstee 1 1512 Paul Miller 6 1571 Justin Lang 2 1630 Zac Vinten 1 1455 Hidesumi Kaneko 1 1513 Tim Simpson 1 1572 Sam Devine 1 1631 Troy Stewart 1 1456 Jane Chambers 1 1514 Marie-Elise Bullock 2 1573 Jack Castellarin 1 1632 Amanda Brown 1 1457 Barry Feyder 1 1515 Sarah Althorpe 2 1574 David Ulbrick 1 1633 Terri Mcfarland 1 1458 Pip Gillman 1 1516 Tim Currie 1 1575 Tom Palmer 2 1634 Roger Simpson 1 1459 Ingilby Dickson 1 1517 Joseph Graville 1 1576 Andy Muller 2 1635 David Sainsbury 1 1460 Adam Culley 1 1518 Peta Batorfi 1 1577 Thomas Stewart 1 1636 Jessica Nichols 2 1461 Rebekah Shand 1 1519 Tyron Scott 1 1578 Simon Hunt 2 1637 Andrew Spokes 1 1462 Phil Russell 1 1520 Kathryn Batchelor 1 1579 Renee Wood 1 1638 Lisl Mcguire 1 1463 Jamie Cobill 2 1521 Jackie Gardiner 1 1580 Giacomo (Jack) 2 1639 Christopher 1 Lucivero 1464 Erica Horn 1 1522 Annette Regan 1 Neesham 1581 Mark Jackson 2 1465 Michael 1 1523 Kaylene Bozich 1 1640 Brett Glaskin 1 Charlesworth 1524 Andrew Stevens 4 1582 Samuel Smoothy 5 1641 Martin Smoothy 5 1466 Kirk Langley 1 1525 Daniel Curtis 1 1583 Sabrina Ellis 1 1642 Justin Harris 1 1467 Winn Kennington 1 1526 Sara Ballard 1 1584 Delia Troy 2 1643 Harrison Shaw 1 1468 Deke Markwell 1 1527 Clairly Lance 1 1585 Christian Stanes 2 1644 Peter Klauz 7 1469 Katy Welch 2 1528 Suzie Tonich 1 1586 Stacey Legrange 1 1645 Andrew Steer 2 1470 Myles Kennington 1 1529 Tim Silbert 1 1587 Vladimir Mravec 1 1646 Shane Cartwright 1 1471 Thomas Nicholls 1 1530 Ruth Turnbull 1 1588 Angus Firth 1 1647 Fiona Carroll 1 1472 Gavin Crisp 3 1531 Chris Barker 1 1589 Brett Crabb 1 1648 Jeremy Mcclure 7 1473 Sally Scaffidi 1 1532 Angelica De Vries 1 1590 Peter Unwin 1 1649 David Fowler 1 1474 Peter Traeger 1 1533 Robert Rose 1 1591 Emily Miers 4 1650 Dianna Ingram 1 1475 Trent Harding 1 1534 Sally Catt 2 1592 Mike Cochrane 1 1651 Sara Whitelaw 1

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1652 Christopher 1 1709 Michael Miller 1 1767 Steve Hancock 1 1827 Colin Plant 1 Shapland 1710 Tahlia Jensen 1 1768 Robin Lang 1 1828 Royston Colam 1 1653 Alexis Michelides 2 1711 Samuel Harlick 2 1769 Bryn Edwards 1 1829 Caitlin Arcus 1 1654 Benoit Hueber 1 1712 Vincent Kennard- 1 1770 Kimberly Hill 1 1830 Liz Beal 1 1655 Fiona Wilkie 1 Davis 1771 Benjamin Tapley 1 1831 Dale Allen 1 1656 Liam Shalders 1 1713 Gordon Jones 1 1772 Jackson Meaney 1 1832 Mitchell Warner 1 1657 Bronwyn Fricke 1 1714 Jayde Halvorson 1 1773 Trent Hunt 1 1833 David Murphy 1 1658 Ross Richardson 1 1715 Ben Martin 1 1774 Alistair Stolz 1 1834 Jared Schelfhout 1 1659 Kyle Bradley 1 1716 Dylan Martin-Rose 1 1775 Melanie Hill 1 1835 Alastair Duckett 1 1660 Victoria Thorpe 1 1717 Ross Robertson 1 1776 Jane Gordon 2 1836 Alan Keenleside 1 1661 Bernard 1 1718 Davis Verboon 1 1777 Stuart Whitney 1 1837 Crispin Thorold 1 Schortinghuis 1719 Andy Garswood 1 1778 Steve Whibley 1 1838 Shaun Harrison 1 1662 Louise Fisher 1 1720 Sabrina Seitz 3 1779 Paul Keppel 1 1839 Jose De Charmoy 1 1663 Guillaume Pougnet 1 1721 Annika Lydiate 2 1780 Ian Phillipps 1 1840 Richard Kelso-Marsh 1 1664 Bronwen Puleston- 1 1722 Michel Saad 1 Jones 1781 David Sharp 1 1841 Chris Watson 1 1723 Kathleen Hammond 1 1665 Anna Cox 2 1782 Steve Ledger 1 1842 Darren Minehan 1 1724 Dean Kerns 2 1666 Ben Humphreys 3 1783 Katherine Shone 1 1843 Ruairi Mac A Bhaird 1 1725 Joel Mullins 1 1667 Jim Macmillan 2 1784 John Sullivan 2 1844 Susan Gaudet 1 1726 Jesper Jensen 1 1668 Kiri Nothdurft 1 1785 Matthew Robson 1 1845 Michaela Jackson 1 1727 Lauren Walton 1 1669 Bridgette Hobart 1 1786 Kevin Stevens 1 1846 Denise Clarke 2 1728 Louise Willdridge 1 1670 Andrew Northover 2 1787 Tom Bahen 1 1847 Kim Warr 1 1729 Scott Collison 1 1671 James Smyth 1 1788 Anthony Hawley 2 1848 Nola Banasik 1 1730 Cameron Robertson 1 1672 Rachel Loughlin 1 1789 Paige Chambel 1 1849 Julian Critchlow 1 1731 Patrick Mohr 1 1673 Emily O’Connell 1 1790 Kristin Marvin 1 1850 David Rowe 1 1732 Daniel Martain 1 1674 Rebecca Yip 2 1791 Taylor Grant 1 1851 Andrew Bell 1 1733 Vaughan Davies 2 1675 Adam Deacon 1 1792 Grant Dewar 1 1852 Jodie Carlyon 1 1734 Simon Hazeldine 1 1676 Barry Cook 1 1793 Lynton Mortensen 4 1853 Andrea Dixon 1 1735 Amy Hancock 1 1677 Nick Mccouat 1 1794 Josh Wilson 1 1854 Hayley Richards 1 1736 Ryan Armstrong 2 1678 Kenny Mcgonnell 1 1795 Matthew Bannister 1 1855 Andy Senior 1 1737 Thomas Lee 1 1679 Grant Callaghan 1 1796 Andrew Maslen 1 1856 Leigh Newman 5 1738 Simon Erickson 1 1680 Sheridan Lister 3 1797 Marc Thuijs 1 1857 Brian Shaddick 1 1739 Santo Algeri 1 1681 Tess Fisher 1 1798 Rob Blok 1 1858 Sian Williams 1 1740 Anton Colev 1 1682 Adam Wheeler 1 1799 Esther Smoothy 2 1859 Lucy Gibson 1 1741 Louis Bray 1 1683 Serena Wells 6 1800 Simon Pascoe 1 1860 Stephen O’Keefe 1 1742 John Chipponeri 1 1684 Olivia Williams 2 1801 Kate Mclennan 1 1861 Jonathan Timms 1 1743 Rob Hart 1 1685 Annkathrin 1 1802 Jarryd Morton 1 1862 Rowena Burch 1 Franzmann 1744 Peter Trend 1 1803 Michael Oberholzer 1 1863 Alana Dennis 2 1686 Colin Brodie 3 1745 Jon Hart 2 1804 Charlene Gale 1 1864 Patrick Prendiville 1 1687 Michael Quenby 1 1746 Hannah Rice 1 1805 Sam Prodonovich 1 1865 Jon Harrison 1 1688 Luke Bettesworth 1 1747 Maggie Earl 1 1806 Kristy Mcintyre 1 1866 Miecha Bradshaw 1 1689 Bill Holloway 1 1748 Mark Mallinson 1 1807 David Hewitt 1 1867 Hannah Mae Brown 1 1690 Kylie Davis 1 1749 Chloe Escott 1 1808 Ben Carpenter 2 1868 Michael Berry 2 1691 Campbell Brown 1 1750 Mark Lenaarts 1 1809 Mark Crampton 1 1869 Lee Philips 1 1692 Craig Murphy 1 1751 Lisa Harding 2 1810 Janelle Rock 1 1870 Fynn Evans-Ocharen 1 1693 Cathy Snowdon 1 1752 Elizabeth O’Brien 1 1811 Nicholas Muir 1 1871 Luke Smoothy 3 1694 Penelope Ling 1 1753 Col Dutton 1 1812 Andrew Raiter 1 1872 Jarrod Poort 2 1695 Andre Bartels 1 1754 Joey Rawson 1 1813 Graeme Johnston 1 1873 Solomon Wright 2 1696 Marjan Stolte 1 1755 Abby Valentine 1 1814 Kane Cresswell 1 1874 Ryan Duell 1 1697 Peter Hendriks 2 1756 Hannah Macdonald 1 1815 Damian Fasher 2 1875 Will Gurr 2 1698 Rebecca Lanin 1 1757 Brittany Parker 2 1816 Erinn Campbell 2 1876 Trent Grimsey 1 1699 Ben Freeman 1 1758 Anna Strachan 2 1817 Adam Sachse 2 1877 Josie Page 2 1700 Tom Dowling 1 1759 Brooke Murphy 3 1818 Dianne Bowman 1 1878 Jose Luis Larrosa 1 1701 Lars Bottelier 1 1760 Anna Doubell 3 1819 Allison Ratcliffe 1 Chorro 1702 Chris Guard 1 1761 Saorla Finucane 1 1820 Rachelle Silver 2 1879 Cameron Mcdonald 2 1703 Michael Buck 1 1762 Todd Dennis 1 1821 Mark Cotter 1 1880 Honoka Hasegawa 1 1704 Rebekah Weller 3 1763 Sam Mcmanis 1 1822 Aaron Ellis-Kerr 3 1881 Luke Simson 1 1705 Blair Day 1 1764 Sean Deschamps 1 1823 David Leigh 1 1882 Grace Walton 2 1706 Megan Stephens 1 1765 Troy Linney 1 1824 Peter Berry 1 1883 Daniel Butler 1 1707 Jenna Freeman 1 1766 Rebecca 1 1825 Alastair Black 2 1884 Ellen O’Hara 1 Hollingsworth 1708 Kristy Brackstone 3 1826 Jennifer Smith 1 1885 Claire Nicholls 1 50 Rottnest Channel Swim 2019 1886 Alex Chin 1 1945 Quentin Green 1 2005 Rebecca Johnson 1 2065 Nathaniel Wells 1 1887 Matthew Reaper 2 1946 Michael Hurley 1 2006 Jeffrey Sanders 2 2066 Michael Kingsbury 1 1888 Warren Smith 2 1947 William Moore 1 2007 Stuart Milson 1 2067 Francesco Griessel 1 1889 Andrew Maver 1 1948 Rachel Born 1 2008 Robert Henderson 1 2068 Steve Kane 1 1890 Adam Sudlow 1 1949 Andrew Manderson 1 2009 Joseph Hockley 1 2069 Anne Sage 1 1891 Brett De Bruyn 1 1950 James Roberts 1 2010 Ian Johnstone 1 2070 Breaze James 1 1892 Rhys Spicer 1 1951 Laura Gallop 1 2011 Ross Brimer 1 2071 Tom Shillson 1 1893 Garth Kates 1 1952 Anna Eisenhauer 1 2012 Melanie Chiswell 1 2072 Nat Benjanuvatra 1 1894 Ryan Agnew 1 1953 Paul Turley 1 2013 Krista Lewis 1 2073 Florian Naroska 1 1895 Kara Elliott 2 1954 Patrick Hazard 1 2014 Daniel Trotter 1 2074 Nic Italiano 1 1896 Mia Evans 1 1955 Shane Lowe 1 2015 Tomasz Dobrzanski 2 2075 Pierre Lord 1 1897 Jonathon Courtis 2 1956 Michael Kerrisk 1 2016 Hillary Macmillan 1 2076 Takara Rogers 1 1898 Paul Whittingham 2 1957 Mark Spratt 1 2017 Adrian Munro 2 2077 Cooper Rogers 1 1899 Cooper Johnson 1 1958 Ann Perkins 1 2018 Youichi Tanaka 1 2078 Peter Woods 1 1900 Ryan Evans 2 1959 Rod Watkins 2 2019 Sarina Bowyer 1 2079 Missing - Do Not 1901 Brenton Rzepecki 1 1960 Craig Cunningham 1 2020 Ricardo Leite 1 Include 1902 Cyrus Milne 2 1961 Kate Richman 1 2021 Julie Covich 2 2080 Jazmin Jones 1 1903 Brendan Cutts 1 1962 Fred English 1 2022 Alyssa George 1 2081 Chris Acklin 1 1904 Ingrid Van Der Wel 1 1963 Jordan Lake 1 2023 Anja Messmer 1 2082 Finn Proepper 1 1905 Matthew Quinn 1 1964 Brynne Farrell 2 2024 Gemma Ekin 1 2083 Sam Kaye 1 1906 Brett Costain 1 1965 Amaury Desjardins 1 2025 James Baker 1 2084 Robert Gilmore 1 1907 Kelsey Roberts 1 1966 Eva Davidson 2 2026 Ned Wieland 1 2085 Jayde Richardson 1 1908 Jacob Allan 1 1967 James Martin 1 2027 Sophie Pugsley 1 2086 Clint Wadley 1 1909 Carolyne Doherty 1 1968 Cameron Noble 2 2028 Tammy Norregaard 1 2087 Lore Ebeling 1 1910 Trent Woolley 2 1969 Luke Cousins 1 2029 Brendon Fry 1 2088 Creon Grantham 1 1911 Robert Webb 1 1970 William Clark 1 2030 Hayley Mcinnes 1 2089 Susie Taylor 1 1912 Karlee Cannon 1 1971 Rex Luers 1 2031 Corinne Zadow 1 2090 Wayne Eliot 1 1913 Damien Fitzgeald 1 1972 Kim Louw 1 2032 Louise Ainsworth 1 2091 Katrina Porter Oam 1 1914 Richard Glover 1 1973 Karlie Price 1 2033 Felicitas Schwarz 2 2092 Lindsay Mason 1 1915 Jodie Riddell 2 1974 Peter Keogh 2 2034 Lucy Henry 1 2093 Henry Brown 1 1916 Phillip Chappell 1 1975 Hugh Mckenzie 1 2035 Peter Schultz 1 2094 Tim Carpenter 1 1917 James Harris 2 1976 Nicole Brown 2 2036 Kaitlyn Burmeister 1 2095 Ian Neville 1 1918 Nera Jareb 1 1977 Niamh Moloney 1 2037 Ian Foulsham 1 2096 Kate Hage 1 1919 Kate Hilliard 1 1978 Justine Jones 1 2038 Simon Gilders 1 2097 Mathew Drake 1 1920 Joel Quartermaine 1 1979 Paul Kline 1 2039 Victor Pineiro 1 2098 Hannah Edwards- 1 Smith 1921 Emma Radford 1 1980 John Henry Macleay 1 2040 Tim Garrett 1 2099 Hayley Bird 1 1922 Lesley Emery 1 1981 Dominic Mitchell 1 2041 Rodney Webb 1 2100 Maddy Shellabear 1 1923 Anthony Schwager 1 1982 Lex Simons 1 2042 Andrew Donaldson 1 2101 Georgia Ongarezos 1 1924 Peter Rees 1 1983 Georgina Cameron 1 2043 Heidi Gan 1 2102 Christian Tana 1 1925 Angus Lumsden 1 1984 John Everitt 2 2044 Nicola Fraschini 1 2103 Jessica Moore 1 1926 Jason De Bruyn 2 1985 Jack Newall 1 2045 Samantha Watts 1 2104 Tom Barry 1 1927 John Sanders 1 1986 Greg Davidson 1 2046 Laura Shryock 1 2105 Stefanie Crowley- 1 1928 Nicholas Desira 1 1987 Jacob Kendall 1 2047 Lillian Duckett 1 Clough 1929 Marie-Andree 1 1988 Reece Cirulis 1 2048 Matt Webster 1 2106 Angus Kitto 1 Fournier 1989 Joanna Sykes 1 2049 Lillyan Rosich 1 2107 Dermot Malone 1 1930 Damien Moston 1 1990 Scott Moore 1 2050 Brenton Ford 1 2108 Douglas Hacking 1 1931 Ondine Gordon 1 1991 Giles Harrison 1 2051 Grant Burrall 1 2109 Jane Harwood 1 1932 Luis Lopez Edwards 1 1992 Patrick Fitzgerald 1 2052 Alex Lee 1 2110 Jackie Ellul 1 1933 Jemma Ford 1 1993 Tom Gilbert 1 2053 Tessa Viljoen 1 2111 Mitchell Catlin 1 1934 Katie Minor 1 1994 Paul Every 1 2054 Cara Viljoen 1 2112 Kate Hutchinson 1 1935 Rhys Mcfarland 1 1995 Kim Williams 1 2055 Clinton Greener 1 2113 Lauren Johnson 1 1936 Bruce Jones 1 1996 Bruce Armstrong 1 2056 Natalie Wood 1 2114 Ryan Haigh 1 1937 Morgan Marsh 1 1997 Michael Powell 1 2057 Nathalie Pohl 1 2115 Kacy Mazzini 1 1938 Rebecca Robinson 1 1998 Geoff Toogood 1 2058 Lindsay Cowie 1 2116 Brenda Norman 1 1939 Luke Bowden 1 1999 Hannah Gabb 2 2059 Olivia Power 1 2117 Amanda Kendall 1 1940 Rebecca Deck 2 2000 Alan Scott 1 2060 Rob Pass 1 2118 Michael Sheppard 1 1941 Rinetta Duncombe 1 2001 Arifin Tjahjana 1 2061 Chloe Hogan 1 2119 Nick Reid 1 1942 Thomas Beare 2 2002 Anthony Ferguson 1 2062 Phil Salter 1 2120 Sam Moyle 1 1943 James Beare 1 2003 Travis Stockden 1 2063 Luke Goard 1 2121 Eric Carles 1 1944 Brendan King 1 2004 Keiron Burke 1 2064 Roger Taylor 1 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2122 Michael Pether 1 2150 Kate Forrester 1 2178 Brendan Ryan 1 2206 Maritia Lightfoot 1 2123 Raoul Mulder 1 2151 Jen Reid 1 2179 Niels Pantenburg 1 2207 Andrew Snowdon 1 2124 Chris Walter 1 2152 Zoe Francis 1 2180 Daniel Vanderhave 1 2208 Matthew Hey 1 2125 Shaun Williams 1 2153 Edie Hu 1 2181 Nicky Mackenzie 1 2209 Melissa Urie 1 2126 John Sheely 1 2154 Heidi Tucker 1 2182 Paul James 1 2210 Bill Benson 1 2127 Laura Wallace 1 2155 Richard Zaacks 1 2183 Matt Maguire 1 2211 Jennifer Ford 1 2128 Jenna Brown 1 2156 Elizabeth Denyer 1 2184 Sandra Law 1 2212 Eli Ball 1 2129 Laura Beare 1 2157 Cate Law 1 2185 Nic Lawler 1 2213 Cristina Lawrence 1 2130 Suzanne Gray 1 2158 Gilly Lynch 1 2186 Jonathan Streeter 1 2214 Sven Aalhuizen 1 2131 Maddy Kimbell 1 2159 Mathew Back 1 2187 Brenton Gittos 1 2215 Julia Norris 1 2132 Mim Davis 1 2160 Jacqueline Bromell 1 2188 Erin Ford 1 2216 Leandro Alcantara 1 2133 Stuart Anderson 1 2161 Philip O’Keeffe 1 2189 Samantha Goh 1 2217 Paul Buckley 1 2134 Kirstin Beedie 1 2162 Rachael Pantin 1 2190 John Ralph 1 2218 Simon Howden 1 2135 Emmeline Fraser- 1 2163 Tanya Lee 1 2191 Caelan Hurley 1 2219 Dee Greenwood 1 Gillard 2164 Luke Quinlivan 1 2192 Katie Chrystal 1 2220 Bill Lakic 1 2136 Katya Noble 1 2165 Charlie Evans 1 2193 Jessica Holmes 1 2221 Christopher Byrne 1 2137 Peter Hugh 1 2166 Amy Prosser 1 2194 James Twallin 1 2222 David Sutton 1 2138 Samuel Abeshouse 1 2167 Gregory Madden 1 2195 Emily Richardson 1 2223 Robert Brindal 1 2139 Malcolm Cockburn 1 2168 Kerrie Williamson 1 2196 Trish Deaker 1 2224 Lisa Romeo 1 2140 Addison Ogg 1 2169 Jacqueline Grljusich 1 2197 Rose Williams 1 2225 James Boggan 1 2141 Georgia Maslen 1 2170 Sayani Das 1 2198 Kirk Bartel 1 2226 Alex Litas 1 2142 Michael Brown 1 2171 John Haughton 1 2199 Fiona Haigh 1 2227 Greg Peirce 1 2143 Dorine Devos 1 2172 Malcolm Kemp 1 2200 Sharon Walshaw 1 2144 Amy Kirke 1 2173 Josh Findlater 1 2201 Tara Grout 1 2145 Madeline Swan 1 2174 Stuart Colquhoun 1 2202 Simon Wallwork 1 2146 James Moyle 1 2175 Simon Choo 1 2203 Richard Jones 1 2147 Carla Lawlor 1 2176 Luke Mowat 1 2204 Elizabeth De Bono 1 2148 Tim Bunney 1 2177 Brett Plummer 1 2205 Kevin Macneall 1 2149 Paul Nahon 1

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