New course records set at Green Island Ocean Swim

Josh Bairstow 3 km Mens Winner*

Clinton Cave 1.5 km Mens Winner*

Green Island, 14 October 2007: On a beautiful Tropical North Queensland day, new course records were set at the annual Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim as 75 swimmers took on the 1.5km and 3km swims in this unique Great Barrier Reef event.

Local swimmers, 14 yo Clinton Cave and 13 yo Josh Bairstow took out the 1.5km and 3km swims respectively in new course record times in challenging conditions.  Townsville’s Penny Palfrey made back-to-back wins in the women’s 3km swim while Rani Parmenter took out the women’s 1.5km swim.

In its second year, the event attracted 75 swimmers aged from 12 years to 77 year old veteran Cairns swimmer, Thelma Bryan, and included a contingent of over 20 competitors from Townsville.

With many of the competitors having competed in ocean swims around Australia and the world, they were amazed by the spectacular course, spotting turtles, rays and small reef tip sharks along the way.

Taking place on the leeward side of the island, each leg of the swim offers a variety of conditions, from shallows to wind chop to tidal flow. 

The event also includes a fun swim of 200 metres for junior swimmers under the age of 12.

The Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim is supported by Powerade and Tabata.

2007 OCeanswim Results

Ladies 3km Winners*

Full Results
» 1.5 km Swim (PDF)
» 3 km Swim (PDF)

*Photograph by Graeme Bint, Island Photography