The Fish Hoek Mile Swim

The Fish Hoek Mile is back and has quickly retaken its rightful place as one of the largest participation Ocean Swims in Cape Town! 

The Fish Hoek Mile, proudly presented by Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club serves as an important annual fundraiser for the club. Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club has a proud history of surf lifesaving and are currently the 2025 South African Club Champions. Fish Hoek Surf proudly serves the local Fish Hoek and surrounding communities through their volunteer based Lifeguard programme during the Lifesaving Season (November to April) as well as providing a very active Nipper programme with over 300 children, aged between 5 and 14 years old, learning the basics of lifesaving, sea skills and beach safety, every week throughout the summer.

The swim itself will follow the original swim route starting from Clovelly Beach and finishing on the beach in front of FIsh Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club. Swimmers will walk down the beach from Fish Hoek to the start of the race at Clovelly. Swimmers are encouraged to bring along a warm top and/or blanket on the day that can be used on the way to the start and thereafter donated at the drop off point at Clovelly Beach. All clothing and blankets collected at the The Fish Hoek Mile will be donated to local charities in the surrounding communities.

With special thanks to The Fish Hoek Mile race partners. Ocean Freedom, Maurten, Button Wear, Mad Wave and Number Thirteen

IMPORTANT SWIM UPDATE - Friday 12 September

The Fish Hoek Mile has been moved to the Reserve day on Sunday 14 September due to poor weather conditions on Saturday 13 September.

Swimmers have all been emailed and sms to join the Swim whattsap group. Please check your SMS and email messages and join the group using the link. Alternatively contact Scott Tait to be added on 076 156 2619. All swim communications for the swim will be on the whattsap group

Registration - Fish Hoek Surf from 7am to 8am

Swim Start - Batch starts from 8:30am

Priegiving - 30 minutes after the last finisher

THERE WILL BE NO ENTRIES OR SUBSTITUTIONS ON RACE DAY

SWIMMER INFORMATION FOR RACE DAY

- Swimmer check in at Fish Hoek Surf lIfesaving Club from 7am to 8am. 

- Swim race starts at 8:30am. First finisher expected at Fish Hoek Surf at 8:50am

- All swimmers will be marked on their hands with their race number at check in

- All swimmers must wear a brightly coloured swim cap, ONLY PINK, RED, LIGHT GREEN, ORANGE OR YELLOW will be accepted on the day. Previous Event Champions may wear their Gold caps on the day

- Tow floats are not compulsory on the day but swimmers may chose to use them if they want to. 

- Swimmers are not permitted to use fins, flippers or snorkels unless by prior arrangement with Event Organiser 

- Swimmers may choose to swim in either the skins (costume) or the wetsuit categories on the day (see Swim Rules). 

- Any changes to swim attire or starting batch must be communicated before race day or latest at swimmer check in and registration on race day. Otherwise the swimmer's result will not be officially recognised.

NOTE: Swimmers Under 12 may enter ONLY IF they have a Lifesaving South Africa Level 2 Nipper (Under 11 and Under 12) 

SWIM RULES (APPLICABLE TO RACING BATCH ONLY)

Swim Race categories recognised on the day will be Juniors (Under 18), Open Skins and Open Wetsuits (Male and Female) and the Top Lifesaving Club (1st Male and Female from Lifesaving Club will be taken into account). 

Only those that are seeded into the Racing Batch according to the Mile time they provided will be eligible for Category Prizes in the Open and Lifesaving Club Categories

Skins Category - Swimmers may wear more than one swim cap (no neoprene allowed) and swim costumes may not extend beyond the shoulders onto the arms. Swimskins/Speedsuits are permitted but must not be made of neoprene and may not extend beyond the shoulders.

Wetsuit Category - Swimmers may wear a wetsuit up to 5mm in thickness. Wetsuit swimmers may wear more than one swim cap including a neoprene cap BUT must wear a brightly coloured swim cap over any neoprene cap that is worn. No booties or gloves may be worn!

NO REFUNDS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF THE SWIM IS CHANGED DUE TO FACTORS OUT OF CONTROL OF THE ORGANISERS

All event enquiries and communication can be directed to the Event Organiser, Scott Tait from Swim Cape Town on 076 156 2619 and [email protected]