Our upcoming open water swimming events
This is the Southern Lakes Swimming Club’s 2025 to 2026 events calendar. It lists all the events and races we’re organising or attending as a club.
As well as our regular Saturday morning swims, we put on fun events, such as swimming to Pigeon Island on Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown. The list of events and races below is tentative – we’ll update it as we go. As each event draws closer, we’ll let members know what’s happening through the club newsletter, Hivepass app and other channels.
Some events are for members only, so if you’d like to join us for a swim adventure, please join the club.
2025 Events
| Date | Event | About |
|---|---|---|
| Saturdays | Club swims | Every Saturday, 9am in the water, followed by tea and coffee |
| Tuesdays & Thursdays | Training | SLSC Legend Masters swim squad, 6:15am at the pool |
| 22nd November 2025 | Open Day | The ‘official’ start to the summer swimming season! All welcome. Find out what our club is all about. |
| 29th November | Learn the Lake | Week #1 of our intro to open water swimming series |
| 6th December | Learn the Lake | Week #2 of our intro to open water swimming series |
| 13th December | Learn the Lake | Week #3 of our intro to open water swimming series |
| 20th December | Fun timed swim | Club timed swim – a personal challenge to find your benchmark |
| Sunday 21st December | Solstice/Longest Day swim | Two options: 3am start, 6km swim, Frankton to Queenstown Bay. Or, meet at 8am at Queenstown Bay for a dip or short swim. |
| Thursday 25th December | Christmas Day Dip | 8am – quick dip at our Frankton Swim Lane. Bring festive snacks! |
| Thursday 1st January 2026 | New Year’s Day Swim in Lake Alta | Meet 10:30am at The Remarkables bottom car park. |
| 24th January 2026 | The Ruby | A swim race in Wanaka (club members attending) |
| 15th February 2026 | Pigeon Island Swim | Members only. Swim to Pigeon Island. |
| 14th March | Swim Rautaniwha | A swim race in Twizel (club members attending) |
| 20th March | Real NZ Whakatipu Legend | A swim race in Queenstown (club members attending) |
| 21st March | The Day After the Legend | 1km to 3km social swim around the Kelvin Heights golf course |
| 28th & 29th March | Te Anau Float Plane Adventure Swim | Paid event. Members only. Fly to a remote lake! |
| 1st April | April Fools Skinny Dip | Yes, really. No clothes, no phones, no worries. Sunshine Bay. |
| 11th July | Whakatipu Winter Legend | Winter open water swimming race. Club members attending. |
| 15th–18th July | IISA Ice Swimming Naitonal Champs | Ice swimming races. Club members attending. |