Welcome to The Port Phillip Gift

Our first event in 2024 was a great success so we are pleased to announce that year 2 will take place on

Saturday the 29th of November at Williamstown beach

Our inaugural event marked the start of a fun and original concept in open water swimming and running. In most events, everyone starts together. This event is different!

This years event choices include

400m swim - 1000m swim - Swim/Run (500,1km)*

Swimmers and runners will be sent off at different times, according to their speed, so that in the end, they will finish very close together, creating a very exciting race! This means that literally anyone can win! For those of you that are new to swimming and running and events in general, or for those of you who have always been at the back of the pack, this is your chance to shine!

At the same time, the faster athletes also have as good a chance to win if they compete at their best. Remember though, they start last, so they will be chasing you right up to the line! This will be great fun for entrants and spectators alike.

Why not enter the whole family and you can race the kids!!

*You may notice that we have made a change to the run/swim/run - it is now a swim/run and a little longer.

How does it all work?

The first thing we need to do is establish your ‘mark’ or your ‘handicap’. Handicapping is a method of offsetting the varying abilities of competitors in order to equalise their chances of winning. This involves you swimming 200m at the pool, and running 400m at the track if you are doing the run/swim/run - as fast as you can! This will tell us your ‘true’ speed. Once we have this, we can work out when you will start in relation to the other entrants.

Further information will be available in May.