Open Water Swimming Tasmania

The Derwent River Big Swim is Tasmania's original, iconic marathon swim. It begins at New Norfolk in the scenic Derwent Valley and finishes 34km later beneath Hobart's Tasman Bridge. 

A spectacular 22.5km swim down Timtumili Minanya/ River Derwent, starting at the Tasman Bridge in Hobart to the historic Iron Pot lighthouse at the mouth of the estuary. 

A beautiful 23km swim down Timtumili Minanya/ River Derwent, starting at the Tasman Bridge in Hobart down to the mouth of the Derwent estuary, past beautiful beaches and stunning cliffs before crossing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Bruny Island.

A slightly longer version of the Tasman to Bruny swim, starting six kilometres upstream at the Bowen Bridge, passing beautiful beaches and stunning cliffs before crossing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Bruny Island.

The ultimate swim! The Four Bridges to Lighthouse swim combines the iconic 34km Derwent River Big Swim from New Norfolk to the Tasman Bridge and then continues south to the mouth of the Derwent Estuary finishing at the remarkable Iron Pot Lighthouse. 

The 58km New Norfolk to Bruny swim combines the iconic 34km Derwent River Big Swim from New Norfolk to the Tasman Bridge and then continues south past the spectacular Alum Cliffs and on across the D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Bruny Island. 

Tasmania's ultimate fresh water destination - Lake Pedder - offers an unparalleled experience of swimming in a vast, remote lake surrounded by the spectacular mountains and buttongrass plains of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

A swim along Leeawuleena / Lake St Clair is one of Tasmania's most spectacular fresh water challenges. Set within the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, the lake combines breathtaking mountain scenery with cold, pristine water and a profound sense of remoteness.

Yingina / Great Lake is one of Tasmania's great swimming adventures. Set high in the Central Highlands on an exposed plateau, it offers a true test of marathon swimming, with rapidly changing weather conditions and cold water temperatures.

The 'Last Wild Swim' is a 23.3km swim down the Gordon River, winding through the heart of Tasmania's Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. The river's dark, tannin-stained waters flow beneath ancient cool-temperate rainforest and steep, rugged hills. The 'Last Wild Swim' is as much an immersion in wilderness as it is a swim.