SA’s first warm water ocean
challenge OF ITS KIND,
ENTIRELY for charity!

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LOCATION

DUC, Point Water Sports Club, Durban, KZN

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DATE

23rd & 24th (25th) May 2026

OUR NEXT EVENT IS ON THE 23RD & 24TH (25TH) MAY 2026

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Hour(s)

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Second(s)

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EVENT LINE-UP

1-mile swimmers only need to enter their age-category event if competing for an age-group medal.
Non-competitive 1-milers are welcome to enter any of the 8 events.

EVENT LINE-UP

Friday: 22nd May 2026

Registration

16h00 – 18h00

DUC FUNCTION ROOM

Saturday: 23rd May 2026

Event 1

07h30 – 08h45

Age-group medal race for 61 – 70 years and start of 16, 8 & 4 mile

Event 2

08h45 – 10h00

Age-group medal race for 51 – 60 years

Event 3

10h00 – 11h15

Age-group medal race for 41 – 50 years and 2nd event for 4 milers

Event 4

11h15 – 12h30

Age-group medal race for 31 – 40 years

Sunday 24th May 2026

Event 5

07h30 – 08h45

Age-group medal race for 71+ and disabled, and 3rd event for 4 milers

Event 6

08h45 – 10h00

Age-group medal race for 14 & under

Event 7

10h00 – 11h15

Age-group medal race for 15 – 20 years and final event for 4 milers

Event 8

11h15 – 12h30

Age-group medal race for 21 – 30 years

Contingency Day: Monday 25th May 2026

EVENT DETAILS

Our event offers four swimming distances: 1, 4, 8 and 16 miles. Every mile makes a real difference for charity!

1 MILE EVENT

Choose one of the 4 events on Day 1 (Saturday 23rd May) or Day 2 (Sunday 24th May). Monday 25th is a contingency day if conditions are poor on either of the previous days.
Swimmers only need to enter their age-category event if they are competing for their age-group medal. Non-competitive swimmers are welcome to choose any of the events to participate in.
Entry fee includes cap, medal and goodie bag.
Early bird (by 31.12.2025) – R150
Regular (from 01.01.2026) – R200
Minimum of R800 to be raised for the 10 invitational charities by Thursday 21st May (see Charities Page for details).
All funds raised by 1 mile swimmers will be split equally between the 10 invitational charities.
Prize awarded to the top 1 mile fundraiser.
Limited to 50 swimmers per time slot.
Participants under 12 years of age must swim with a tow float (DQ if finishing without).
Wetsuits are permitted (2 minute time penalty per mile applies).
Online entries for this event close at midday on Thursday 21st May.

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4 MILE EVENT

Swim 2 miles on Day 1 (Saturday 23rd May) and 2 miles on Day 2 (Sunday 24th May). Monday 25th is a contingency day if conditions are poor on either of the previous days.
Swim events 1, 3, 5 & 7.
Entry fee includes bespoke Oceans 8 costume, cap, medal and goodie bag
Early bird (by 31.12.2025) – R600
Regular (from 01.01.2026) – R700
Minimum of R3 000 to be raised for the 10 invitational charities by Thursday 21st May (see Charities Page for details).
All funds raised by 4 mile swimmers will be split equally between the 10 invitational charities.
Prize awarded to the top 4 mile fundraiser.
Limited to 30 swimmers.
Participants under 12 years of age must swim with a tow float and a registered adult (DQ if finishing without).
Wetsuits are permitted (2 minute time penalty per mile applies).
Online entries for this event close at midnight on Wednesday 15th April 2026.

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8 MILE EVENT

Swim 4 miles on Day 1 (Saturday 23rd May) and 4 miles on Day 2 (Sunday 24th May). Monday 25th is a contingency day if conditions are poor on either of the previous days.
Each mile will start every 75 minutes from 07h30.
Entry fee includes bespoke Oceans 8 costume, shirt, kit bag, cap, medal and goodie bag
Early bird (by 31.12.2025) – R1,000
Regular (from 01.01.2026) – R1,100
Minimum of R5 000 to be raised via GivenGain for your charity of choice by Thursday 21st May (see Charities Page for details).
Prize awarded to the top fundraiser in each charity.
Limited to 30 swimmers per charity.
No swimmers under 12 years of age.
All swimmers must have completed any official sea swim prior to the event.
Wetsuits are permitted (2 minute time penalty per mile applies).
Online entries for this event close at midnight on Wednesday 15th April 2026.

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16 MILE

Swim 8 miles on Day 1 (Saturday 23rd May) and 8 miles on Day 2 (Sunday 24th May). Monday 25th is a contingency day if conditions are poor on either of the previous days.
Each double mile will start every 75 minutes from 07h30. Swimmers will swim the 1 mile course twice during each event.
Entry fee includes bespoke Oceans 8 costume, shirt, kit bag, cap, medal and goodie bag
Early bird (by 31.12.2025) – R1,000
Regular (from 01.01.2026) – R1,100
Minimum of R5 000 to be raised via GivenGain for your charity of choice by Thursday 21st May (see Charities Page for details).
Limited to 5 swimmers per charity.
Prize awarded to the top fundraiser in each charity.
No swimmers under 12 years of age.
All swimmers must have completed any official sea swim prior to the event and be able to complete a mile in less than 30 minutes.
Wetsuits are permitted (2 minute time penalty per mile applies).
Online entries for this event close at midnight on Wednesday 15th April 2026.

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WHY OCEANS8

Oceans 8 Charity Swim was created by a group of non profit organisations to help to provide charities that have a footprint in KwaZulu-Natal with a sustainable source of income. It is a registered Non Profit Company and is audited annually.