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Cockburn Gateway 2011 Coogee Jetty to Jetty
Event Details
The Club is a co-organiser (along with Rotary Club of Cockburn Inc.) of the annual “ Coogee Jetty to Jetty” swim and walk event . Almost all members are involved in some capacity on the day of the event, with a s
ub-committee organising all aspects of next year's swim almost as soon as the current swim is completed.
The Coogee Jetty to Jetty event is a special community event which provides a great opportunity for participants to take part as well as raising funds for local community projects administered through Cockburn Masters and Rotary Club of Cockburn. This achievement was recognised formally through the event being awarded the "Premier's Australia Day ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP Award for a community group or event " at the 2009 Australia Day ceremony at the City of Cockburn.
The event is held on the 1st Sunday in March following the Labour Day long weekend and is a very popular part of the annual OWS calendar because it takes place in the clear sheltered waters between Coogee Beach and Woodman Point. It starts with a 1,500m walk along the beach (or 750m for the less ambitious) and then a swim back. This combined walk and swim event is one of those rare family and community events with competitors ranging from 8 years through to 85 years old.
2012 Event
The 2012 event will be held on Sunday, 11th March 2012, so please put the date in your calendar.
2011 Event Details & Results
This year's event was held on Sunday 13th March 2011, with Cockburn Gateway Shopping City generously supporting the event as major naming rights sponsor.
For 2011, incorporated electronic timing and wave starts in response to the enormous growth in the number of entrants taking part in recent years.
In another first in 2011, the event supported Heart Foundation (WA). All entrants could donate or fundraise by setting up their own fundraising webpage or joining the Coogee J2J Fundraising Team page, and almost $3,000 was donated through the event to Heart Foundation (WA) as a result.
2011 Event Timings
The race day timetable was based on the following:
- 6.45am - Registrations Open
- 7.45am - Registrations Close
- 8.00am - Race Briefing (Woodman's Point Jetty)
- 8.10am - Walk to Starting Points
- 8.30am (approx) - Race Starts (All 750m & First Wave 1,500m)
- 9.45am (approx) - Race Concludes
- 9.50am (approx) - Finishing Times Available
- 10.15am (approx) - Presentations
2011 Sponsors
We extend our appreciation to the following main sponsors in 2011 who we encourage you to support:
Naming Rights Sponsor:- Cockburn Gateway Shopping City
- City of Cockburn
- Fremantle Ports
- Cockburn Cement
- Daytone Printing
- Instant Toilets
- Vince Favazzo Mechanical Repairs
A link to the websites of all of our major 2011 sponsors can be found by clicking here.
More information about this event can be obtained from Dawn Goodried (Tel 9337 1713, Mob 0419 193 166) or by email.