Cosy

Cosy Bay to Clifton

7km SwimRun
Blue Grade
Individual Event

SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2024
(Sunday 1 December - bad weather backup day)

November 2022

SOLD OUT

Torpedo Cosy

A unique SwimRun experience at the foot of the 7th Natural Wonder of the World.

SwimRun Cosy entry includes:

  • Premium bus to startline at Tidal Beach (between Cosy Bay and Bakoven)
  • Torpedo swim cap
  • Full water and land safety
  • Complimentary race photographs
  • Follow the second half of Africa’s 1st SwimRun across world-famous sites – Bakoven, Camps Bay and Clifton
  • A taster of a SwimRun bucket list experience
  • An introductory blue grade race in the Torpedo SwimRun African Series
  • Atlantic freezing cold waters - #wildlycool only for the brave
  • Finishline at Clifton 4th Beach

Required to enter:

  • Individual
  • Competent athlete with experience in cold ocean water
  • Compulsory Gear: Wetsuit (short arms and legs permitted) + Running Shoes + Whistle (bring your own)
  • All entrants are required to complete and pass an online Ocean test prior to racing. The test covers safety elements, emergency protocol and race rules. The questionnaire is by Christina Geromont who completed a thesis on SwimRun, and her paper "Swimrun race, athletes, safety and performance: A brief review" can be found here.

Age limit:

  • 14 (additional requirements for 14 - 18yr)

Swim and run distances:

  • 3x Runs – Total = ±5.5km
  • 3x Swims – Total = ±1.1km
  • Total Combined = ±6,6km

Torpedo gear provided:

  • Torpedo swim cap
  • Torpedo race vest (to be returned)
  • Mobii timing chip (to be returned)
  • Emergency number wrist band

Hydro point on the route:

  • Bootlegger: Hydro Point – Bootlegger coffee shop Bakoven (Victoria Drive)
  • PURA Hydration: Finish Line – at Clifton 4th

Event cost:

  • R800 per person
  • Limited entry to 200

Optional extra gear permitted:

  • Swimming hand paddles
  • SwimRun pull buoy
  • Team pull rope
  • Swim goggles
  • Fins (15cm permitted)
  • Extra Cap (for the cold water and to hold your goggles in place)

Pre-event and Race Day Schedule

Registration - Friday 22 April 2022
16H00 – 19H00 | Venue - Bootlegger, GreenPoint


Saturday 23 April 2022 - Social Warm-Up Swim
10H00 | Venue - Clifton 4th


Sunday 24 April 2022 - Race Day
For all details, times and essential race day information click on the checklist below >

Race Day Checklist

Swim and run segment details:

There are seven sections of swimming and running along this iconic coastline. From white-sand beaches, to freezing Atlantic sea, a shipwreck, the granite boulder fields, kelp forests, and Maidens Cove beneath the 12 Apostle mountains – it’s the #wildlycool Torpedo Cosi.

#1: RUN

Bootlegger

0m

Tidal Beach
to
Beta Beach

#2: SWIM

Bakoven

0m

Beta Beach
to
Bakoven Beach

#3: RUN

Tidal Pool

0m

Bakoven Beach
to
Camps Bay Beach

#4: SWIM

Camps Bay

0m

Camps Bay Beach
to
Camps Bay Beach

#5: RUN

Maidens Cove

0m

Camps Bay Beach
to
Clifton Back Line Rocks

#6: SWIM

Clifton

0m

Clifton Back Line Rocks
to
Clifton 4th Beach

Torpedo SwimRun Schedule:

Registration - Friday, 18 November

12H00 | Digital Race Briefing
16H00 – 19H00 | Registration
Venue | Bootlegger, GreenPoint

Saturday Social - Saturday, 19 November

Social Warm-Up Swim | Clifton 4th – 10H00

Torpedo Cape - Sunday, 20 November

TORPEDO OPS (1 BATCH):
05H00 Check-in
05H30 Shuttle Departs
06H15 Boat Departs
06H45 Water Start

TORPEDO CAPE - SLOW BATCH:
05H50 Check-in
06H20 Shuttle Departs
07H00 Race Starts Sandy Bay Hill

TORPEDO SKINS (1 BATCH):
05H50 Check-in
06H20 Shuttle Departs
07H00 Race Starts Sandy Bay Hill

TORPEDO CAPE - MEDIUM BATCH:
06H00 Check-in
06H30 Shuttle Departs
07H10 Race Starts Sandy Bay Hill

TORPEDO CAPE - FAST BATCH:
06H10 Check-in
06H40 Shuttle Departs
07H20 Race Starts Sandy Bay Hill

TORPEDO COSY (1 BATCH):
08H00 Check-in
08H30 Shuttle Departs
09H00 Race Starts at Tidal Beach