South Channel Island Swim

In about a month or so, the Black Ice team will attempt the South Channel Island swim in Port Phillip Bay. It's a man made island built over one hundred years ago to protect the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from other countries invading Melbourne.

We will attempt to swim the from the island and hope land somewhere along the shores of Sorrento. We believe this swim has never been attempted and although it's only about six kms, the strong tides may cause some concerns.

We will be following the boat and staying as one tight bunch with about ten swimmers. The island is next to Mud Island which is the breeding ground for Bronze Whaler Sharks. With that in the back of our minds, this makes the swim more exiting. Hopefully, we'll have the story and photos up soon, weather permitting.

You can google search the island and measure the distance of the swim but with the tides, who knows where we will finish.