The feature event, is a 3 km out-and-back course along the northern shore of Plantation Island off Plantation and Lomani Island Resort. There is also a 1.5 km event.

On the Sunday, October 19th, there will be the Fiji 10 km Ocean Swim, which will follow a course in the lagoon to the north of Plantation Island. This event is open to individuals and teams of 5 swimmers and the individual 10km swim will double as the Fiji National Open Water Championships

• Mr Average: Greg Jenkins who swam 24:03
• Ms Average: Rosie Langley who swam 25:30

They both win:

1. The honour of walking around as “Mr Average & Ms Average” for a whole year!
2. The prize also includes a trip to the Vanuatu Ocean Swim in Port Vila, 7th June and on to the Espiritu Santo Aore Swim 10th June.

Prizes courtesy Pacific Swims

Early Bird Entries will still be accepted in person at Manly Life Saving Club on Saturday 2nd February between 10am and 4pm -see the 2k Entry or the 1k Entry pages for details.

Race Day Entries will take place on Sunday 3rd February on the South Steyne promenade beside Manly Life Saving Club (corner Ashburner Street) at southern end of beach:

• 1k Nippers and Novices Challenge — 7:00-8:30 am
• 2k Cole Classic Challenge — 8:00am and 9:30am

See the 2k Race day or the 1k Race day pages for further details.

Please note: If you are under 18 years old on the day of the event you will need the signature of your parent or guardian to enter the swim.

For Kaise, the 10 kilometre Cole Classic is a key event in a two year training programme that will culminate in him taking on the gruelling English Channel crossing in July this year.

Since February 2006, Kaise has committed to a strict training regime averaging 40 kilometres of swimming every week. To date, Kaise has swum some 3500km which is 85% of the distance from Sydney to Perth or 12 times the distance between Sydney and Canberra.

Behind the very big work out is a desire to raise substantial funds for childhood cancer with The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Kaise was inspired to take on the Channel after experiencing first hand his 13-year-old cousin’s fight back from leukaemia which involved exhausting chemotherapy treatment and painful bone marrow transplant.

If you’d like to show support for Kaise’s cause and donate to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead visit www.channelcrossingforlife.com for details.

Channel 10 Sports Tonight presenter Rob Canning will swim in the Cole Classic 10km Manly Swim Challenge ocean swimming event to raise funds and awareness for the Heart Foundation.

Rob encourages others to sign up for the Cole Classic which is a fun and challenging event to train for and a great way to imporve heart health - all while raising funds for the Heart Foundation. Sponsor Rob’s swim today