A RECORD number of swimmers hit the water at Shorehaven Beach in Alkimos on Sunday for round 9 of Swimming WA’s Open Water Swimming Series.
More than 250 swimmers tested their endurance in challenging conditions – with a strong current and relatively big swell- in distances of 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km and 5km.
The first male across the line in the open 5km swim was Bradley Smith in 50 minutes and 23 seconds.
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READ NOWRebekah Weller put in an impressive swim to take out the women’s 5km event with a time of 50:36.
The event also featured beach volleyball, totem tennis and an inflatable obstacle course.