![READY SET GO: Eager starters at the 2022 Mollymook Beach annual fund raising Ocean Swim. Photo: KEN BANKS
READY SET GO: Eager starters at the 2022 Mollymook Beach annual fund raising Ocean Swim. Photo: KEN BANKS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/z8hBhxAZcc6GAanbqacDHK/e8fb9629-3b78-4480-8549-f4fb57971edb.JPG/r0_493_6000_3880_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
THE Mollymook Surf Lifesaving Club hosted the 2022 Ocean Swim on Saturday and it proved to be a great success.
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Organisers , club vice captain Mick Hendry and Lewys Betts were very happy with the event.
A total 132 keen swimmers participated in the swim without any dramas
The beach conditions were calm and good for competitors and spectators.
Betts said the Mollymook swim is a very popular choice for many swimmers who compete at many other Ocean Swims, we had lots of entries from far afield, and more locals compete each year
The winners for the 2.2 kilometre swim were Lachlan Blake male and Melanie Wellenberg, female.
The event was open to swimmers of all abilities.
There is a 500m swim open to juniors (10-12 years old) and a 2.2km race for those aged 13 years and above.
There is also a "Dash for Cash", which is open for all swimmers who have competed in one of the other two events.
![SPLASH OUT: Local swimmers prior to the start for the swim. Photo: KEN BANKS SPLASH OUT: Local swimmers prior to the start for the swim. Photo: KEN BANKS](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/z8hBhxAZcc6GAanbqacDHK/381bd2f8-37bb-4d38-823d-bdf956800a8b.JPG/r0_493_5867_3880_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
After the swim, there was a fun-packed afternoon with the Mollymook surf club bar opening, food vans and live music.
The event is raising funds for a local organization called Safe Waters, a charity focused on supporting vulnerable people by relieving poverty and social isolation and addressing issues within the local community through expressions of love, compassion and hope.
President of the Mollymook Surf Lifesaving Club, Rodney Austin (OAM) said a big thank you should to the organisers and all the volunteers that put on this great day at Mollymook, kept the swimmers safe and a harmonious community event
We are looking forward to next rear, come and have a go
Swim Courses
The 500m swim is open to 10-12-year-olds and follows a 'U' shape course in front of the Mollymook Surf Life Saving Club at the beach's south end.
The 2.2km swim is open to competitors who are at least 13 years of age.
It starts at the northern end of the beach and follows a course to the south end finishing at the surf club.
The Dash for Cash is open to any swimmer who has competed in one of the other two events.