Dolphin Mile Swim #4 - 22 June 2025
22 Jun 2025 SAST (+02:00)
Marine Surf Lifesaving Club
Details
The Dolphin Mile Surf Swim is South Africa’s premier ocean swimming series, held at Addington Beach on Durban’s Golden Mile. Founded in 2007 by swimming coach and Masters champion Heather Campbell, the series was created to promote ocean swimming among participants of all ages and skill levels.
Now managed by seasoned lifesaving and event professional Trevor Martin, the series features seven events throughout the year, with swim distances of 800m, 1.6km, and 3.2km. Swimmers aged 10 to 70+ take part, whether for competition, personal challenge, or a healthy lifestyle.
Hosted by Marine Surf Lifesaving Club, the Dolphin Mile offers a safe, inclusive, and exhilarating ocean swim experience, celebrating community, endurance, and a love for the ocean.
Information
Registration: 05:30am - 06:30am
Race Briefing: 06:45am
SAFETY – No swimmer under the age of 10 years, on the date of the swim, will be allowed to participate. This is a standard event safety requirement.
Swimmers are required to attend an event briefing, presented by the Safety Officer of the day, held 15 minutes prior to the start of the event as details regarding safety measures, route, etc. are advised at the briefing.
A coloured year-specific swim cap will be provided, at a cost to the participants, at the swimmer’s first Dolphin Mile Surf Swim registration of a particular year and this cap is to be worn for each event of the particular year. This is a compulsory safety measure. Swimmers may not make use of swim fins.
The wearing of FINA-approved swimsuits is generally expected of participants. This includes the wearing of FINA-approved swimsuits used in open water events. To quote from the FINA guide: “BL 8.4 From June 1, 2010 Open Water swimwear for both men and women shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below the ankle. All Open Water swimsuits shall comply with the FINA Criteria for Materials and Approval Procedures.”
With increasing participation of swimmers wishing to wear tri – and wetsuits for Dolphin Mile swims, the wearing of tri – and wetsuits is now also accommodated. With due reference to guidelines applicable to Ironman events, and to quote from a FINA memo as a guide: “BL 8.5. For the purpose of these rules, wetsuits are swimsuits made of material providing thermal insulation. Wetsuits for both men and women shall completely cover torso, back, shoulders and knees. They shall not extend beyond the neck, wrists and ankles.”
Due to the buoyancy benefit afforded swimmers wearing wetsuits, participants choosing to wear wetsuits will not qualify for overall category prizes, but due to the increased participation of swimmers wearing wetsuits, a merit position prize will also be awarded to the first wetsuit-wearing swimmer. Participants choosing to wear wetsuits cannot have their times submitted to Midmar Mile organisers as Midmar qualifying times.
Swimmers must ALL follow the route and round course markers as instructed at the race briefing. A swimmer not doing so will be disqualified.
The Dolphin Mile Swim consists of distance swims of 800m, 1.6km (Mile) and 3,2km swim.
All competitors are required to run through, and EXIT, the finish tunnel without stopping to check times or places. It is not possible for the officials to do a proper job of the timekeeping and place judging when swimmers do not adhere to this instruction.
The times and place position of participants in an event will usually be posted on the Dolphin Mile website within 48 hours of the completion of the event.
10-12, 13-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71+
Your age on the day of the swim determines your age category.
RACE PRIZES– There will be no age category prizes at each race, but lucky draw prizes will be drawn from all participants who entered and finished each race as race prizes.
All prizes are awarded at the discretion of the Series organisers.
Organiser
Information
Registration: 05:30am - 06:30am
Race Briefing: 06:45am
SAFETY – No swimmer under the age of 10 years, on the date of the swim, will be allowed to participate. This is a standard event safety requirement.
Swimmers are required to attend an event briefing, presented by the Safety Officer of the day, held 15 minutes prior to the start of the event as details regarding safety measures, route, etc. are advised at the briefing.
A coloured year-specific swim cap will be provided, at a cost to the participants, at the swimmer’s first Dolphin Mile Surf Swim registration of a particular year and this cap is to be worn for each event of the particular year. This is a compulsory safety measure. Swimmers may not make use of swim fins.
The wearing of FINA-approved swimsuits is generally expected of participants. This includes the wearing of FINA-approved swimsuits used in open water events. To quote from the FINA guide: “BL 8.4 From June 1, 2010 Open Water swimwear for both men and women shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below the ankle. All Open Water swimsuits shall comply with the FINA Criteria for Materials and Approval Procedures.”
With increasing participation of swimmers wishing to wear tri – and wetsuits for Dolphin Mile swims, the wearing of tri – and wetsuits is now also accommodated. With due reference to guidelines applicable to Ironman events, and to quote from a FINA memo as a guide: “BL 8.5. For the purpose of these rules, wetsuits are swimsuits made of material providing thermal insulation. Wetsuits for both men and women shall completely cover torso, back, shoulders and knees. They shall not extend beyond the neck, wrists and ankles.”
Due to the buoyancy benefit afforded swimmers wearing wetsuits, participants choosing to wear wetsuits will not qualify for overall category prizes, but due to the increased participation of swimmers wearing wetsuits, a merit position prize will also be awarded to the first wetsuit-wearing swimmer. Participants choosing to wear wetsuits cannot have their times submitted to Midmar Mile organisers as Midmar qualifying times.
Swimmers must ALL follow the route and round course markers as instructed at the race briefing. A swimmer not doing so will be disqualified.
The Dolphin Mile Swim consists of distance swims of 800m, 1.6km (Mile) and 3,2km swim.
All competitors are required to run through, and EXIT, the finish tunnel without stopping to check times or places. It is not possible for the officials to do a proper job of the timekeeping and place judging when swimmers do not adhere to this instruction.
The times and place position of participants in an event will usually be posted on the Dolphin Mile website within 48 hours of the completion of the event.
10-12, 13-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71+
Your age on the day of the swim determines your age category.
RACE PRIZES– There will be no age category prizes at each race, but lucky draw prizes will be drawn from all participants who entered and finished each race as race prizes.
All prizes are awarded at the discretion of the Series organisers.
Organiser
Info
The Dolphin Mile Surf Swim is South Africa’s premier ocean swimming series, held at Addington Beach on Durban’s Golden Mile. Founded in 2007 by swimming coach and Masters champion Heather Campbell, the series was created to promote ocean swimming among participants of all ages and skill levels.
Now managed by seasoned lifesaving and event professional Trevor Martin, the series features seven events throughout the year, with swim distances of 800m, 1.6km, and 3.2km. Swimmers aged 10 to 70+ take part, whether for competition, personal challenge, or a healthy lifestyle.
Hosted by Marine Surf Lifesaving Club, the Dolphin Mile offers a safe, inclusive, and exhilarating ocean swim experience, celebrating community, endurance, and a love for the ocean.