Plunge into the Mooloolaba Mile Ocean Swim
If you're keen for a challenge, you might like to compete in Mooloolaba’s mile-long ocean swimming event. Or if taking the plunge isn’t your cup of tea, you might like to join as a spectator – just as fun and a lot drier!
What's known as the 'Mooloolaba Mile' is the second event in the 2014 Milk and Co Queensland Ocean Swim Series and it is taking place on February 16. Competitors swim for one mile (1.6 kilometres) in challenging open water. Both elite and beginner swimmers can partake in the event.
There is a half-mile (800 metre) course that requires minimal training or preparation, and a 300 metre kids' surf dash, so the whole family can get involved. This is for children aged eight years and over, and older family and friends can swim the course with the kids.
"Check out the Mooloolaba Beach Mile Ocean Swim and secure your holiday accommodation early."
Mooloolaba is one of Australia's favourite holiday spots, bursting with lots of activity and a great holiday vibe, so there is no excuse not to extend your stay and explore the rest of the area.
Dotted along Mooloolaba’s coastline are dozens of holiday accommodation options. If you want to be right on the beachfront, Mantra Mooloolaba Beach is a great choice. Make your choice from self-contained apartments, suites and penthouses with beautiful views of the ocean.
Mantra Zanzibar offers self-contained two- and three-bedroom apartments, with a strong East African influence that shows through in brown and ochre shades. It's only a 20 metre walk to Mooloolaba Beach from here. Mantra Sirocco is a stylish, beachfront apartment complex offering self-contained apartments, a short stroll from Mooloolaba Beach.