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We speak with Yeppoon Aquatic Centre’s Glenn Skinner and Gracie Wellspring on their experiences in the Swim Around Keppel 2020 Team Relay and why they choose to sponsor this unique event year after year.Read more

We need your help! Calling all boaties, paddlers, and jetskiers! This year Swim Around Keppel on 23-24 July is bigger than ever (over 200 swimmers now!). We are chasing support crew to partner with our swimmers as they complete a 20km circumnavigation around Great Keppel Island. They cannot do it without you! To register yourRead more

By Trish Bowman, CQ Today, Published 29/5/2022 The countdown is on for the fourth annual open water swim on July 23-24 around Great Keppel which offers a family fun day on Great Keppel Island (GKI). Keppel Islands Swimming Association Director and Co-founder Val Kalmikovs said the one-of-a-kind event will see 100 solo open water swimmersRead more

We talk to Fiona Moore, local Optometrist in Rockhampton & Yeppoon and passionate swimmer, about her participation in the 20km Swim Around Keppel event. Fiona discusses her experiences during the swim, the benefits of having a support crew with her, and entering the event if you’re not quite sure you can do the full 20kmRead more

Radio interview with Val Kalmikovs on 4RO, Saturday 23rd April 2022. Val introduces the 4th Annual Swim Around Keppel 2022 event on 23rd & 24th July this year and discusses the main 20km swim event, plus other swims, cruises, activities, and entertainment new to the line up this year. Interviewed by Aaron Stevens, 4RO.Read more

Have you ever witnessed 100 open water swimmers and their support vessels complete an island circumnavigation? No? Well, you’re not alone! All the more reason you should be joining us this July on Great Keppel Island, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th for our 4th Annual Swim Around Keppel. This year’s event will be bigger andRead more

Ever since October 2012, when Joy and I visited Great Keppel Island for the first time, an idea about open water event in paradise stuck in my head. It was one of the “crazy” ideas I’m full of on a regular basis and it drives some people nuts … It’s very hard to describe howRead more

We got some cool artwork from the local artist Gerard Kearney, who is a big supporter of #swimaroundkeppel2020 . His work is absolutely awesome. Please visit his website for more information and art. If you wish to order some personal paintings, might have to wait for a while, but final product is totally worth waiting for… ThankRead more