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25.01.2022 Welcome to the inaugural Burrup Classic open water swim! Save the date: Saturday, 11th May Keep your eye on this page for more information over the coming weeks.

23.01.2022 We’ve hit the big time baby!! http://digitaledition.smedia.com.au/pilbaranews/

22.01.2022 Just confirming that 8 years is the minimum age for this event!

22.01.2022 Beautiful morning at Hearsons Cove! See you soon!

22.01.2022 So what did the swim look like from above? Many thanks to Jeremy who had a drone up all afternoon. More photos and footage to follow.

21.01.2022 A bit of pre-race info for you!

21.01.2022 Its swim week!!! Get your rego in and then what to do this week? Do you taper or do you treat it like a uni exam and cram, cram, cram!?! https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au/yara-burrup-classic/

21.01.2022 https://www.triplem.com.au//don-t-forget-to-register-for-t

20.01.2022 Samson Soft Serve will be waterside on Saturday ready to get that sugar in you after the swim. mmmm soft serve and flakes..

19.01.2022 Don’t miss out on this collectors item!! Register now to guarantee one.

18.01.2022 ***No eftpos - cash sales only*** Don’t forget to pack your CASH to buy a tasty beef or chicken burger tomorrow. ***No eftpos - cash sales only***... Still time to get a sneaky entry in! Maybe just the 600m if you’re not quite feeling match fit!

18.01.2022 Hope the training is going well!

18.01.2022 Tune into ABC North West at 10.45am to hear about our event! ABC North West Swimming WA

18.01.2022 Some super keen committee members headed out to Hearsons this morning to trial a swim under the same expected tide conditions forecasted for the event day. 4m tide looks spectacular! Swimming WA are here today as well checking out Hearsons. Can’t imagine they’ve ever come across a more iconic spot for a race!

16.01.2022 A massive thank you to Port Walcott Surf Life Saving Club who will be providing water safety for the swim. Bronzies on boards, on the beach and in the first aid tent!

16.01.2022 Fast registration pathway if the button option isn’t working for you. https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=34356

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/PilbaraNews/posts/3457360984327256

16.01.2022 https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au//ows-series-round1-k/

15.01.2022 The #YaraBurrupClassic at #HearsonsCove is on this Saturday and with offshore winds forecast we are looking at a great event to open the #OWSSeries so #comeswim...withus and register now at www.openwaterswimming.com.au Yara Pilbara Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia Karratha, Western Australia Pilbara News City of Karratha Karratha Leisureplex Karratha Amateur Swimming Club Karratha Water Polo Assoc Inc See more

15.01.2022 Lucky draws are happening on the dates listed below! Make sure you’ve registered! https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au/yara-burrup-classic/

13.01.2022 So what did the swim last year looked like from above?

12.01.2022 Pretty lucky to have these amazing partners involved in the Yara Burrup Classic in our first year. Thanks for your support, the event wouldn’t have been viable without it! Still time to click that entry button!

12.01.2022 So was that fun? What a massive day! We'll get into official thank you's and acknowledgements on this page in the coming days, but in the short term the Committee would love to extend a huge thank you to all the competitors. We know you would have preferred other conditions but thank you for your understanding in the requirements to amend the race during the day.

12.01.2022 We’ve been blessed with the caliber of sponsors committing to support the Yara Burrup Classic. A major item for the event was getting the Swimming WA equipment to the Pilbara. To the rescue come Sadleirs who are bringing the competition trailer to us! Welcome to the team and thank you.

11.01.2022 Absolutely stunning conditions at Hearsons Cove this morning. Still plenty of time to sign up for the swim on Saturday morning!! https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au//ows-series-round1-k/

11.01.2022 3 days to go and it's time to make a bit of a fuss about this mob. You've seen this logo since the start of the promotion for the Yara Burrup Classic. Nickol Bay Water Recycling Company are a new company who came on board straight away as a sponsor of the swim. Thanks for the support and look out for more from NBWRCo soon! Click on the enter button. do it, do it, do it.

11.01.2022 Open Water swimming is a huge movement these days, with regular events most weekends in the metro area. Swimming WA are expanding to more regional areas each year and we’re excited to be the new kid on the block! If you want to see how big this thing is, click on the link and check out what’s happened down south this summer. https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au

11.01.2022 So how far will you be able to swim we hear you ask? We'll be targeting distances of 250m, 600m and the Classic open division will be over 1.8km. We'll have a triangle course with a deep water start and beach finish in the middle of Hearson's. Time to pick you distance and start that training! And just for the kids we'll have a splash n dash race over 100m. Get them training too!

10.01.2022 Not to late to get your registrations in... Yara Burrup Classic! #comeswimwithus

09.01.2022 The arch is up at the Yara Burrup Classic. It’s getting dinkum now!

09.01.2022 No white caps on our course!! The cans are out and ready for the swimmers!

09.01.2022 These types of events can’t happen without support from sponsors and we’re wrapt to announce that Yara Pilbara are the naming rights sponsor for the 2019 Burrup Classic. It’s fantastic that a partner from the Burrup is onboard and that you’ll even be able to see them when you take that breathe towards the shore! We’re looking forward to a massive amount of entries from their team as well .

08.01.2022 Come and be part of the Open Water Swimming series at the beautiful Hearsons Cover!! The perfect event for all swimming abilities! https://www.facebook.com//a.137991106265/3393590960705862/

07.01.2022 200m splash and dash! Fantastic conditions down here this morning!

07.01.2022 Drum roll for today’s lucky draws!! Dale-Lyn wins the KLP passes and Peter and Donna an Onyx voucher each!

07.01.2022 Welcome to the gang Pilbara Ports Authority! PPA have come on board as a sponsor of our trophies and swim caps. We’re extremely appreciative of their contribution and look forward to many of their staff entering the swim! The first 200 entries will receive the unique Yara Burrup Classic swim caps as part of their pack.

05.01.2022 9 weeks until this years Yara Burrup Classic! Plenty of time to train up for a swim at beautiful Hearsons Cove at the start of October!

04.01.2022 Want to know what it costs to do a lap of the bay? Full T’s & C’s also available on the Swimming WA website by clicking on the entry tab.

04.01.2022 1hr to race time! Come on tide. Bring us that water!

04.01.2022 The Committee did a bit of a site recce yesterday. How good does it look!

02.01.2022 Fantastic day out at Hearson’s Cove for the Yara Burrup Classic 2020! More results and updates to come... Congratulations to all participants and the awesome crowd that supported the day! ... See you at the Yara Burrup Classic 2021!

02.01.2022 We think the 100 people who competed in last years Yara Burrup Classic would have talked about it for a long time. What an event. We’ll be hoping for slightly friendlier conditions on 9th May when we do it all again! Stay tuned as we release information but mark the date down!

02.01.2022 It’s lucky draw time tomorrow, for people who have already entered. If you haven’t then click on the button above and get involved!

01.01.2022 Yara Burrup Classic 2020!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Nigel Kroonstuiver, the winner of our first random draw. Next one is on the 8th and you need to have registered. https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au/yara-burrup-classic/

01.01.2022 Entries are open!! Click on the link to the Swimming WA Open Water Swim page to enter the Classic! https://www.openwaterswimming.com.au/yara-burrup-classic/

01.01.2022 There will be catering available at Hearson's on Saturday and please support Tambrey Primary School. Thanks for being involved Tambrey Primary School, maybe some teachers are looking for a dip?

01.01.2022 Fantastic effort from these podium stars! Congratulations to everyone who battled the conditions. More results can be found on the Swimming WA page!