- Anonymous just donated $100
- Kas Parker just donated $105.50
- Maeve Lane just donated $31.65
- Guth + Dylan just donated $26
- National Rugby League just donated $2,200
- Callum Ryan just donated $26.38
- AA just donated $26.38
- Steph Wong just donated $50
- Olivia Stacey just donated $52.75
- KP just donated $21.10
- Anonymous just donated $54
- Jai Bhalla just donated $25
- Lucy Bell Bird just donated $25
- Law Enforcement Torch Run NSW just donated $500
- Law Enforcement Torch Run NSW just donated $500
- Colliers just donated $4,218
- Chloe Miller just donated $105.50
- stephen Pollock just donated $52.75
- Stu rogers just donated $26.38
- Jess Cooper just donated $26.38
AT A GLANCE
YOUR CHALLENGE
Create a corporate team, raise money for charity, swim with an Aussie champion, win the SPLASH trophy
LOCATION
Prince Alfred Park Pool
Surry Hills
(next to Central Station)
Refreshments at The Strawberry
DATE & TIME
Thursday 31 October 2024
Pool: 5:30 - 7pm
Awards & Refreshments: 7:30pm
ENTRY FEE
$800 per team
8 swimmers per team
Sports Champions
Keesja Gofers
At the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, Keesja won a silver medal with the Stingers - the most successful Australian water polo team ever at an overseas Olympic Games.
Bradley Woodward
Bradley will be gracing the pool for SPLASH Sydney fresh from representing Australia at his first Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
Nathan Power
Nathan will bring the power to the pool after captaining the Australian water polo team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Matthew Byrnes
This year, Matt made his Olympic debut as a member of the Australian water polo team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Matt Wilson
Matt captured gold and bronze in swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and went on to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Wes Roberts
Wes represented the Cook Islands in swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and 2020 Tokyo Olympics where he carried the Cook Islands flag into the Opening Ceremony.
Rod Owen-Jones
Rod is a champion water polo player who represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Nick Falzon
Nick is a champion water polo player who represented the Australian Sharks over twenty times.
Look What You've Raised, Sydney!
Leaderboards
Teams
SPLASH Hall of Fame
The winning teams 2014-2024.
2014
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McGrathNicol
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2015
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Macquarie Group
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2016
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McGrathNicol
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2017
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McGrathNicol
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2018
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Altis
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2019
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Macquarie University
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2020
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COVID 19 (event cancelled)
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2021
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COVID 19 (event cancelled)
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2022
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KPMG
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2023
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McGrathNicol
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About SPLASH
SPLASH pitches your team against other corporate teams in a fun swim challenge while raising money for Special Olympics Australia. It’s a great team-building activity where you and your workmates have the chance to swim with an Olympian and show your commitment to inclusion!
SPLASH format
- Your team of eight compete in 400m freestyle relays.
- The top two teams in each heat advance to the final race.
- The top fundraising team has first choice of an Olympian to join them.
- Finalists compete, the crowd roars, the winning team is crowned!
Getting started is easy!
- Choose a captain and decide on a team name.
- Register your team and pay the entry fee.
- Invite team members to join and set up their fundraising page.
- Tell everyone and ask them to sponsor your swim.
- Start fundraising. The fundraising target for each team is $10,000.
About Special Olympics Australia
Special Olympics Australia brings sport, joy and inclusion to people with intellectual disability/autism through physical activity, health, leadership and lifestyle programs in communities across Australia.
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