South Coast Surf Carri to Club
Save the date for 2 January 2027.
Swim it. Walk it. Run it. Start your new year at Normanville Beach!
The Carri’ to Club is back for 2027, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone for another fantastic day of swimming, running, walking and community spirit.
This year, we’re excited to introduce the South Coast Surf Carri’ to Club, welcoming South Coast Surf as our new naming rights sponsor.
A familiar part of the Normanville community for more than 24 years, South Coast Surf is proudly supporting an event that has brought people together for 29 years.
Organised and presented by the Normanville Surf Life Saving Club, the event is run entirely by volunteers, with proceeds supporting the Club’s beach patrol and training programs.
Event categories:
SWIM
- 4km, 2km or 1km swim: $45
- 400m swim: $25
RUN OR WALK
- 4km run: $25
- 4km walk: $25
- Family of four walk: $55
Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place finishers in all classes, along with awards for the best dressed and craziest dressed participants in the walk and run.
Event date: Saturday 2 January 2027
Registration closes: 6pm, Thursday 31 December 2026
READY TO JOIN US?
Choose your event, get your friends together and register today!
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We look forward to seeing you on the beach!

Carri to Club – Jan 3 2026
Photography by Fleurieu Images – click HERE for the full gallery
Thanks to our supporters – 2026 event
The Normanville Surf Lifesaving Club would like to thank all volunteers, the Yankalilla Council, Damian Hamilton at Cornershop Design, and the team at James Print for their support.
The 2026 Normanville Surf Life Saving Club’s Carri to Club Swim Run Walk is supported by the State and Federal Governments’ Algal Bloom Summer Plan, funded through the South Australian Tourism Commission’s Algal Bloom Event Support Fund.
South Coast Surf Carri to Club FAQs
4km swim – Adult $45
4km walk or run – Adult $25
4km walk or run – family of 4 $55 (NOTE: A family of 4 consists of 2 adults and 2 children (15 or below) with an immediate family connection.)
2km swim – Adult $45
1km swim – Adult $45
400m swim – Adult $25
The South Coast Surf Carri to Club is a timed event and all participants are issued with a Timing Band
- All registered entrants MUST check in at the Normanville Surf Life Saving Club before proceeding to their respective start lines.
You’ll find the Carri’ to Club HQ upstairs at the Surf Club.
This includes swimmers, runners and walkers.
You can check in Friday January 1 upstairs at the Surf Club from 5pm to 7pm, or from 7.30am Saturday January 2. - All swimmers will be issued with a Carri to Club swim cap and timing band when they check in. In the interests of swimmer safety and to assist patrol members, we have instituted a no cap, no band = no swim policy. Swimmers will be allocated a race number which will be written on their right shoulder. The timing band should be placed on your LEFT ANKLE (not wrist!).
- All walkers and runners will be issued with a timing band which must be returned when you complete the course.
- Please plan to arrive at your start line 30 minutes before the published start time:
4km swim – 9am
4km run and walk – 9am
2km swim – 10.00am
1km swim – 10.30am
400 metre swim – 10.40am.
A patrol member will issue final starting instructions. Note we operate on a ‘shot gun’ start system, please wait for the official starter’s instructions. Unfortunately we’re unable to provide transport to and from start locations. Participants will need to make their own arrangements. - Swimmers MUST exit across the finishing line timing pad and then return their timing band to race officials. If you chose to exit the water before completing the swim please continue to the finish line and hand in your timing band to be checked out of the event. As this is how we know you’ve safely exited the water, it’s imperative all swimmers cooperate with this instruction.
- Walkers and runners MUST exit across the finishing line timing pad and then return their timing band to race officials. If you chose to exit the course before completing the walk and run please continue to the finish line and hand in your timing band to be checked out of the event. As this is how we know you’ve safely exited the event, it’s imperative all entrants cooperate with this instruction.
- Swimmers entering the 4km swim must reach the 2km start line by 10.15am, and all participants must reach the finish line by 12 noon.
- Please follow the instructions of patrol members at all times. Normanville Surf Life Saving Club beach and ocean patrol members reserve the right to remove any participant from the event at any time in the interests of safety.
All entrants will have their finish times recorded, and we’ll share details on where to access that information via email and the Club’s social media pages.
Feel free to tag @Normanvilleslsc on Instagram and use #carritoclub if you’re sharing photos of the event online.
Keep up to date on what’s happening around the Club via our Facebook and Instagram pages.
4km swim or run
9 am – start from the Carrickalinga north bay stairs.
4km walk
10am – start from the Carrickalinga north bay stairs.
2km swim
10am – Start from the southern side of Carrickalinga Creek, enter via the most southern set of stairs at Carrickalinga.
1km swim
10.30am – Start 200m south of the Carrickalinga Sands stairs.
400m swim
10.40am – north of the finish line.
Note that all swimmers must wear a cap which can be collected from the registration desk near the jetty 30 minutes prior to start time.
Swimmers entering the 4km swim must reach the 2km start line within 1 hour, and all participants must reach the finish line by 12 noon.
Normanville Surf Lifesaving Club beach and ocean patrol members reserve the right to remove any participant from the event at any time in the interests of safety.
Unfortunately we’re unable to provide transport to and from start locations. Participants will need to make their own arrangements.
NSLSC Members have access to the Club’s showers and change rooms.
There are public toilets and beach showers available for all event participants.
Participants can leave bags containing personal belongings at the Normanville Surf Lifesaving Club. All due care will be taken, but the Normanville Surf Lifesaving Club accepts no responsibility.
Parking is available near the finish line at the Normanville Foreshore carpark. Parking will be in high demand and we recommend participants and supporters arrive early, or arrange to be dropped off and picked up.
Post-race, our clubrooms and bar (upstairs) will be open – all welcome.
Start locations
10 am – 4km swim, walk or run – Start from the Carrickalinga north bay stairs
10.30am – 2km swim – Start from the southern side of Carrickalinga Creek, enter via the most southern set of stairs at Carrickalinga
10.45am – 1km swim – Start 200m south of the Carrickalinga Sands stairs
11.00 am – 400m swim – north of the finish line
Entry Fees
4km swim – Adult $45
4km walk or run – Adult $25
4km walk or run – family of 4 $55 (NOTE: A family of 4 consists of 2 adults and 2 children (15 or below) with an immediate family connection.)
2km swim – Adult $45
1km swim – Adult $45
400m swim – Adult $25























