Swim Noosa has wrapped up the 2025 edition of the ASICS Runaway Noosa Marathon with more than 1,000 swimmers taking to the waters off Noosa Main Beach on Sunday morning.
Swimmers took on either 500m, 1km, 2km or 3.8km events in stunning conditions following Saturday’s sold-out Runaway Noosa Marathon.
At the front of the pack Bailey Armstrong took out the 3.8km swim, returning to Noosa Main Beach in 42:34, just ahead of Thomas Raymond and Benjamin Wainman, catching a late wave to give him the edge.
“There’s not many to catch today so I got a bit of luck to get that one, it wasn’t easy to get and I had no idea where Tom was, we were battling the whole way, it was close,” said Armstrong. “It was pretty perfect, I reckon, you could see the cans perfectly the whole way, pretty much a straight line, it doesn’t get much better than this.”
Armstrong, a regular on the world stage in both open water and pool events enjoyed his time at Swim Noosa as he sets his sights on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
“Still focusing on the open water but it’s a bit of a different year for me, I’m not doing the international circuit, no World Champs, it’s going to be such a long cycle heading into LA 2028 so I’m really enjoying resetting, working on the little things and enjoying swimming, the same goal just a bit of a different approach,” he said.
In the women’s 3.8km event it was Ella Reynolds who claimed the win in 47:48, just over two minutes clear of professional triathlon Lotte Wilms, with Claudia Broun just behind in third.
“The conditions were perfect, Noosa conditions are just the best for open water swimming, I wouldn’t want to swim anywhere else, they are just so good,” said Reynolds.
The schedule for Swim Noosa on Sunday morning allowed for many of the swimmers to take part in multiple events, with two of the men’s podium from the 3.8km backing up for the 2km. William Turner claimed the 2km title, ahead of Thomas Raymond and Bailey Armstrong.
The women’s 2km race was claimed by Daisy Quinn who was just seconds ahead of Neela Carrel, with Claudia Broun rounding out the podium.
Conor Hayes won the men’s 1km in 13:08, with Jack Sumpton second and Marley Fritsch third. Jackie Ellul was the quickest female over the 1km, ahead of Caitlin Dyer and Lilah Vivan.
In the 500m event it was Barnaby Moore-Barton who won the men’s event, with Henry Hopper and Rhys Nichol joining him on the podium. In the women’s race Sophie McClellan was first, ahead of Hannah Pollock and Paris 2024 Olympic Games representative Brianna Throssell.
