17/05/2026
City Ford Bondi Blue Water Challenge 2026
On Sunday 3 May, blue skies and warm water greeted hundreds of swimmers and runners in the Bondi Blue Water 2026, proudly supported by City Ford Sydney
A highlight of the day was witnessing the multiple strong swims from local sisters Mia and Emerson Hoo from North Bondi SLSC
They shared the titles in all three women’s events, including a 1-2 finish in the 1km. Unbeatable.
We’re also proud of our Bondi athletes .club who grabbed some open category medals:
🥇 Troy Stewart in 1km swim
🥇 Jacqui Bugg in 4km run
🥇 Sarah Lonie in 2km run
🥇 Brendan O’Mahony in 2km run
🥉 Simon Nothling in 2km swim
Thanks to all of our sponsors, officials, water safety and other volunteers for making the day such a success. Including:
Fruitologist Bondi - fruit
Bondi Wash - prizes
Delfina - prizes
And thanks BossFotos for the great photographs of all competitors. See the link in bio.
The morning’s events included 3 ocean swims and 2 soft sand runs - with the following overall place-getters. See the link in bio for full category results and timings:
2KM OCEAN SWIM 🏊♀️
Female:
🥇 1st Mia Hoo 26:55
🥈 2nd Tessa Garside 28:17
🥉 3rd Marina de la Torre 30:40
Male:
🥇 1st Jake Andrews 27:09
🥈 2nd Nicholas Patakas 27:11
🥉 3rd Simon Nothling 27:17
1KM OCEAN SWIM 🏊
Female:
🥇 1st Mia Hoo 13:31
🥈 2nd Emerson Hoo 15:16
🥉 3rd Gia Gregory 16:43
Male:
🥇 1st Troy Stewart 13:23
🥈 2nd Vectis Buckett 13:24
🥉 3rd Nicholas Patakas 13:50
500M OCEAN SWIM 🏊♂️
Female:
🥇 1st Emerson Hoo 7:12
🥈 2nd Ariana Tarasova 9:52
🥉 3rd Julie Vaughan 10:03
Male:
🥇 1st Tim Wright 7:12
🥈 2nd Chad Schneider 7:43
🥉 3rd Stephen Ford 7:47
4KM SOFT SAND RUN 🏃♂️
Female:
🥇 1st Jacqui Bugg 19:54
🥈 2nd Greta Truscott 20:11
🥉 3rd Michelle Tyler 21:59
Male:
🥇 1st Xavier O’Hea 18:03
🥈 2nd Sam Nathan 19:38
🥉 3rd Spyros Asteriou 22:57
2KM SOFT SAND RUN 🏃♀️
Female:
🥇 1st Sarah Lonie 10:15
🥈 2nd Emma Kennedy 12:04
🥉 3rd Christine van Diemen 13:08
Male:
🥇 1st Brendan O’Mahony 8:55
🥈 2nd Henry Rimmer 10:18
🥉 3rd Andrew Kennedy 10:24
