New World Harbour Race takes place on Sun, Nov 15, 2026 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China. The main route is 1 km.
- Date
- Sun, Nov 15, 2026
- Start
- Hong Kong 🇭🇰
- Distance
- 1 km
- Level
- Open to all
The New World Harbour Race takes approximately 4,000 swimmers across Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour from Wan Chai Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier to Tsim Sha Tsui Avenue of Stars.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The New World Harbour Race demands a sustained, open-water swimming effort across a 1 km distance in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Open-Water Sighting
Navigating a 1 km point-to-point crossing from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui requires continuous directional sighting without lane lines.
High-Intensity Pace
Covering a short 1 km swimming distance demands maintaining a strong, near-threshold aerobic effort from start to finish.
Your road to race day
Race day at New World Harbour Race is 12 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build6 weeks · Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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