Rip View Swim Classic, Point Lonsdale takes place on Wed, Dec 30, 2026 in Point Lonsdale, Australia. The main route is 3.8 km.
- Date
- Wed, Dec 30, 2026
- Start
- Point Lonsdale 🇦🇺
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Rip View Swim Classic is an open water swim event offering 600m, 1.4km, and 3.8km distances along the shoreline of Point Lonsdale.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Rip View Swim Classic 3.8 km open water swim demands sustained endurance and continuous sighting in open coastal waters.
Aerobic Endurance
Covering the full 3.8 km distance requires an established aerobic base to maintain an efficient freestyle stroke over an extended duration without significant pacing decay.
Open Water Sighting
Swimming along the Point Lonsdale shoreline demands regular, effective sighting to maintain a straight trajectory and manage coastal conditions without lane ropes.
Your road to race day
Race day at Rip View Swim Classic, Point Lonsdale is 19 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base7 weeks · Aug 20, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Oct 8, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Nov 19, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Dec 10, 2026 – Dec 23, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Dec 24, 2026 – Dec 30, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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