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With the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as back drops, you won\u2019t want to miss out on your chance to take in the sights while you swim, and soak up the atmosphere on the shore.<\/p>\n<p>Optus Swim Sydney Harbour is the re-launch of the Great Australian Swim which took place at the same venue two years ago, with Swimming Australia joining forces with SME360 to bring the amazing event back. Incorporating a range of distances suitable for all, plus a variety of activities, food and entertainment, Optus Swim Sydney Harbour is a great day out for families and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming Australia Chief Commercial Officer\u00a0<strong>Chris Forbes<\/strong>\u00a0said, \u201cOptus and Swimming Australia have partnered together with a mutual long-term aspiration of growing the sport of swimming and this event is just the first \u2018lap\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing more Australian than swimming and, along with both Optus and SME360, we\u2019re excited to help bring this event back for 2018,\u201d Forbes said.<\/p>\n<p>CEO and Founder of SME 360,\u00a0<strong>Martin Jolly<\/strong>\u00a0is excited to be partnering with the Governing body of the sport of swimming and to have the support of one of Swimming Australia\u2019s principle partners, Optus as the major sponsor of the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage everyone to come along and to participate in this iconic event in stunning Sydney Harbour. We had over 1100 competitors of all ages in 2016 and look forward to it being bigger and better in 2018.\u201d Jolly said.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming legends past and present will also be part of the action, following in the footsteps of past ambassador, Olympian <strong>Daniel Kowalski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the support of\u00a0Optus, next\u00a0January will not only see Sydney Harbour come to life, but also pools and oceans across the country as part of a bigger celebration,\u00a0<strong>Australia Swims.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nAustralia Swims is a nine-day festival that aims to encourage\u00a0every Australian to reconnect with their love of swimming and Swimming Australia President\u00a0<strong>John Bertrand AO<\/strong>\u00a0thinks everyone should get involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwimming is a unique sport with no age barriers, no gender barriers and no ability barriers \u2013 anyone can be a swimmer &#8211; it\u2019s in our DNA. This is about inspiring\u00a0all Australians to be the swimmer they want to be, and as\u00a0a nation surrounded by water,\u00a0the 2018 Australia Swims celebration will give\u00a0everybody the chance to get involved, share and celebrate\u00a0our love for water activities,\u201d\u00a0Bertrand said.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the Optus Swim Sydney Harbour or for more information on the event, click here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.optusswimsydneyharbour.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.optusswimsydneyharbour.com.au&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1508601965160000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGT3WQ6LeWyLz-GfzoLSzc-rVziKQ\">www.optusswimsydneyharbour.com.au<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nStay tuned for more exciting announcements on Australia Swims this summer.<\/p>\n<p>As a principal partner of Swimming Australia, Optus is proud to support Australian swimming from grassroots to the elite, powering the Australian Dolphins on their journey to Tokyo 2020 and inspiring more children to participate in Swimming through the Optus Junior Dolphins program. For more information go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/optus.com.au\/swimming\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/optus.com.au\/swimming&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1508601965161000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMRXCnioVwj1erCVQ_SyV8UeH6bg\">optus.com.au\/swimming<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of Swimming Australia.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming Australia is excited to announce the launch of\u00a0Optus Swim Sydney Harbour, giving Aussies of all-ages and abilities the opportunity to take part in a unique swimming experience on January<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":132383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[105,64133],"class_list":["post-281153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-australia","tag-optus-swim-sydney-harbour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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