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The Lorne Pier to Pub is an annual, 1.2-km open water swimming race held in January at Lorne, a town located on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. It began in 1981, when a member of the Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club, the Late Paul Lacey, had the idea to have a "fun" swim from the Lorne Pier through Louttit Bay and finish by body-surfing the waves onto the Lorne beach. The first swim was done by Paul and lifeguard Clyde Whitehand to test the course, the swimmers were greeted on the beach by an announcement by Sharkey and applause from beach goers, a small number compared to the thousands that greet the swimmers today. The first race took place a few weeks later following a surf carnival at Lorne. Competitors from the carnival and a number of Lorne locals dived and jumped of the pier and followed a course of bouys into the beach. [1] The race today consists of the same process. Contestants must register for a ballot to take part.[2] Swimmers times are recorded at the finish line, and published in the Herald Sun Newspaper the next morning.[3] The race is completed on average in 22 minutes, but the quickest race time is 10 minutes, 30 seconds.[2] The race attracts up to 4,000 competitors,[4] and in 1998, it entered the Guinness Book of Records, with 3071 swimmers, making it the world’s largest open water swim.[3] The race is organised by the Lorne Surf Life Saving Club with major partner [GMHBA Health Insurance], and supported by the Rotary Club of Highton. Proceeds from the race go to the Lorne Surf Life Saving Club.[3] Notable Previous winners
See also{{Portal|Swimming|Water sports}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/CordnerAndBrownTakeOutNibLornePierToPub |title=Cordner and Brown take out nib Lorne Pier to Pub |accessdate=8 October 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922005533/http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/CordnerAndBrownTakeOutNibLornePierToPub |archivedate=September 22, 2009 }} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/Faq|title=Some Frequently Asked Questions|accessdate=8 October 2009}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/History|title=Pier to Pub History|accessdate=8 October 2009}} 4. ^Lorne Surf Life Saving Club 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/PierToPubHonourBoard |title=Pier to Pub Honour Board |deadurl=no |accessdate=28 January 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2462706.htm|date=9 January 2008|title=Grandmother takes on world's biggest ocean race|accessdate=24 June 2010}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/Media/5Nov2008 |date=5 November 2008 |title=Kowalski and Moneghetti return to old stomping ground |accessdate=8 October 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911221630/http://lornesurfclub.com.au/Content/PierToPub/Media/5Nov2008 |archivedate=September 11, 2009 }} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/01/07/136381_geelong_sports.html|title=Kowalski to race in Pier to Pub|date=7 January 2010|accessdate=24 June 2010}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/codie-grimsey-and-ellen-gandy-handle-pressure-in-lorne-pier-to-pub/story-fn7x8me2-1226238909641\\|title=Codie Grimsey and Ellen Gandy handle pressure in Lorne Pier to Pub|accessdate=9 January 2012}} External links
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