Midmar Mile

Midmar Mile South Africa’s and world's largest open water swim event, held annually at Midmar Dam, KZN, South Africa in the second weekend of Febuary anually.

🇿🇦 MUNYAKA SEEDING EVENT | 18 OCTOBER 2026 🇿🇦We’re opening the 2026/27 Seeding Season at the beautiful Munyaka South, Mu...
13/09/2026

🇿🇦 MUNYAKA SEEDING EVENT | 18 OCTOBER 2026 🇿🇦

We’re opening the 2026/27 Seeding Season at the beautiful Munyaka South, Munyaka Waterfall City, Midrand! 💦

Beautiful location. Amazing water. And a distance for everyone:

🏊 500m
🏊 1km
🏊 1.5km
🏊 3km

Whether this is your very first open water event or you’re an elite swimmer looking to race, build fitness and get your season underway — Munyaka is the perfect place to start.

It’s our FIRST seeding event of the season and we can’t wait to see you there! 💙

📅 18 October 2026
📍 Munyaka South, Waterfall City, Midrand

👉 To enter, visit www.midmarmile.com and select Munyaka Seeding Event from the drop-down menu.

Your road to the 2027 aQuellé Midmar Mile starts here!

10/09/2026

IT’S BACK! 💥

The Munyaka Seeding Swim returns on 18 October 2026 — and it’s set to be bigger and better than last year!

Kicking off the 2026/27 aQuellé Midmar Mile seeding season, there’s a distance for everyone:

🏊 3km
🏊 1.5km
🏊 1km
🏊 500m

From beginners taking their first step into open water to elite swimmers getting their season underway, this is your chance to race, build confidence and start working towards your 2027 aQuellé Midmar Mile seeding.

📅 18 October 2026
📍 Munyaka South, Munyaka Waterfall City, Midrand
👉 Enter today via www.midmarmile.com

2027MidmarMile

What a vision… and we want YOU to be part of it! Thousands of swimmers. One iconic stretch of water. One unforgettable M...
08/09/2026

What a vision… and we want YOU to be part of it!

Thousands of swimmers. One iconic stretch of water. One unforgettable Midmar experience.

⏰ Early Bird Rates end 30 September 2026.
Don’t miss your chance to enter at our second-best entry rate of the season.

Be part of the magic.
Be part of the moment.
Be part of the aQuellé Midmar Mile. 💙

Enter - www.midmarmile.com

We know where we’ll be. 😉Midmar Dam — making history with the 54th edition of South Africa’s most iconic open water even...
05/09/2026

We know where we’ll be. 😉

Midmar Dam — making history with the 54th edition of South Africa’s most iconic open water event!

In just 23 weeks, thousands of swimmers will be back at Midmar for a weekend that truly has something for everyone.

📅 13–14 February 2027

Early Bird Rates are available now via our website:
www.midmarmile.com⁠

Where will YOU be in 23 weeks’ time? 👀💙

Always goes quicker than you think! 💙 We’re officially UNDER 6 MONTHS TO GO until the 54th aQuellé Midmar Mile! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️...
27/08/2026

Always goes quicker than you think! 💙

We’re officially UNDER 6 MONTHS TO GO until the 54th aQuellé Midmar Mile! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Early Bird Rates are in full swing — enter today and secure your place at South Africa’s most iconic open water swim event! 🇿🇦💙

The countdown is on… and February will be here before we know it!

🇿🇦 MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO CALLAN LOTTER! 🇿🇦A huge TOP 10 finish in the Women’s 10km Open Water at the 2026 Pan Pacific Cha...
11/08/2026

🇿🇦 MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO CALLAN LOTTER! 🇿🇦

A huge TOP 10 finish in the Women’s 10km Open Water at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in California, finishing 10th in 1:59:12 against a world-class international field! 🔥

This is a massive international result for Callan and another indication of just how far she has come — and where she is heading.

Going from strength to strength alongside her coach Troy Prinsloo, we salute you both! 💙👏

Another stepping stone. Another international milestone. Another step towards LA 2028! 🇿🇦

Congratulations Callan & Troy — we are incredibly proud! The Midmar Mile💙 Callan Lötter Troy Prinsloo OLY Swimming South Africa

Vision isn’t about following what already exists.It’s about creating what doesn’t.Great events don’t become great by sta...
09/08/2026

Vision isn’t about following what already exists.
It’s about creating what doesn’t.

Great events don’t become great by standing still — and they certainly aren’t built by simply copying what someone else has already done.

They are built through vision. Leadership. Courage. Innovation. And a relentless willingness to keep asking:

What can we do next?
How can we make this better?
How can we create something more?

For 35 years, Wayne Riddin has led the aQuellé Midmar Mile with that mindset.

When he took over the event, around 2,000 swimmers were taking part.

Under his leadership, it grew to more than 12,000 swimmers, reached a record 13,555 finishers, and developed into an event recognised around the world.

But perhaps the greater achievement is not simply the numbers.

It is what was created around the Mile.

New concepts. New opportunities. New experiences. New benchmarks. A platform for elite swimmers, everyday swimmers, charities, people with disabilities, families and communities — all while continually looking for ways to move the event forward.

That is what vision does.

It doesn’t ask, “What is everyone else doing?”

It asks, “What hasn’t been done yet?”

Leadership is not about reproducing somebody else’s blueprint. It is about having the courage to draw your own — and then spending years doing the work required to turn that vision into something real.

After 35 years, the challenge remains exactly the same:

Don’t just follow the benchmark.
Set the next one.

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Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
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