Cooly Classic Event Update
Hi Everyone
Thank you once again for your understanding on Sunday. It was so disappointing to be faced with that decision on event day as we know how much effort goes into your preparation and also the time and money you spend traveling to the event, so we really do feel your frustration.
Our priority is always keeping you safe out in the water and to do that, our Surf Life Saving teams need to be able to perform their role safely – that just would not have been possible in those conditions. We were also unable to make this decision on Saturday as conditions were still favourable and all courses could have been offered at that point.
Once the event day arrives, we are fully committed to delivering the event, so all of our support services and event resources have been paid for in full. We have looked into alternative dates, however we have been unable to secure a date that all of our support services are available, so a postponement is not possible in these circumstances.
Although we have strict conditions in our Participant Agreement surrounding refunds when late changes are necessary, we always try to offer you something, if you don’t get to swim.
We know that many of you expect nothing in these circumstances and understand that late changes and sometimes cancellations are just part of events in the ocean. However, we also realise that some of you feel robbed of a swim when this happens, so we do want to try and offer you something to take away from Sunday.
If you are interested in receiving a credit, we can offer you 50% of your entry fee – this can be used at the 2026 Noosa Summer Swim, Mooloolaba Mile or Cooly Classic. We realise this isn’t the full value of your entry fee, but in these circumstances, this is all we are able to offer.
Dates for 2026 have not yet been confirmed, but please complete the form below if you would like to receive a credit – we will make a record and contact you when entries do open for 2026.
We realise that this offer won’t please everyone and we’re really sorry that the day had to turn out the way it did. The past three years have thrown up plenty of challenges, so we’ll also be looking at slightly later event dates in future, so that ocean conditions are more stable and all courses can be offered consistently.
Thank you again for all your support on Sunday and messages since then, it really is appreciated by both our team and the Kirra SLSC.
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