RIP SWIM HONOURS
List explanation
The honour board includes all the swimmers who have crossed under our guidance and each of them has a unique “Ripper number”. The Winter Rip Swimmers (no wetsuit) are included in a seperate list.
We have escorted 904 swimmers across since October 2014. (several have now done multiple crossings, but they just get 1 unique ripper number)
The first man to ever swim “The Rip” was Douglas Mew. He swam in the winter of 1971.
* Denotes a wetsuit swim
+ Denotes an assisted swim
Races
There have been 3 races. 2015, 2018 and 2023. The winners in 2015 were Sam Sheppard and Naantali Marshall and the 2018 winners were Brenton Ford and Lisandra de Carvalho.
In our recent race (11 Feb, 2023) Robbe Dilissen and Mackenzie Hunter were the winners in another very exciting race.
OTHER HONOUR BOARDS
DOUBLE RIP SWIMMERS
WINTER RIP SWIMMERS
A - Z RIP SWIM LIST
Spring/Autumn & Summer Swimmers
Kevin Cassidy
Lindsay Crouch
John Tregaskis
Peter Hendriks
Mark Slykhuis
Peter Grose
Mark Griffiths
Greg Costa
Rob Coulson
Jayson Lamb
Jon Watson
Joe Ragg
Leigh McCarthy
Sandra Skilbeck
Laurie Laurenson
Gary Finnis
Lisa Gulikers
Friedo Ligthart
Les Finnis
Matt Finnis
Terence Davis
David Lane
Suzie Calley
Rick Seirer
Justin Wheelahan
Peter Gleeson
Chris Harper
Michael Potter
Trevor Armstrong (2 crossings, 1 a race in 2015)
Clive Fraser
Colin Brodie
Brian Cook
Chris Yencken
Bruce Anderson
Sue Semmens
Lou Lockwood
Keogh Peter
Kerry White
Julieanne Goode
Brendan Ryan
Brett Davis
Michael Bruce
Susan Stamp
Morgan-Booker
Jane Conley
Christine Rawson
Katrina Bromell
Serena Gleeson
Nell Myer
Megan Edwards
Els Davis
Amy Vorrath
Simon Howden
Greg Lecrevisse
Scott Miller
Tony Jennett
Tony Page
Jude Allan
Anthony McDonald
Stephen Roffey
Peter Saw
Mark Scolyer
Andrew Crawshaw
Neroli Nixon
Michael Weiner
Lara Davenport
Sophie Edington
Romney Jones
James Howden
Vaughan Mcdonald
Dan Bailey
Amander Flaherty-Spark
Luke Stephens
Kevin Moran - 3 crossings
Maree Tuff
Libby O'Farrell
Con Duyvestyn
Jacqueline Ross
Jessica Fletcher
Antony Lynch
Michael Newton
Alex Screen
Ben Rees
Benjamin Yeo
Bizzy Butterworth
Cameron Purnell
Damien Honan
Don Taylor
Donna Gadsby
Ebony Ebenwaldner
Ellen Gandy
Finn Proepper
Gerard Robb
Gus Davidson
Jude Allan
Ken Broadhurst
Kip Homewood
Lachie Wilson
Lance Coughlin
Lisandra de Carvalho - 2 crossings
Mark Stone
Matt Gilling
Naantali Marshall
Nick Hinsley
Peta Harvey
Ryan Nolan
Sam Hume
Sam Sheppard
Samantha Bennett
Steve Cadden - 2 crossings
Tahlia Maree
Talbot Henry
Tony Jennett
Zahara Cox
Zoe Whitfield
Georgia Stott
Vacant
Dan Canta
Chris Tass-Parker
Caroline Hunt-Smith*
Charlie Read
Luke Barton
Simon Bromell
James Kiely
Justine Kiely-Scott
Louise McInerney*
Ben Bromell*
John Fergusson*
Austin Whiting*
Andrew Fraatz*
Mark Whiting*
Michael Logan*
Sally Capp*
Kirsten MacLeod*
Garry Smith*
Neil Isles*
Jess Evans*
Ross Hardie*
Andrew Moffat*
Tim Dowling*
Phillip Britz*
Rod Seeber*
Nina Ananidis*
Rob Wilton*
Michael O'connor*
Anthony Hore*
Stephen Forsyth*
Dim Sakkas*
Rion Van Zyl Smit*
Shaun McKay*
Graeme Kernich*
Andrew Stephens*
James Tetlow
Nicholas Simpson*
Hugh Mckenzie
Brendan Cutts
Ross McGarvie
Danny Wade
Roy Norris
Michael Harwood
David Stevens
Olivia McLean*
Dee Greenwood*
Gary March
John Philpot - 2 crossings
Don Riddington
Frank Jenkins
Andrew Chirnside
Anthony Hill*
Gerard Bagnara*
Jennifer Hortin*
Leila Lee*
Mack Kennedy
Michael Cheesman
Patrick Stock*
Rick Cotgreave*
Thinus Keeve*
Peter Everingham* (2 crossings)
Wayne Dyson
Clare Brophy
Curtis Chun
Megan Heathershaw
Ragnhild Viken
Christina Wilhelm
Vacant
Amanda Haycox
Jenny Vran
Liam McDonnell
Anthony Beaumont
Richard McDonnell
Nadine Royle
Greg Reeves
Vacant
Paul Miller
Neil McFee
Tali Bernard
Mark McClelland
Paul Fyfield
Sally Fyfield
Troy Bullock
James Geer (summer and winter)
Simon Mulvany
Vacant
Vacant
Margery Smith
Libby Jaeger
John Allen
Vacant
David Cannington
Imogen O'meara
Felicia Bell
Heidi Tucker
Jenny O'loghlen
Kate Burke
Lisa Jackson
Mia Cooke
Shana Besanko
Chris Tucker
Andrew Pannifex
Glenn Guest
Charlie Evans (summer and winter)
Lisa Francis
Freya Townsend
Ruth Patterson
Eugene Tan
Kristian Bail
Gary Wall
John Evans
Luke Richards
Greg Crowter
Eugene Docherty
Susan Berg
Dick Williams (3 summer crossings)
Clive Williams
John Langmead
Christopher Clarke
Annette Baker
Cyril Baldock
Craig Childs
Chris Clapp (double ripper as well)
William Cleland
Caroline Cotton
Paul Curtain
Jane Duck
Barry Eastoe
Paul Fahey
Stuart Fitch
Brenton Ford
Tom Gibson
Scott Hobart
Will Honan
Mick Jaensch
Simon Jemmett
Robert Kennedy
Andrew Killer
Enrique Klix
Adam Mackenzie
Glenn Maginness
Stephen Mamouney
Dom Mccoll
Nick Mccormack
James Mclean
Andrew Phelan
Matthew Pond
Bruce Rogers
Sven Ross
Craig Young
Hilda Hallinan
Anton Stanizki
David White
Glen Walton
Luke Stevens
James Golds
Peter Houwen
Michael Schenberg
Richard Poulter
Ben Fisk
Shane Timms
Alistair Mccooke
Peter Jenkins
James O'connor
Tracey Mccooke
Darren O'Brien
Ian Turrill
Kane Horwill
Richard Watson
Alex Thompson
Andrew Steer
Brendan Manzie
James Thomas
Justin Gately
Paul Osborne
Clive Parsons
Emma Mickle
Tony Brook
Rob Davis
Geoff Gwillim
Brendan Mutimer
Simon Weatherill
Anee Makowski
Daryl Fairweather
Pip Grummet
Stuart Baker
Jim Milne
Ian Harley
Andrew Tulloh
Michael Somerville
Brian Roberts
Paul Marr
Stefan Gulizia
Andy Calder
Kevin Moran (triple Ripper)
William Ness
Geoff Ridgeway*
Chris Jones*
Sue Gook
Ronald Gook
Jenny Bigelow
Anne Bryant
Jodie Quinn
Phillipa Williams
Paul Woolfson*
Rex Death*
Sophie Patten
Celia Burrell
Peter Koren
Ian Griffiths
Shaun Latham
Siobhan Latham
Phonse Gangitano
David Swann
Janie Perrott
Kirsty Webb
David Moffatt
Lindy Shelmerdine
Nicholas Moffatt
Alexandra Darling
Chris Manning
Brian Freeman
Bruce Collins
Sally Robertson
Gary Rowley
Ally Styger
Rachel Gross
Glen Johnson
Travis Sullivan
Ruth Sloley
William Bell
Andrew McCarthy
Peter Robson
Edward Polk
Justin Mitchell
Jarrod Mitchell
George Nedovic
Nicholas Costello
Richard Turner
Chris Blane
Peter Gaunt
Anthony Deague
Craig McDonald
Dan Harvey
Robert Rowe *
Sarah Perry
Stephen Attwood
Steve Byrne
Clive Aaron
Joe Moore
Nikki Burger
Elizabeth De Bono *
Guy Evans *
David Whelan *
Mark Siedle
Hillary Geers
Wendel Peters *
Dave Adams
Tim Quantrell *
Tom Wenzel *
Ian Shrives
Harry Leather
Paula Giles
Michael Rochford
Sue Rosenhain
Stuart Barber
Andrew Barber
Travis Sullivan
Anton Cozjinsen
Charles Day
Michael Clark
Peter Vernon
Jack Jenkins
Kate Milner
Tom Beadle
John Massie *
Kent Alexander *
Kiernan Mcgill *
Tim Woods
John Axsentieff
Mike Hegarty
Jordan Murray
Mark Beaconsfield *
Phillip Rose*
Andrew Nissen*
Joe Butler*
Roelof Vogel*
Carolyn O’sullivan
Brenda Norman*
Richard Jones*
Josh Perizollo*
Jacqueline Ellul*
Amanda Lenehan*
Ria Bleathman*
Matt Crook
Steven Weller*
Donna Sullivan
David Briggs
Monique Ryan*
Jeremy Hunt
Tim Hunt
Warren Cochrane
Nick Rhoden*
Luke Rattigan
Nick Schofield
Simon Walker *
Cheryl Saffron *
Marco De Gregorio *
Steph Demesticas *
Greg Jamieson
Andrew May *
Ben Doherty *
Shane Mcgurk
Brendan Cairns
Leigh Treeby
Lenny Watterson
Brenton Schwarze
Shaun Gionis
Bob McEwan (5 summer crossings! Oldest swimmer so far)
Geoffrey Brace *
Veronica Van Wyk ( 4 crossings)
Michel Ambrus (3 crossings)
Wayne Helwig (3 crossings)
Nigel Williams * (3 crossings)
Sarah Thorburn (double crossing)
Torben Vedelsby
Ross Pollard (summer and winter)
Evan Roberts
Jamie Lingham
David Collinson
Ross Headifen
Ryan Osborne
Maria Mccarthy
Michael James
Melanie Combescure
Eloise Wallace
Angus Hyne
Esther Gilmore *
Michael Urban (summer and winter)
Bill Linehan
Tim Hille
Thomas Blackwell
Zoe Hille
Simone Martonhelyi
Michelle Filmore *
Susie Smith *
Mary Eckhardt *
Jenny Bryant *
Heather Frost *
Sonja Ballinger *
Cameron Mcdonald
Stuart Jones *
Mark Walker
Daniel Tait *
Bree Hollingsworth
Heather Ramp *
Raoul Mulder *
Peter Keogh *
Timothy Walker *
Sean Cooney *
Marli Wilkinson *
Jacob Wilkinson *
Kate Owen *
Catie Ragg *
Ivor Morgan *
Peter Phelan *
Suzie Bratuskins *
Alexandra Cateriano *
Emma Ragg *
Chloe Phelan *
Jemima Fitzgerald *
Amelia Blake *
Cam Tregaskis
Byron Ward *
Dibdin Fitzgerald *
Gabriel Cornwell *
William Ruddock *
Sebastian Crozier *
Hanna Wilkinson *
Miranda Cooney Hunt *
Cici Marto
Simon Myers (summer and winter)
Monique Andjelic *
David Cook
Ross Quail (summer and winter)
Kendra Wright (summer and winter)
Will Hillis *
Peter Ryan * (3 summer crossings)
Mark Reardon *
Murray Joseph
Kirsty Tweddle (summer and winter)
Nikole Ramsay (summer and winter)
Adrienne Currie
Vanessa palmer * (5 crossings, including a race and a double crossing!)
Ben Kallergis
Scott Royston *
David Mateer *
Ben Syme Ross *
Jen Dodd *
Derek Bulstrode
Ken Lowe
Grace Pike *
Lisa Gazzola
Monica tonner *
Adam Holland
Alexandra Debeljakovic
Alexandra Cheatley
Louise Jettner *
Sarah Treloar
William Brack *
Sally de Guingand
Ryan Hocking *
Mark Driver *
John Chisholm *
Richard Ian Bull *
Kerry Barrett *
Tim Koopmans (summer and winter)
Thom Mackey
Richard Ralphsmith
Maria Edmonds *
Paul Fleiszig
Robert Friedman
Ashley Williams
Morgan Lacey
Poppy Griffiths
Sam Graham
Damien Magree
Andrew Mellett
Derek Smith
Dugald McWilliams
Gordon Baulch
Robert Woodhouse
David Wilson
Steven Morarty
Cameron Leech
Margaret Hall
David Morarty
Andrew MacLeod *
Jordan Berry *
Justin Rodda * (double and race!)
Carly Crawford
Andrew Mulholland
Henry Mulholland
Tom Mulholland
Joe Tsalanidis
Andrew Gurry
Melissa Urie *
Sally Catt
Matthew Annells (summer and winter)
Sam Whitehouse
Wolfgang Frantz *
Ned Whitehouse
Andrew Liddell *
Eric Cirulis *
Greg Hill *
Matthew Rushworth *
Peter Hinrichsen *
Justin Phillips *
Julie Freeman *
Bob Willis
Graeme Cole
Ingrid Freeman
Sarah Willis *
Warren May
Heather Pitt *
Adam murray *
Lara Cann *
Peter Bennetts *
Andy Collins *
James Lewis *
Charlotte Byrnes *
Rebecca O’Loughlin *
Toby Hemming *
Adam Saunders *
Padraic Murphy (summer and winter)
Gary Ullmann (winter)
Jack Stewart (winter)
Shien Lo (winter)
Lloyd Gwilym (winter)
Matt Healy (winter)
Tyson Hofstee (winter)
Warrick Steabben (winter)
Simon Jones (winter)
Sam Goodwin-Dorning (winter)
Sam Lane (winter)
David Solly *
George Wintle (summer & winter)
Johan De Bree *
Mitchell Hall
Andrew Horwood
John Bownas
Darren Trew *
Madeleine Wood
Alison Verghese *
Cath Black *
Miranda Toohey *
Monica Nguyen
Ben Holland
David Kaylor *
James Noonan
Jonathan Hassett
Stephen Powell
Mike O'brien
Steven Robinson
James Black *
Jeff Challis * (summer and winter)
Marco Giudici
Merrin Mctaggart
Paul Turner
Staeven Vallak (summer & winter)
Aoife Hurley *
Cooper O'malley
Dexter Prime
Emer Hurley *
Renee Kieseker
Kate Dluzniak *
Malcolm Bell *
Michael Urban
Stef Louey *
Angus Campbell *
Ben Hamer *
Cameron Owens
David Seal *
Neil De La Coeur *
Tim Candler *
Alex Humphrys *
Roslyn Mcintyre *
Gabrielle Schammer *
Julie Robilliard *+
Louise O'neill *
Sarah Fenton
Joe Barker *
Jordan Dearsley *
Conor Brennan *
Dara Blake *
Erin Heapes *
Laura O'driscoll *
Mary Grehan*
Paul Stock *
Sinead Fitzpatrick *
Stephen Burns
Geoffrey Brace
Maree Paris
Rob Bruce
Denise Elder
Jan Davies *
Jennifer Hole
Jim Arnold
Michael Kirkman
Rob Fitzpatrick
Bernie Mcdowell *
Gary Johnstone *
Jack Ray *
James Keskinen *
Jamie O'regan *
Josh Griffiths *
Douglas Hacking *
Heather Urie *
Sheeana DHANJI *
Tom Manolitsas *
Peter Anderson *
Susan Sheldrick *
Anna Brown *
Catherine Mcelhone *
Sophie Gemmell *
Abby Farmer *
Barbara Hannon *
Kirsten Yates *
Roxanne Higgins *
Eloise Hay *
Jodi Helliwell *
Sally Gallagher *
Victoria O'shea *
Adam Matruglio *
Glen Buchanan
Michael O'connor *
Rick O’Brien
Simon Ashford
Andrew Myer *
Andrew MacMillan *
Warwick Bray *
Aida Tuciute
Angela Bliss *
Candida Cochrane *
Jacqui Garnsworthy *
Celia Armstrong *
Katherine Gobby *
Sherryn Leonard *
Steve O’Connor *
Craig Buckingham *
Georgina Harrison *
Kainen Schrape
Zac Gilmour
David Harris *
Ian Chan *
Priscilla Chow
Mackenzie Hunter (Race 2023)
Abby Bolwell (Race 2023)
Robbe Dilissen (Race 2023)
Brianna Bond (Race 2023)
Ryan Leet (Race 2023)
James Hicks (Race 2023)
Bronte Campbell (Race 2023)
Ben Dubberley (Race 2023)
Ben Morrison (Race 2023)
Ian Douglas (Race 2023)
Rod Watkins (Race 2023)
Kirsty Allen *
Amy Paterson *
Shelley Turner *
Phoebe Mock *
Alison Sanders *
Fiona Dickson *
Corey Small *
Garth England *
Jarrod Condon *
Blair Ross *
Mark Dalton *
Peter Schmidtke *
Travis McIntosh *
Mathew Broad *
Brad Manczak *
Adam Fratantaro *
Shane Martin *
Bevan Cox *
Simon Pollard *
Damien Magree *
Duncan Ireland *
Jane Ireland *
Nicholas Seymour *
Malcolm McNab *
Gareth Corbett *
Nicole Dean
Julia Karvelis
Morgan Evans
David Jones *
Dean Oakley *
Robert Gropel
Ben Jones
Lach Armstrong (2 summer crossings)
Mark Avery
Edward Roche
Jack Hoffmann (2 summer crossings)
James Westh (2 summer crossings)
Oscar Stanley
Ed Krushka
Tracy Weimar *
Grant Henry *
Sonia Throssell *
Chris Auditore
Jen Andersen *
Marie Werrett *
Lindy Cook *
Susan Short *
Lisa Coulthard *
Ali Crichton *
Paul Gildea *
Sue Durham *
Cherry De Crespigny *
Mary Stewart *
Michelle Martin *
Nick Wilson *
Grant Seater *
Ryan Ganz *
Georgia Sanders *
Lexi Marsh
Chelsea Burchall
Sarah Hennebry
Renee Smith
Lucy Ryan
Wai Ying Tham *
Liz Coolahan
Anna Rogozinski *
Stuart Hayes
Jo Lewis
Hannah Bush
Andrew Fast
Sam Hunt
Julian Sallabank
Kyp Bosci
Elliot Heslop
Alexander Lord *
Marcus Stacey
Heather Macardy *
Georgia Page *
Tara Trickey *
Michelle Dow *
Tricia Page *
Brad Clingin *
Lucas Ferrier *
Tommy Allott *
Mat McRae *
Michael McEwin *
Kyle Biller
Michael Townsend *
Anna Platt *
Vanessa Goodspeed *
Karac Eden *
Robert Swinton
Peter Sarquis *
Lauren Foster *
Nikki Knights
Maeve Masterson
Abbey Clarence *
Sophie Malakellis
Isla Dobie
Ross Bresnahan
Jono Greenwood
Michael Gardiner
Nicholas Boyden *
Nick Coull *
David Wilks *
Stuart Harsley *
Henna Kossi *
Marty Johnson *
Stephen Mills *
Jack Heinz
David Kelly
Golden Revolver
Jack Parsons
Benjamin Yates
Charlie Richardson
Geoffrey Thomas
Paul Clancy
Julia Mason*
Sarah Hingston *
James Dahlsen
Matthijs Smith
James Magner
Colin Rodgers
Kelly Hughes *
Ben Woollard
Kevin Wheeler *
Matt Roberts Clifton
Lindsay Roberts
Trent Sullivan
Jeremy Fultheim
Em Shaw
Jacqui Stephens *
Tony Clemenger *
Matt Peterson
Tim Davern *
John Dixon *
Troy Shelvin *
Alex Anderson *
Paul Hawking *
Louise Day *
Conan Phillips