Open Water | Freedom Swim Series

A list of current public holidays in South Africa (2018) and related Freedom Swim Series open water swims. Also included are Brian Curtis Mile, Ice Swim SA and the Sanlam Cape Mile:

Public Holiday / Date	Name and More Information	2018 Open Water swim?
1 January	New Year’s Day
18 February	More: Sanlam Cape Mile	Yes. 18 feb 2018
21 March (elsewhere 10th Dec)	More: Human Rights Day	Yes. 21 Mar 2018
The Friday before Easter Sunday	Good Friday
The Monday following Easter Sunday	Family Day
27 April	More: Freedom Day	Yes. ?? April 2018
1 May	More: Workers’ Day
16 June	More: Youth Day	Yes. 16 Jun 2018
9 August	More: National Women’s Day	Yes. 9 Aug 2018
24 September	More: Heritage Day	Yes. 24 Sept 2018
2nd Sat in November	More: Brian Curtis Mile	Yes. 10 Nov 2018
16 December	More: Day of Reconciliation	Yes. 16 Dec 2018
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Day of Goodwill (formerly Boxing Day)

The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) states that whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.

References and links:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_South_Africa
• http://www.freedomswimseries.co.za/
• https://www.facebook.com/FreedomSwimSeries/
• https://www.bigbayevents.co.za/
• https://www.facebook.com/BigBayEvents/
• http://www.stillwatersports.com/event/cape-mile/
• https://www.facebook.com/capemileswim/
• https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Curtis-Mile-353170438032343/
• http://vineyardswimming.co.za/category/open-water/

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Big Bay Events calendar for 2018

 

Sanlam Cape Mile