
Main Event Briefing – Thursday, 6th March
Thursday, 6 March 2025 | Doors open at 5:00pm
Location: Centenary Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds
Free parking: Enter through GATE 1 off Graylands Rd; attendants inside the Showgrounds will direct you. Free parking is also available outside the Showgrounds and close to Centenary Pavilion on the other side of Ashton Ave (opposite GATE 9) – see map below.
Schedule:
- 5:00pm Doors open for information, stall browsing, and socialising
- 6:00pm Main briefing presentation
- 6.30pm Race pack collection
Important note: Ultramarathon and solo swimmers and one member from every duo and team must attend the Main Event Briefing. Skippers and paddlers are also invited to attend.

The Main Event Briefing* includes the presentation of event information and safety regulations. Swimmers collect their event handbooks and race packs. Race and sponsor stalls are available for questions and purchases. 2025 Port to Pub merchandise is available for purchase.
Contents of competitor race packs
- Competitor number tattoos
- Competitor swim cap
- Disposable blueChip timing band
- Support boat stickers
- Paddler boat stickers
- Port to Pub competitor t-shirt (check that you have the correct size)
- Port to Pub car bumper sticker
- Gifts from sponsors
Stalls at the briefing
- KC Australia
- BlueHQ
- Redipods
- Fiski
- Coastal Orthopaedics
- Little Things Gin
- PROmotion
- Tailwind Nutrition
- murph&murph
- Freyja Skin Care
- Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation
*The Main Event Briefing is the largest of our briefings and all swimmers, skippers, paddlers, and support crew are invited to attend. For swimmers who are unable to attend this briefing, there is an International, Interstate, and Regional Competitors Briefing on 14th March.
Skippers are invited to attend the Skippers Briefing in lieu of the Main Event Briefing.