FAQs

It’s as simple as clicking ‘Register’ at the top of the webpage. Or to read more, visit our Take the Challenge page and read on.

Absolutely. When you register, you will have the option to start or join a team. When you start a team, you can also set a KM swimming goal for your team and invite other people, family, friends and work colleagues to join your team.

There are many ways you can get your organisation involved and we'd love to help.

1) When you register, you will get access to a bank of event materials, including posters to print and put up in your workplace.

2) You can enquire whether your organisation would do Matched Giving, where they match every dollar which is donated.

3) You could start a team, or teams, within your organisation to expand your fundraising reach and you could encourage team members to participate in the challenge as a family team.

If you'd like more assistance activating your organisation/business, please reach out to us at events@brainwave.org.au

It is free to register!

Yes! When you register, you set your goal for the number of kilometres you want to swim from 1-31 March 2023.

Will you swim the grand canal in Venice at 3 kms, Sydney Harbour at 19 kms, the English Channel at 37 kms or perhaps the Panama Canal at 82 kms?  You choose your challenge and, all together, we aim to swim 37,000 kilometres around Australia

You can change you goal at any time by accessing your personal fundraising page.

When you register, you will be invited to set up your own fundraising page with a link and message to send to your friends, family and colleagues. They can sponsor you securely through your fundraising page, and they’ll receive receipts via email.

We will send you some suggestions for other great ways to fundraise, and remember donations to your fundraising are tax-deductible.

Yes. We will have event swimming caps and T shirts available for fundraising milestones reached. Please see the ‘Rewards’ section under the ‘Fundraise’ tab

Yes, for donations made in Australia and over $2. All donors that have made donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt by email after they donate online.

No worries at all - we have two options for you. 

1. You can jump online and Login (link) to your fundraising page. Once you’re logged in, click the Donations Tab and add an offline donation for the amount you have received in cash. Enter all the donor’s information, so they receive the receipt emailed to them, and then enter your credit card details to deposit the payment. 
2. Or you can deposit the cash directly into Brainwave Australia’s bank account via EFT using the following information:

Account Name: Brainwave Australia

Bank: CBA

CBA

BSB 063010

Account number: 12763813

It is very important that you include a reference when making a deposit so we can correctly issue you/or the donor with a receipt, and also add it to your fundraising tally. 

EFT Reference: BKSC_YourName

Once you have made your EFT donation, please email events@brainwave.org.au with the following:

• Proof of your donation (usually a receipt issued by your bank
• Details of who is being sponsored – and extra points if you can include the fundraising page URL, and lastly
• Contact details of the donor so we can send them their receipt. 

Once we receive the money at Brainwave Australia, we will process the donation, add the money to the tally of the person being sponsored and also email a receipt to the donor.

Yes, we do! For donations by cheque, please make the cheque payable to Brainwave Australia and send it to:

Brainwave Australia

Klim Swim Challenge

6/42-44 Garden Boulevard

Dingley Village, VIC, 3172

When sending the cheque, please ensure it is clearly marked with a name, contact number and email address of the donor, and ensure it also includes the name of the person being sponsored so the money gets added to your fundraising tally.

To make a direct deposit, can deposit the cash directly into Brainwave Australia’s bank account via EFT using the following information:

Account Name: Brainwave Australia

Bank: CBA

CBA

BSB 063010

Account number: 12763813

It is very important that you include a reference when making a deposit so we can correctly issue you/or the donor with a receipt, and also add it to your fundraising tally. 

EFT Reference: BKSC_YourName

Once you have made your EFT donation, please email events@brainwave.org.au with the following:

• Proof of your donation (usually a receipt issued by your bank
• Details of who is being sponsored – and extra points if you can include the fundraising page URL, and lastly
• Contact details of the donor so we can send them their receipt. 

Once Brainwave Australia receives the money in their account, we will process the donation, add the money to the tally of the person being sponsored and also send the receipt to the donor.

30 April 2023 is the final day we can receive your donations, direct deposits or update your swimming tally kilometres.

Donations received enable Brainwave Australia to provide support to children with brain illnesses and injuries and their families through information and advice, peer support, therapy and equipment and family activities.

Brainwave supports over 1,200 children and families across Australia and has relationships with all the State and Territory children’s hospitals for referrals and support.

The local pool, a friend’s pool, a school pool or even between the flags at the beach – basically, you can swim anywhere it’s safe to swim. This is your challenge, and you make it work for you.

Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your target. This is a great way to keep your friends updated on your workouts!

If you track your workouts with Strava you can sync your Brainwave Klim Swim Account so that your distances will automatically add to your tally!

Follow these steps to track your Swim distances automatically with Strava:

1. Download the Strava app and set up your account. Stay logged in and then open a new browser.

2. Log in to your Brainwave Klim Swim Challenge account here

3. Under the heading Connect your preferred Fitness app, click Strava.

4. Follow the prompts to connect your account

5. When you next work out, select start your workout in the app or your smart device, making sure to select Swim. Once you end your workout, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day.

If you have synced your app already but it is not working, please log in and re-connect it.

• Strava: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
• Did you know you can set up other tracking devices to Sync with Strava ie Fitbit, Garmin, Suunto, Apple Watch, Polar, Apple Watch and more. Once you've setup your device to sync with Strava, and you've connected your Strava account to your Brainwave Klim Swim Challenge account - then you are all set!

Your tally will be updated each day with the previous day’s distances.

Manually adding activity

Remember, you can manually add your exercise to the tally in the My Fitness Activity tab within your logged in dashboard. This is a great option if you’re using a different method of tracking your distances, like how many laps you have swum.

Follow these steps to manually add your activity:

1. Log in to your account and select My Fitness Activity.

2. Under Add activity, enter the required fields. Depending on the challenge this may be steps, distance and/duration.

3. The logged activity will now appear on your fundraising page!

If you need any help at all or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via events@brainwave.org.au