START
Friday 20 February 2026
6:00 PM
DURATION
24 Hours
LOCATION
Fitzroy Swimming Pool
ENTRY PRICES
Adult (18+)$24
Junior$15
4
ENTRANTS
2
TEAMS
MS GO FOR GOLD
MS GO FOR GOLD
MS Go For Gold Scholarships are funded by the generous fundraisers and support of the MS Mega Challenge and offer people living with multiple sclerosis one-off grants to follow a personal dream.
GET REWARDED
GET REWARDED
Whilst the greatest reward for fundraising is knowing that you are making a difference in the lives of people living with MS, we would like to say thank you by giving you a little something extra!
OUR COMMUNITY
OUR COMMUNITY
Read the stories of some of the inspirational people in our MS community that you are helping support with your fundraising and participation in an MS Mega Challenge event.
MEGA MERCHMEGA MERCH
Get your hands on the official 2026 MS Mega Swim merchandise and show the world that you’re part of this mega swim challenge to support people living with MS! Get in quick though, as merchandise is made to order and needs 2-3 weeks for production and delivery.
Since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998, 3-time Paralympic Gold Medallist and 9-time Para-Cycling World Champion, Carol Cooke AM PLY has dedicated her working life to raising awareness and funds for MS.
In 2001, Carol founded the MS Mega Challenge program with a 24 Hour Mega Swim at the Fitzroy Pool in Victoria. The program has since expanded to over a dozen events across the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Nothing is impossible if we dare to face our fears and believe in ourselves. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Carol Cooke AM PLY
The events raise money for the MS Go for Gold Scholarship program - scholarships which enable people living with multiple sclerosis to follow a dream - and also fund the Plus Financial Assistance Program and services to directly benefit people living with multiple sclerosis.
MS Plus acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land now known as Yarra. We also acknowledge the significant contributions made by other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to life in Yarra. We pay our respects to Elders from all nations here today—and to their Elders past, present and future.
