Simply Skydive Pro Blade Swoop Competition



Simply Skydive, one of Australia’s premier skydiving companies has worked in close cooperation with NSW planning and the Sydney Regatta Centre towards establishing a unique world class skydiving centre within Australia. After working closely over two years to undertake this ambitious project they have now opened their newly approved skydiving facility based at the high profile SIRC venue at Penrith Lakes.

This quality location is situated at the foot of the Blue Mountains, only 52km from the Sydney CBD and offers breathtaking views of both Blue Mountains and Sydney skyline.

The Simply Skydiving vision is for Penrith Lakes to become a world class adventure sports destination catering for land, water and "air" based activities to be recognised internationally by the adventure traveller.

Future inclusions to the dropzone itself include a full time MI8 helicopter, a multi million dollar wind tunnel and state of the art high tech freefall and canopy training simulators

To celebrate the opening of the new dropzone Simply Skydive hosted Australia’s first Problade Swoop competition. The competition finals and $10,00.00 in prize money were presented on Australia day and viewed by thousands of spectators at the Penrith’s Sydney International Regatta Centre.

The Simply Skydive Problade swoop was the first competition of its kind to be presented in Australia. The region’s top parachute pilots ‘swoop’ across the lake at Sydney International Regatta Centre, chasing the best speed and to be Australia’s first Problade Swoop Champion. It is a high speed, high performance parachute landing competition, where ‘canopy pilots’ swoop their parachutes horizontally through a 75 metre long course of ‘Airblades’ (custom made vertical wind indicators) at speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour.

Pro Blade Swoop is the formula one of parachuting, showcasing the world’s best canopy pilots, flying the fastest parachutes skydiving technology has to offer.

The Simply Skydive Problade Swoop is a stepping stone for pilots competing against the Americans in the Trans Pacific Pro Blade Series planned for 2003/4.

For more information about the Simply Skydive Problade or to buy a 2003 Pro Blade Swoop video please contact us on 02 9223 8444.