Great Ocean
Swim
1200m Swim
Date:
Saturday, 9th February 2008
Race Internet Registrations:
Open: 1st November 2007
Close: Midnight 8th February 2008
Please note: To register here, click on the Register button and complete form and payment.
Register in Person: You can register in Person on the Day - You must register at least 1 hour before race start.
Race Schedule:
10:30am Race briefing at Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club
10.50am 50+ Masters (Male & Female) race start
11.00am U16 & U18 (Male & Female) race start
11.10am Masters 31-39 (Male & Female) race start
11.20am Masters 40-49 (Male & Female) race start
11:30am Open 18-30 (Male & Female) race start
Race Description:
A beach start 1200m swim in front of the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club.
The course is clearly marked by buoys, with lifesavers positioned on boards,
skis and inflatable rescue boats patrolling the course. The swim heads
straight out for 300m, then turns left for 600m and then returns to the
beach 300m, finishing with a 30m run up the beach.
Race Categories:
Great Ocean Swim:
Male U16, U18, Open (18-30),
30-39 Masters, 40-49 Masters,
50 + Masters,
Female U16, U18, Open (18-30), 30-39 Masters, 40-49 Masters, 50 + Masters
Competitors can enter and collect prizes in only ONE category. Once a competitor has competed in the event, they cannot change categories.
Prizes/Medallions will be awarded to ALL RACE CATEGORIES (1st, 2nd & 3rd).
Race Confirmation & Race Kit:
Check-in for Race Confirmation and pick up your Race Kit (including Race
Number & Race T-shirt) from 6.00am – 10.00am on
Saturday 9th February 2008 or 7:30pm – 10:30pm on Friday 8th February
2008 at the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club.
Race
Rules:
• Competitors must follow the designated set course,
which is manned by water marshals and surf lifesavers.
• Swimmers are only permitted to swim once. No multiple category entries are allowed.
• No extraneous aids are allowed. This includes, but is not limited to fins, boards, snorkels, floatation gear and personal support teams.
• Wetsuits are permissible
• Goggles are not mandatory, but are recommended.
• Swimmers will be required to have an official mark and race number on their arm, which must remain on the individual throughout the event. No swimmer shall be recorded as a finisher unless carrying the official mark and number on their arm.
• Swimmers are required to wear the official swim cap provided with Race Kit.
• Organisers reserve the right to accept, reject and cancel entries.
• Protests must be made in writing and given to the Race Director within fifteen minutes of the announcement of the provisional results. All decisions of the Race Director will be final.
• Race officials shall have the ultimate and final authority to remove a competitor from the race if the competitor is judged to be physically incapable of continuing the race without the risk of injury.
• Each entrant must sign the indemnity declaration on the Entry Form before the event. If under 18, the parent or guardian must sign. The organisers reserve the right to reject or cancel any entry at any time.
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Registration Costs:
Early Bird Registration
1 November – 31 December, 2007
$40 per Adult (16+)
$25 per Child (age under 16)
Registration from 1 January, 2008
$45 per Adult (16+)
$30 per Child (age under 16)
$600 Total prize money*
$400 Men
(1st = $250, 2nd = $100,
3rd = $50)
$200 Women
(1st = $125, 2nd = $50,
3rd = $25)
*Cash prize money is for the first 3 fastest male swim times and the first 3 fastest female swim times, from all race categories combined.
Cash prize money has been allocated based on volume of male and female entries.
