For the very first time, Open Water Swimmers’ Foundation presents its 1st Swimathon!

 

RACE DAY: 19th May, 2024

 

Location & Start point: Gunjur lake, Doddaballapura

 

Reporting Time: 5:00am

 

Briefing: 5:30am

 

Start time: 6:30 am

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1. Swimmers are required to complete the whole course as registered for, respecting all designated turning buoys/markers and course boundaries.

2. Register yourself at the desk at the reporting point and get your BIB No# marked on your upper arms in BOLD so that its visible to organisers & support staff before entering the start point.

3. Earplugs, and nose clips are allowed.

4. Any equipment that helps in *Performance-Enhancement* (detailed below) for the swim are not allowed.

5. Any stroke (front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke or butterfly) can be done for the entire distance of the swim.

6. There are several markers throughout the course of the swim, boats & support staff to guide you.  

7. The course is 500 meters from the bank to the lake & back. There will be one buoy/marker/boat at 250 meters & turn around buoy/marker/boat at 500 meters:

Distances:

1. 3 km:              3 Loops of 1 km (turn at 500-meter buoy/marker/boat)

2. 2 km:              2 Loops of 1 km (turn at 500-meter buoy/marker/boat)

3. 1 km:              1 Loops of 500 meter (turn at 250-meter buoy/marker/boat)

4. 500 meters: 1 Loop (turn at 250-meter buoy/marker/boat)

 

1. There will be support boats and staff throughout the course with water, hydration and bananas.

2. Please listen to the guidance from our organisers & support staff. They will be following the rules as instructed and will not change the rules.

3. If you have any communicable diseases, open cuts, healing wounds: we sincerely advice you not to swim.

4. We are not responsible for your belongings.

5. OWSF has the final say in any dispute regarding technical aspects of the swim.

6. If any participant misbehaves, verbally or physically abuses the organisers, support staff, crew & organisers before, after or during the swim will be disqualified.

 

Encourage, support, respect and motivate your friends- some of you are doing this for the first time. Let’s strive to make this experience such that you will want to do again!

 

You are solely responsible for your performance on Event Day!

Give your best! We are there to cheer for you!

 

See you all at the Start line!

 

 

* Performance-Enhancing* equipment’s include:

1. Equipment that may retain or increase warmth – e.g., wetsuits, Tri- Suits, neoprene caps, booties, gloves.

2. Equipment that may increase speed – e.g., flippers, paddles.

3. Equipment that may increase buoyancy - e.g., pull buoys, wetsuits.

4. Auditory pacing aids - e.g., music players, metronomes.

5. Underwater streamers.

6. Performance-enhancing drugs

 

Please note: There can be changes made at the day of the event at the discretion of the organisers.