Salty Sea Dog Long Swim
Bournemouth, Dorset
Boscombe, Bournemouth, England, United KingdomSat 8th July 2023
Starting at 09:00
3 races
£30.00 - £40.00
Organiser's Description
Schedule:
09:00 - Long Swim registration opens
10:00 - 5km Starts
10:30 - 3.8km Starts
10:40 - 2.5km Starts
The Salty Sea Dog Swims will take place near the Urban Reef – a funky and informal bar, café, deli and restaurant, serving fresh, seasonal and local food and drink.
Races
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2.5km
£30.00
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3.8km
£35.00
Booking for more than 1? -
5km
£40.00
Booking for more than 1?
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2.5km
£30.00
Booking for more than 1? -
3.8km
£35.00
Booking for more than 1? -
5km
£40.00
Booking for more than 1?
What's Included
Chip timing
Highly visible course marker buoys
Swim hat
Water safety cover
Toilets
Finish cake and coke
Location
Course Details
All 3 courses follow a counter-clockwise oblong course (as shown further down this page). Leave the large orange marker buoys to your left. The 5km lap is longer than the 2.5km/3.8km lap.
X 2 Laps for the 2.5km
X 3 Laps for the 3.8km
X 4 Laps for the 5km
Although the beach is well sheltered there may be a possibility of some surf conditions. Advice from the water safety team will be sought and if necessary the swim may be postponed. Any decision will be made with the swimmers best interest in mind. Any change of plan will be communicated via this web page, emails and social media.
cut off times
2.5km - 1hr 30mins
3.8km - 1hr 50mins
5km - 3 hours
Swimmers over these times will be collected from the water and returned to shore gracefully.
finishers medals
If you would like a high-quality finisher’s medal then please select order when entering online. These are made locally and are wooden.
Please collect from the registration desk on completion of our swim.
Votwo is aware that some people want medals and some people don't. We do not want to needlessly produce items that go to waste.
We will have limited spare medals on the day if wish to purchase them at the event.
spectators
Spectators can get a great view of the action either from the beach or from up on the clifftop. The Urban Reef Beach cafe has an excellent all-weather viewing area of the beach and swims course. Perfect for spectators and armchair sports enthusiasts!
event rules
As part of the entry system to the event all participants agree to the following:
All swimmers will read and adhere to the 'Participant Event Information Pack' (available to download from this event web page approx 2 weeks pre-event date)
All swimmers must wear the issued swim hat during the course of the swim event
All swimmers must wear the issued timing chip and return this at the finish
Swimmers who have retired must not leave the event unless they have handed their timing chip in at the finish
You may not enter someone else for the swim. Only the person participating in the swim is to complete the entry form and agree to the terms and conditions of the event
You may not transfer your entry to another person
refunds/ transfer
Please ensure you read and agree to the Votwo events terms and conditions when you enter the event. In brief, the refund policy is as follows:
Any event entry cancellation received by email to [email protected] more than 14 days prior to the event date will receive a 50% refund or transfer of entry fee towards another votwo event (£5 transfer fee applies).
Only emailed cancellations are acceptable. Cancellations made in the 14 days prior to the event start date will not be eligible for any refund or transfer.
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