800m COURSE DESCRIPTION
ATHLETES WILL START IN-WATER FROM BEHIND AN IMAGINARY LINE AT THE FIRST BUOY.
SWIMMERS WILL PROCEED AROUND THE TRIANGLE IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FASHION, MAKING LEFT-HAND TURNS, KEEPING YELLOW COURSE BUOYS ON THEIR LEFT SHOULDER.
SWIMMERS WILL FINISH BY EXITING THE WATER & CROSSING THE TIMING MATS.
CARPET PIECES WILL BE PLACED AT WATER’S EDGE TO MAKE IT EASIER ON BARE FEET.
2.5K & 5K COURSE DESCRIPTION
ATHLETES WILL START IN-WATER FROM BEHIND AN IMAGINARY LINE AT THE START BUOY.
SWIMMERS WILL PROCEED AROUND THE COURSE IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FASHION, VEERING RIGHT AT THE FIRST BUOY TO FOLLOW THE SHORELINE & THEN MAKING LEFT-HAND TURNS AROUND ALL OTHER BUOYS, KEEPING YELLOW COURSE BUOYS ON THEIR LEFT SHOULDER.
UPON COMPLETION OF FIRST LAP, 5K SWIMMERS WILL MAKE TURN BACK AT THE “START BUOY” TO COMPLETE A SECOND LAP OF COURSE.
2.5K SWIMMERS WILL EXIT THE WATER AFTER COMPLETING ONE LAP OF THE COURSE, FINISHING ON LAND BY CROSSING THE TIMING MATS.
WE WILL HAVE CARPET PIECES PLACED AT WATER’S EDGE TO MAKE IT EASIER ON BARE FEET.
