August 12th, the Furthest North open water swim in North America! Located in Sitka, Alaska.
Men's and women's age group and Relay divisions will be awarded trophies and ribbons.
Solo or relay 10k, 5k and 1k open water swims in Sitka Sound, with a water temperature range in the mid 50’s. The course will start at the Mount Edgecumbe High School ramp on Japonski Island. The course will then take the swimmers north out of Sitka Channel and westward along the Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historic Site and loop back to the Mt. Edgecumbe ramp to finish. A turnaround point in course will be available for those swimming the 5k and 1K distances.
Sanction pending with USMS.
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Thanks Kris for jumping in to the discussion here and helping clarify the confusion and contradictory information that I have out there on the website. Currently working on getting that straightened out. Apologies!
As Kris mentioned we are really excited about the new adventure we (and I keep saying we as I am a. the race director b. a BBSC master swimmer and c. the BBSC interim head coach ) have embarked on in taking on the 2012 swim.
One other thing I would love to hear from people about is whether or not I have my info correct on this being the furthest north sanctioned swim. I know we don't actually have our sanction yet, still working on final details on some of the paperwork, and I am assuming that we will be sanctioned as the swim was sanctioned last year.
I know there are a couple of lake and river swims up north but to my knowledge those haven't been sanctioned before, and they aren't listed anywhere as happening this year either.
any knowledge out there? I want to get this right and not steal anyones thunder... nor make any ourselves if its not so.
thanks all!
Kevin
Thanks Kris for jumping in to the discussion here and helping clarify the confusion and contradictory information that I have out there on the website. Currently working on getting that straightened out. Apologies!
As Kris mentioned we are really excited about the new adventure we (and I keep saying we as I am a. the race director b. a BBSC master swimmer and c. the BBSC interim head coach ) have embarked on in taking on the 2012 swim.
One other thing I would love to hear from people about is whether or not I have my info correct on this being the furthest north sanctioned swim. I know we don't actually have our sanction yet, still working on final details on some of the paperwork, and I am assuming that we will be sanctioned as the swim was sanctioned last year.
I know there are a couple of lake and river swims up north but to my knowledge those haven't been sanctioned before, and they aren't listed anywhere as happening this year either.
any knowledge out there? I want to get this right and not steal anyones thunder... nor make any ourselves if its not so.
thanks all!
Kevin
