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General Event News Swimchix meets Pevensey Place swimmers At the Pevensey Place inter-house gala, the Swimchix met the amazing residents that took part in this years aQuellé Midmar Mile. They were proudly wearing their Mile t-shirts and their individually engraved medals. Well done to the following swimmers: Bokke Rossouw, Hilda Gammage, Janine Brindle, Samantha Smith, Anton Egner, Moira Gray, Stuart Seymour and Udette Pretorius.
DIS-CHEM SUN CITY SWIM
DATE 26 October 2019
TIME 08h00
ORGANISERS In Motion Africa
DISTANCE 3000; 1500, 600
PROVINCE North West Province
START VENUE Waterworld Dam,Sun City Cabanas,
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NUMBER 063-9743774
EMAIL info@suncityswim.co.za
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Pre-entries: www.suncityswim.co.za. Discounted ‘early bird’ entry fees usually open early in August. Standard pre-entries are accepted from 1 September to 30 September. Late entries are accepted at a premium at the start. Registration takes place at The Sun City Sports and Recreation Club from the Friday evening before the event.




DIRECTIONS

Race Start Coordinates: -25.3604125, 27.099469999999997 

Race Finish Coordinates: 0.0,0.0 

The swim takes place within the Sun City complex at the Waterworld Dam in front of the Cabanas. Drive time from Johannesburg is roughly 01h45 to the Sun City main entrance.

THE SWIM

The swim goes around five buoys. The finishing leg of the course goes around a small island and between two ending buoys which are clearly visible against the greenery in the background. A single lap is needed for the 1,500 metre and two-laps for the 3,000 metre swim.




EVENT PROGRAMME
Day Event Distance (m) Time Category
1 3,000m 08:00:00 Men - all ages
2 3,000m 08:03:00 Women - all ages
3 1,500m 09:30:00 Women 31 & older
4 1,500m 09:38:00 Girls 13 & younger
5 1,500m 10:30:00 Men 31 & older
6 1,500m 10:38:00 Boys 13 & younger
7 1,500m 11:30:00 Women 14 to 30
8 1,500m 12:30:00 Men 14 to 30
9 1,500m 12:35:00 Physically & intellectually challenged
10 600m 13:00:00 Fun swim


PRIZES AND GIVE-AWAYS

Gold medals go to the first five finishers, silver to positions sixth to 10th and bronze medals to all other finishers. Cash prizes go to category winners including Masters and Disabled swimmers. For more information visit the organiser’s website.



WATER QUALITY

The water is clean and relatively clear with a visibility of about two metres. There is water-grass for the first 30 metres but it does not pose any real problems.



LAYOUT

The start and finish points are close to one another. The race consists of one-lap with a wet start and a relatively rocky bottom.



FACILITES

Day visitors to Sun City must park their cars at the entrance and catch the dedicated busses to the Cabanas complex. The swim entry fee includes Sun City entrance fees for day visitors and access to the Valley of the Waves. The facilities within the Sun City complex are exceptional, with good ablution facilities, shops and restaurants that sell almost all types of food and drinks. There is also a huge expanse of lawn and lots of shady trees.

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RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE PROVINCE RACE DATE VENUE CONTACT NUMBER
North West Province Dis-Chem Sun City Swim - TBC TBC 01 January 2023 Waterworld Dam Sun City Cabanas Jilly - Race Organiser 063-9743774
EDITORS NOTES

The Sun City swim was started in 1998 and in 2017 the race celebrates its 19th anniversary. Started by enthusiastic open water swimmers from Gauteng Masters Swimming, many are still on the organising committee today. The inaugural sponsor was Sun City and they have remained committed since the start.



EDITORS NOTES

This is traditionally the first swim of the season and serves as an ideal preparation for Midmar. It is well supported and gives you a good idea of swimming conditions in a big event. Expect warm weather, with a water temperature of 21°C and 23°C. There is a separate team event in which the results of all four 1,500 metre swims are used. This allows family members to swim in their correct event and be eligible for team prizes as well as the individual race. There are three categories for team prizes – Company, Non-Company and Family.



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Finishers: 3000

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