Metalman Swim Series Details

Swim Series Explained

Race Details:

Sign on starts from 10:00am at Rosses Point Car Park (Beachery Storage Shed, See Map). Race gets underway at 11:30am.

All participants must be members of Sligo Triathlon Club to take part, this is a club training event and is not open to the general public.

All swimmers must have Triathlon Ireland Membership andsign the supplied waiver on race day. Entry fee is €25 which covers all four races..

Safety:

Safety is first priority for the series. Attendance at the pre race briefing is compulsory.

Race safety cover includes: Lifeguard at tower.

Sligo Kayak Club will provide Kayaks on the water. The first kayak will stay ahead of the lead swimmer, another kayak will follow the last swimmer.

The Civil Defence Lifeboat will be on the water for the duration of the race.

All competitors must wear a wetsuit and brightly coloured swim hat and marker buoys will be used to mark out the course.

Categories and Prizes

There are two prize categories with all swimmers are automatically entered into both when they swim. Your three highest scoring races (there is a total of four events) will be used for points. Points from each week go into the league tables.

Handicap Category

Each swimmer will be given a time handicap before each race at pre-race briefing.

For the first race this will be based on recent triathlon swims if available or last years event. Handicaps will be updated each week and will be based on the previous weeks result.

How the handicap system will work

The start whistle will sound at “Go”. Any swimmers awarded a handicap of “Go” ie: 00:00, will start at the whistle. A stronger swimmer awarded a handicap of 2:00 for example will start 2 minutes after the whistle sounds. Start times will be called out by a marshal at the start line.

First over the finish line is awarded 1^st position etc.

A Marshal will be in position at the finish line to record your finish time and position.

Points will be awarded, 50 for 1^st, 49 for 2^nd etc......

Prizes will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd,3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Place in the Handicap Category

Outright Category

This category is simple. Your position is determined by how long you take to complete the swim.

This is calculated after the race by subtracting your handicap from your race time. Example: Swimmer crosses line at 15:30 and has a handicap of 5:00, their outright time is 15:30 – 5:00 = 10:30

Points will be awarded, 50 for 1^st, 49 for 2^nd etc......

Prizes will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd,3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Place in the Outright Category and also ladies 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd