2015 Boracay Aquathlon and Open Water Swim | April 20, 2015
Check out the 2015 BORACAY AQUATHLON AND OPEN WATER SWIM happening on April 20, 2015.
RACE REGISTRATION DETAILS
DOWNLOAD registration form.
PLEASE NOTE: At registration, you will need to bring a government or school issued identification card with PHOTO (Photo ID)
Registration for Boracay Aquathlon & OWS Race participants will be open:
Saturday – April 18, 2015
Sunday – April 19, 2015
9:00am – 12:00nn & 2:00pm – 5:30pm
Monday – April 20, 2015 – Race Day
AGE GROUPS
Adults Aquathlon (swim & run)
Top 3 of each Age group:
Male: 16~19 yrs, 20~24, 25~29, 30~34, 35~39, 40~44, 45~49, 50 & above –
Female: 16~19 yrs, 20~29, 30~39, 40 & above
Registration Fee: P750.00
Kids Aquathlon (swim & run)
Top 3 of each Age group
Male : 6& Under, 7~8, 9~10, 11~12, 13~15
Female : 6& Under, 7~8, 9~10, 11~12, 13~15
Registration Fee: P600.00
Open Water Swim Race (swim only):
Male: 14 and up
Female; 14 and up
Registration Fee:
P600.00 1K Distance
P700.00 3K Distance
P800.00 5K Distance
Awards and Prizes:
Top 3 Overall Winners Male & Female will get trophies. Top 3 Age Group Male & Female will get winner medals. All finishers will get finisher t-shirts, finisher medals and post-race refreshments.
TO REGISTER
Download registration from Facebook pages of WetSHOP or Finisph or request it from email addresses below, submit filled-out form with corresponding registration fee of the event/category that you are participating at WetSHOP GStrip at Greenhills Shopping Center (02) 625-0531 or at WetSHOP Boracay at D’Mall (036) 288-6861. Or you can deposit the registration fees under: Vincent
Garcia – Banco De Oro (BDO) PESO C/A # 00151-80104-22 and email deposit slip and registration form.
Note: Late registration after April 7, 2015 will be charged extra P200.00 per participants. On Site registration will be charged extra P300.00 per participants.
For more info, call or text mobile: (+63917) 886-6341,
landline: (632) 975-0001, (632) 851-1722
email: [email protected], [email protected]
PM: www.facebook.com/wetshop or www.facebook.com/finisph
Race Day Registration Steps are as follows:
Present your photo ID and sign the waiver.
You will be given a Plastic Wristband that you must wear until you leave Boracay (this will expedite medical emergencies with this as your primary means of identification).
You will receive your race packet, which includes the following items: swim cap; one (1) race number.
Finally, you will be subjected to body marking of your race number on both your upper arms and at your lower legs.
TRANSITION GEAR CHECK-IN:
Kids and Adult Aquathlon: All gears must be checked-in to transition area before 6am race day.
Only registered athletes will be allowed in the transition area. Official bike stickers will be placed on your bike, plus a photo taken, before you rack your bike at your numbered transition box.
Your transition gears must be checked-in together with your shoes, running shoes, race belts, running visor, sunglasses, nutrition, etc. No other bags, backpacks, or gear are allowed in the transition area.
BODY MARKING + SWIM CHECK-IN:
Kids & Adult Aquathlon : Sunday, April 20, 2015 4:00am – 6:00am
RACE MORNING: You will be allowed to go to your gear on race morning for last minute additions (hydration, nutrition, etc). Glass bottles are not allowed within the transition area.
BODY MARKING: Please do not apply lotion, petroleum jelly, or sunscreen to the top part of your arms prior to body marking. Race numbers will be marked here.
SWIM CHECK-IN: All athletes are required to enter the race start corral prior to the swim start to ensure that you are present and accounted for on race day.
Also, near this corral will be a race official who will determine if you are wearing a legal speed suits for the swim leg.
The Ruling on Speed Suits: Swimwear must be 100% textile material, which is defined as materials consisting of natural and/or synthetic, individual and nonconsolidated
yarns to constitute a fabric by weaving, knitting and/or braiding. Simply put, this would generally refer to suits made only from nylon or Lycra that do not have any rubberized material such as polyurethane or neoprene. Swimwear must not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend past the knees. Swimwear may contain a zipper. A race kit may be worn underneath swimwear. All tri-suits must be sleeveless and must not go beyond the knees. Those caught using illegal speed suits after the swim check-in zone, prior to the race start, will be disqualified. Likewise, wetsuits will not be allowed.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RACE PRIOR TO THE SWIM START:
If after all the processes of bike check-in the day before and body marking, and yet an athlete decides to withdraw from the race, please inform a race marshal immediately. You are required to turn in your race bib number upon this time. Any athlete who decides to drop from the race the night before, or even prior to body marking, please inform a race marshal or send a text message to 09178866341 with the following info: Name, Race Number, Reason for Not Joining the Race. You must return your race bib number to a race official.
Any athlete who fails to inform the race organizers of one’s withdrawal from the race will result in disqualification from any WetSHOP and FINIS events.
SWIM
Rules and Regulations
Distances:
AGE SWIM DISTANCE
6 & UNDER 50 M
7 TO 8 100 M
9 TO 10 200 M
10 TO 11 300 M
12 TO 13 400 M
14 TO 15 800 M
16 & OVER 900 M
1) All swimmers must wear the swim cap provided in your race packet.
2) No fins, paddles or flotation devices of any kind are allowed.
3) No individual paddlers or escorts are allowed. Safety measures provided by
the organizers will be ample for all athletes.
4) Time penalties will be imposed on athletes not behind the official start line five
(5) minutes prior to the race start.
5) Swimmers are required to swim the entire course, stay on course — failure to
do so may result in disqualification.
6) A swimmer experiencing difficulty and in need of assistance shall raise an arm
overhead, pump it up and down, and call or seek assistance. A swimmer, who
has received assistance, whether voluntary or involuntary, must retire and
withdraw from the remainder of the race, unless such assistance did not aid the
swimmer in making forward progress. No swimmer shall return to the race if the
official rendering assistance requests that the participant withdraws from the race
or receive medical assistance.
7) After the swim, changing tents will be available. No changing will be allowed in
the transition area. Public nudity is prohibited throughout the entire event.
8) Aquathlon Schedule:
6:00 am Check-in & Body Marking
6:30 am Race Briefing
7:00 am Wave 1
7:05 am Wave 2
7:10 am Wave 3
7:15 am Wave 4
7:20 am Wave 5
7:25 am Wave 6 Adults
9:30 am WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Course Description
Kids Aquathlon Distances:
From a shore start, aquathlon kids positioned at their age group distances and will all start at the same time. They will run to the water and swim to the right on a out-and-back swim route in the open water, parallel to the shores of the Boracay White Beach. There will be lane ropes and buoys spaced evenly for easy sighting. The end buoys will be larger, and flagged, for easy recognition. The kids will exit the water and run inside the swim-end arch and continue to T1.
Adult Distance:
From a shore start, participants positioned in the starting corral will run to the water and swim to the right on a out-and-back 900-meter swim route in the open water, parallel to the shores of the Boracay White Beach. There will be lane ropes and buoys spaced evenly for easy sighting. The end buoys will be larger, and flagged, for easy recognition. The triathletes will exit the water and run inside the swim-end arch and continue to T1.
OPEN WATER SWIM RACE
Race Rules:
Same as Aquathlon swim rules
Race Course Description:
Swim: BORACAY white beach open water
Race Categories:
Top 3 of each Distance:
Male: 1000 M, 3000 M, 5000 M
Female: 1000 M, 3000 M, 5000 M
OWS Schedule:
7:00 am Check-in & Body Marking
7:15 am Race Briefing
7:45 am Wave 1 – Male Female 5K
7:50 am Wave 2 – Male Female 3K
7:55 am Wave 3 – Male Female 1K
11:00 am WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
SWIM SAFETY
ROUTE VISIBILITY
There will be markers at: 450m (Aquathlon turnaround), 500m (OWS 1K turnaround), 1500m (OWS 3K turnaround) & 2500m (OWS 5K turnaround). The swim route will be lined with highly visible buoys. The large main buoys will be the Turnaround markers. These large buoys will be augmented with smaller buoys in between them to guide the swimmers. The Finish Banner will be at the end of the swim distance.
SWIM AID STATION
A stationary boats will be positioned along the swim distances to act as aid stations for hydration or any medical emergency.
SWIM MARSHALS
Swim marshals composed of lifeguards and coast guards will be on kayaks, rubber boats and jet skis and will be positioned throughout the spread of the swimmers from the leaders up to the tail end swimmers.
RUN
Rules and Regulations
1) Shoes and shirts are required at all times in the run route. Race bibs must be visible in the front of the runners at all times during the run, and the race numbers cannot be cut, folded, or altered in any way. Race belts be used to secure the race bibs.
2) A runner may only run, walk, or crawl as forward progress in the run course.
3) A runner may not receive outside assistance of any kind, including the following: food, hydration, water/ice/sponges for cooling off, pacing from nonracers, family members, or athletes who have withdrawn or was disqualified or has already finished the race. There will be ample official aid stations to provide the necessary food, hydration, water/ice/sponges for cooling off, including
medical aid.
4) All runners must obey instructions from race marshals and public authorities.
5) The Boracay Aquathlon & Open Water Swim Race will officially close at 11:00 am.
Course Description
Kids & Adult Distances
Along White Beach on clearly marked run routes according to age groups.
RUN DISTANCES AGE
100 M 6 & UNDER
200 M 7 TO 8
400 M 9 TO 10
1200 M 10 TO 11
1700 M 12 TO 13
3000 M 14 TO 15
5000 M 16 & OVER
Transition Bags Check-out
Your transition bags can be checked out only with race bib, TYVEC band, and/or body marking that matches your bike and bag stickers.
If you wish for a representative to retrieve your gear at transition after the race, said representative must present your race bib AND his/her valid ID. Failure to have both will prevent check-out of equipment. This will be strictly enforced.
Anyone who leaves their bikes and/or transition bags after 6:00pm will do so at their own risk. Transition area security leaves at 6:00pm and organizers will NOT be responsible after said time.
BASIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
1) All race marshals have the authority to disqualify any participant.
2) Medical personnel have final say to disallow any participant to continue to race if said medical personnel feels an athlete’s well-being will be seriously harmed if this athlete continues on with the race.
3) Alcohol or any illegal, detrimental or dangerous drugs, stimulants, depressants or other substances or procedures with the intent to improve performance, eliminate the sense of fatigue or for any other purpose will be prohibited. Before taking any medication, please ensure these are not banned by FINA or by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Violation of this rule is grounds for
immediate disqualification and will result in a one-year suspension for a first offense. Second offenders will be banned from all future WetSHOP; FINIS events.
4) The Medical Control Rules, in harmony with IOC regulations and policies on banned substances, will be binding on all athletes. In addition, other rules and regulations, even if not yet recognized by the IOC may be instituted, which if such occurs, you agree to abide by. Athletes may be requested to undergo drugtesting procedures, before and after the event. If you are requested to do so, you hereby agree to abide by such testing procedures.
5) Should any athlete test positive for any substance banned by the WADA regulations and policies and is not vindicated by the administrative appeal process, or test positive for any other item as mentioned above, the athlete, at the judgment of Boracay Aquathlon & Open Water Swim Race officials, will be banned from participation for a period of two years from the date that the athlete
competed and/ or was drug-tested. A second offense will result in lifetime suspension of participation in WetSHOP and FINIS events.
6) Full disclosure of one’s medical condition(s), general health and surgical procedures within the previous 12 months is required. Medical consultation/clearance may be necessary from an attending physician prior to acceptance into the race. In all cases, the final decision of medical consideration is at the discretion of the event Medical Director.
7) All medical expenses incurred during the race will be the sole responsibility of the participant receiving medical aid, medicines, and such.
8) Fraud, theft, abusive treatment of volunteers or others and acts of poor sportsmanship are grounds for immediate disqualification and will result in athlete being suspended from competing in any WetSHOP & FINIS events in the future.
9) Communication devices of any type, MP3 players, iPods, and mobile phones are strictly prohibited during the race. Athletes found using these devices may be disqualified.
10) Race bibs and race registrations are non-transferable.
11) Non-racers cannot run alongside a racer inside the finish chute, including children carried in one’s arms. Plus, do not cross the finish line in a group. Your finish placement may be jeopardized, potentially resulting in loss of prizes, and .
12) If you are disqualified, or you withdraw, or were asked by medical personnel to discontinue racing you are required to turn over your race number.
