OTB Pointbreak Open Water Swim 05 + 06 March 2022 at Lake Oanob Resort
Please take note of the swim route for this coming weekend, rendering the mapped area as well as the Boat Launch occupied for the duration of the event Saturday morning.
We ask that boaters not be on the water during this time:
Saturday, 5 March from 09.00-12.00
Sunday, 6 March from 08.00-12.00
Only the area from the Boat Launch to the Dam wall will be used for the Swim.
POINTBREAK OPEN WATER 2022
Entries
Online entries close 12h00 Wednesday 2 March.
Event gift first 200 entries.
Kids: N$140 with event gift and finishers medal (N$40 no shirt)
Kids entries close 28 Feb
Late entries: On day of race. Cost N$300 and entries close 09h10.
Registration
Thursday 3 March OTB Sport Grove from 11h00 to 15h00.
Saturday 5 March at Oanob Resort from 15h00 to 16h00 (for people staying over at Oanob).
Distances
5km: N$290
2.1Km: N$290
700m: N$270
Kids Fun Event (approx. 150m): N$ 40 (No event gift, finishers medal) OR N$140 with event gift.
Times for Sunday Start/Finish/Prize Giving
Start 700m: 09h30
Start 2.1km: 10h00
Kiddies Fun Event: 11h00 This is a fun event that children can participate in along with their parents or other competent swimmer. All children will receive a finisher’s medal. There are no prizes for positions, but children’s cap numbers are included in the lucky draw. Child must be assisted/overseen by a competent swimmer. The child’s safety is the responsibility of the parent/swimmer accompanying the child. Any flotation device may be used to assist the child.
Prize Giving will be at approximately 12h00
5 Km Adventure Swim - Saturday (all other events are on Sunday)
Minimum age 14 years.
Cut off time: 2h15
The event will start at the far NW side of the dam, past all the houses, where the Oanob river flows into the dam. To get there it will take approximately half an hour with a high clearance vehicle. Swimmers will then swim the length of the dam. Participants will need to make their own arrangements to get to the start, the OTB swimmers will leave the restaurant area at 10 am and you can follow in this convoy to the start of the swim. If you do not have a vehicle or need assistance to get to the start please email yvonne@otbsport.com
Swimmers will need to self navigate the swim. The dam has a serpentine shape with enclaves. The distance in reasonably straight lines is 5km. This as a long distance adventure swim and if you are afraid to get "lost" or to swim too much do not enter this race. Swimmers are allowed their own support on the water. But they can not "hang-on" to the support craft for assistance.
Times for Saturday - 5km
9h00 - 10h00 Registration (collection of race cap and event shirt).
10h00: OTB swimmers will leave the resort at 10 am and you can follow in this convoy to the start of the swim. It is approximately 30min drive.
Start of 5km: 11h00
The Race
5.1. Location
Lake Oanob Resort.
Participants, who have pre-entered, will not be charged entry fee to Oanob Resort. Non-participants will be charged Oanob Resorts usual entry fee.
The resort will be selling cold drinks/hot beverages and food throughout the day.
5.2. Accommodation
Camping and Chalets at Lake Oanob Resort
5.3. Timekeeping and Numbering
All swimmers must be numbered prior to start of race (regardless whether you are wearing a wetsuit). Participants should not grease themselves until they have been numbered.
Swimmers must not remove their swim caps as they exit the water. They must keep their swim caps on until they have crossed the finish line. Many participants may be wearing a wetsuit and the numbered cap will be the only way in which we can record your time. Please also assist timekeepers by calling your number as you finish. If you are not wearing a swim cap at the finish line then your time may not be recorded. Participants will be informed of further details regarding timekeeping and the finish protocol prior to the event. Please adhere to the requirements as they are important in assisting us to accurately capture swim times.
5.4 Wetsuits
Participants may swim in a wetsuit if water temperature is below 22 degrees. Participants will be informed prior to the race if race is wetsuit legal.
5.5. Safety
Participants need to assess for themselves (and /or minors) whether they are fit enough to take part.
Participants should note that there is limited assistance on the water. We make use of volunteers for water safety.
In an emergency swimmer should raise an arm overhead for assistance (not wave).
All participants are required to sign an indemnity form and agree that they take part in the event at their own risk.
General Rules
Participants are expected to partake in the spirit of the event and conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner at all times.
People participating in the event do so at their own risk and the event organisers, sponsors and local authorities are not responsible for any loss or injury however that loss or injury may be caused.
Competitors shall:
Practice good sportsmanship at all times.
Be responsible for their own safety.
Obey instructions from race officials.
Treat other competitors, officials, volunteers, and spectators with respect and courtesy.
Violations should be reported to timekeepers or Yvonne Brinkmann.
Inform timekeepers if they withdraw from a race.
Ensure that they are familiar with the course; the participant is responsible for any deviations from the route which, if deemed an unfair advantage, may result in disqualification.
Competitors must not remove their swim cap until they have crossed the finish line.
A competitor who has a protest must do so in writing within 15 minutes of his/her finish time. Written protests are to be handed in at timekeeper table or to Yvonne Brinkmann.
A competitor can be suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct and fraud. The event organiser’s decision is final and will be made in consultation with relevant people.
No outside assistance may be given to a participant. Third party assistance is deemed to constitute an unfair advantage.
The race organizers take no responsibility for prizes not collected in person at prize giving.
