2008 YMCA Oneida Shores Open Water Swim
The East Area Family YMCA is proud to present its first Annual YMCA Oneida Shores Open Water Swim (YOSOWS). This swim will provide an opportunity for swimmers of all ages to challenge their physical and mental abilities while at the same time raise money for the East Area Family YMCA Partner with Youth Campaign. Contributions will be used to support the YMCA's Inclusion program, Y Kids Inc. Y Kids Inc. serves 150 kids a year where 36 are served at the East Area Family YMCA. We currently have over 20 children with developmental disabilities waiting for services.
The YMCA Oneida Shores Open Water Swim will be held on beautiful Oneida Lake Saturday, June 14, 2008. Oneida Lake is by Brewerton NY. Brewerton is 16 miles north of Syracuse, NY. This year's event will host three distances, a 1500 meter (Olympic Triathlon swim distance), 800 meter (Sprint Triathlon swim distance) and a Youth 200 Meter swim. Youth swimmers must be a USA registered swimmer. Order of start will be 1500 m, 800 m and then the Youth 200 m. Number of heats will be determined based on number of entries. There will be a separate heat for Master swimmers. Parents entering young swimmers please be advised that there will be lifeguards provided to meet the YMCA's proper safety standards for all swimmers. Check in will begin at 7:30 am with a start time of 8:30 am. If we encounter poor or hazardous weather the YMCA may impose up to a 1 hour delay for the start of the event.
Fees:
Early bird registration $30.00 Received by May 24th
Registration $35.00 Received by June 12th
Your registration fee includes a short-sleeve T-shirt and color coded race cap!
For a registration form contact Mathew Engineri at mengineri@eastareafamilyymca.org
We will be posting additional information on our website starting April 7th 2008, this includes all race information, updates, and cancellations, including inclement weather decisions. If you have anyone one who would like to volunteer either on the beach or in the water with their boat, please call Mathew Engineri at 315-637-2025 x 217.
