This is the 9th Atlantic Masters annual swim. It is a 2.7km looped swim. It is located near the picturesque village of Kinvara in Co. Galway. Swimmers will swim from Lynches Pier to Traught beach and back on a marked 2.7km course. There will be kayakers and safety boats in the water to guide swimmers. This is not a chipped swim and times will be recorded manually at the finish. The swim is open to skins and wetsuit swimmers.
Please note registrations close at 18:00 on Friday 30th.
Check In: 3pm onwards
Try a Swim event : 4pm
Race Briefing: 4:45pm
2.7km Race start: 5:00pm (tide dependent)
Hot food will be laid on after the race.
Prizes
Male/Female skins: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Male/Female wetsuit: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
I am aware of the need to be well prepared and medically fit before entering open-water swimming competitions.
* I assume full responsibility for the risks included in competing in such events.
* I confirm that on the day of the Atlantic Masters Swim 2024, my fitness level will allow me to complete the 2.7km swim course in no more than 1 hour 45 minutes.
* In consideration of my entry, I agree to waive and release Atlantic Masters Swimming Club, and the Organising Committee, principles and sponsors of the Atlantic Masters Swim 2024 from any kind of liability for illness or accidents which may cause death or injury, and from any kind of liability for property loss.
* I confirm that my acclimatisation to cold water, together with my choice of swimwear (wetsuit or togs) will allow me to complete the 2.7km course safely
* I understand that I must register several hours before the start of the event at Lynches Pier and have made appropriate travel plans to allow this registration.
* I agree that if I have not completed the event within the maximum allowed time of 1 hour 45 minutes that I will follow the instructions of the event stewards to exit the water.
* I agree that my entry is non-refundable and is non-transferable to any other person
* I further accept the conditions of entry and agree to be bound by same and the instructions of the official stewards on the day
* I accept that photographs taken of me during my attendance and participation in the Atlantic Masters Swim 2024 may be used to promote the swim generally and that such promotion will include publication on the internet