REGISTRATION

Applicants must submit their entries only via the website. No individual/group is authorized to collect entries on behalf of The Goa Swimathon.

Each participant may take part in ONLY one swimathon race per day (i.e., 5 km or 10 km on 23rd March 2019 and 1 km or 2 km on 24th March 2019) in addition to the 250 m sprint.

Participants of the 5 km and 10 km swimathon must provide previous OPEN WATER SEA SWIMMING certificate of at least 1.5 km and 5 km respectively. Completion certificates of a full distance triathlon with a sea swim will be accepted as previous certification for the 5 km swimathon.  Those without previous certificates will not be allowed to participate and the registration will be rejected with no refund of registration fees.

Age cut-off is as per current age on or before 31^st December 2018. Anyone under the age of 18 years needs to get the entry form signed by a parent/guardian. The applicant’s guardian must sign the waiver and write his/her relation with the applicant on the form.

Open category: This category is gender segregated and open for any athlete above the minimum age limit for the respective race and fulfilling eligibility criteria. There is no upper age limit. Three men’s and three women’s winners will be declared in the open category for each race. Winners will receive trophies and cash prizes.

Age group category: This category is gender segregated  and open for any athlete within the specified age limit for the respective race and fulfilling eligibility criteria. Three men’s and three women’s winners will be declared in the age group category for each race. Winners will receive trophies only.

Participation in the event is subject to entry confirmation via email to the address provided in the registration form. Confirmed athlete’s identity and proof of age will be verified with the details provided in the registration form. Where any information and/or any document provided by a participant at any point in time prior to the race is found to be falsified, participation of the said athlete shall be withheld for a period of 14 days until a reasonable explanation for the same can be provided by the athlete. If the athlete is unable to provide a reasonable explanation within the 14 day period, the registration will be cancelled with no refund of registration fees.

Kindly note in the event of an error made by the athlete in the registration form or during the registration process, if the same is intimated via email within 24 hrs, the entire entry fee will be refunded (excluding minimum processing charges of 4.5%). Any intimation after 24 hrs, will incur a deduction of Rs 500 from the total registration amount as processing charges.

Withdrawal requests must be received through the withdrawal form on the website during the following time frames in order to be eligible for a partial refund:

9^th November – 31^st December 2018  : 50% refund of the entry fee

1^st January 2019 onwards                      : No refund

Refunds will be carried out via bank transfer (details to be mentioned in the withdrawal form). The refund process may take upto 14 working days.

The registration form and the right to participate in the event and the rights and benefits available to the participant is at the sole discretion of Enduro Sports Goa and cannot be transferred to any other person or event under any circumstance. The actual participant alone shall be entitled to the rights and benefits arising out of such confirmation of participation.

Requests to switch between categories will be entertained till 3rd March 2019. Kindly note that switching to the open category will require the difference in registration cost to be paid. There will be no refund of the difference in registration cost when switching to the age group category. Requests submitted after 31st December 2018 will incur a convenience fee of Rs 300 per registration to process the same.

KIT COLLECTION AND RACE TIMINGS

All participants are required to arrive within the specified reporting time, failing which they will not be allowed to participate in the race.

It is mandatory for participant to collect his/her race kit personally during the scheduled times. Photo ID proof is required to be shown at the rime of kit collection. Each swimmer will be marked with his/her unique race number on the arm at the time of kit collection.

For security reasons, participants are requested to come without any baggage. It is strongly recommended that you do not leave valuables like mobile phone, camera, jewellery, watch, electronic gadgets, etc. in the bag stored. An open luggage deposit area will be available near the attendance/information counter, which will require all bags to be signed in and signed out by participants. Organizers, however, are not responsible for any loss of baggage and/or its belongings.

The 1 km, 2 km, 5 km and 10 km events will be electronically timed. The 250 m sprint, however, will be manually timed.

Participants are to participate only in the race category for which they had applied and for which their entry has been confirmed. The entry and timing tag are not transferable to any other person under any circumstance.

Every participant is required to wear their timing tag at all times during the race. Participants found to have interchanged their timing tag with another individual, will be disqualified from the event and shall not be allowed to apply or participate in subsequent editions of the event. Please note if the timing tag is not worn as instructed, the participant will not receive an official finish time and e-certificate.

On completion of the race, participants are requested to avoid walking back across the finish line to avoid erroneous readings at the timing mat/radar situated at finish.

An official Enduro Sports Goa swimming cap will be provided to all participants of the 1 km, 2 km, 5 km and 10 km events. Wearing of the official swimming cap is compulsory – failure to do so will lead to disqualification.

Participants taking part in both the 250 m sprint as well as the 1/2 km swim will need to complete the 1/2 km event before the scheduled start time of the 250 m sprint. Organizers are not responsible for the participant’s 250 m entry if they do not finish within the given time. The start of the 250 m sprint will NOT be delayed to accommodate late finishers.

There are specific finish cut-off timings for each category. Participants failing to finish their race within such timings will not be considered for results and their timings will not feature on any official event page. However, they will still receive finisher medals on completion of the race.

E-certificates will be available to all participants who successfully complete the course within the cut-off timings.

Provisional timings will be sent to each participant via SMS within 30 minutes of completion of the race. Provisional timings will be available on the Enduro Sports Goa website (www.endurosportsgoa.com) 48 hrs after completion of the race. Any grievances/contests will need to be submitted via email ONLY to endurosportsgoa@gmail.com within 48 hrs of online display of provisional timings. No grievances/contests will be accepted after this time period. The decision of the organizers/race officials shall be final and binding.

All participants to carry their NEFT bank details for prize money transfer (which will be completed within 90 working days after the event).

RACE COURSE

The competition is land start and land finish type. There will be a difference of approximately 30 to 50 meters between the start and finish points.

Organizers reserve the right to change the said course at any time, this may arise due to construction activity, security and safety reasons, non-compliance from government authorities or any other reasons the organizers deem fit.

Trash bins will be set-up on the beach and will be available on the boats. Bottles, wrappers etc. are to be disposed in the trash bins only and are not to be discarded on the beach or water. Enduro Sports Goa has a strict litter free policy and any participant found littering by a race official will be time penalised by an addition of 10 minutes to their final swim time.

Obey lifeguard (Drishti Marine) instructions completely and immediately. Failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification. Any participant who is deemed unfit to continue the race by the lifeguards or the race officials will be brought back to the shore. Failure to comply will lead to immediate disqualification and such a participant will not be allowed to apply or participate in subsequent editions of the event.

Every swimmer is responsible for his/her safety and will inform the organizers if they have any pre-existing problems that could be dangerous in the sea. Swimmers to ensure adequate hydration at all times.

The swim course will be clearly marked and identified with swim buoys. The swim course is a linear course, wherein swimmers swim out to a clearly marked turn buoy, turn between the anchored boat (fitted with timing radar) and buoy and continue with their loop.

Head-up swimming only allowed (no prolonged underwater glides).

All swimmers shall maintain the spirit of sport and refrain from pushing and shoving other swimmers either at the start, the finish or during the race. Observance of any hostile behaviour will lead to immediate disqualification.

If a swimmer needs rest or water, he is to signal the nearest kayak who will assist him with a flotation device; swimmers are NOT allowed to hold onto moving kayaks/jet-skis. Swimmers may also rest by holding onto the buoys.

Swimmers are to exit the water at the designated finish area (between the flags) and make sure they run through the timing mat/radar ONLY. Failure to exit at the designated finish area will lead to disqualification.

Volunteers and race officials are to be treated with respect and courtesy – non-compliance by the participant towards volunteers or race officials will lead to immediate disqualification.

Fresh water shower will be available to swimmers.

No swimming under the influence of alcohol or drugs – swimmers found to be so influenced will be immediately disqualified from the event and shall not be allowed to apply or participate in subsequent editions of the event.

Swimming aids (ex. flippers, palm pads, mask and snorkel etc.) are not allowed. No private boats/ water craft will be allowed in the water during the course of the event. Any participant found to be accompanied by water craft/non-registered swimmer will be disqualified. No participant shall accept from any person (other than a race official/volunteer) assistance in any form, unless an exception has been granted and approved in writing by Enduro Sports Goa.

SAFETY

Drishti Marine will handle sea safety of the event with lifeguards, jet skis and rescue boards. Obey lifeguard (Drishti Marine) instructions completely and immediately. Failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification. Any participant who is deemed unfit to continue the race by the lifeguards or the race officials will be brought back to the shore. Failure to comply will lead to immediate disqualification and such a participant will not be allowed to apply or participate in subsequent editions of the event.

Kayaks will constantly patrol the swimming zone for the duration of the race (i.e., within race cut-off timings only). Kayaks will carry a flotation device and drinking water. Swimmers are not allowed to hold onto moving kayaks.

In case a swimmer needs any help, medical attention or wants to be picked up in the middle of the race, he/she should wave to nearest kayak/jet-ski/anchored boat until he/she is approached by a lifeguard or a race official.

A medical tent with a doctor will be available on the beach throughout the period of race. An ambulance will also be on stand-by at the race venue.

Organizers reserve the right to stop any participant from participating who is found medically unfit to continue in the opinion of the medical personnel.

For further information regarding safety in the sea, please visit our YouTube channel.

2013

2-km Full Swimathon
(1) Joao Estrocio (30.12 min), (2) Raghavendra Kaskar (37.50), (3) Mihir Deshpande (39.35). Fastest Woman: Aadini Prabhu

1-km Half Swimathon
(1) Xavier D’Souza (15.28), (2) Ashwin Mascarenhas (15.38), (3) Taran Mukherjee (15.56). Fastest Woman: Suman Patil

250-metre sprint
(1) Joao Estrocio (4.40), (2) Xavier D’Souza (4.52), (3) Ashwin Mascarenhas (4.54). Fastest Woman: Suman Patil

2014

2015