GENERAL

The spirit of friendly competition should be maintained throughout the event.  Any unsportsmanlike conduct will be grounds for immediate disqualification.  Decisions of the event officials are final and are not subject to appeal.

SWIM

• An entry permits a competitor a single entry in their age category.
• The winning place-getters of each category are the first, second and third place-getters from the first wave of each category, except for the open Category where the placegetters must come from the Superfish wave (which could be the last wave).
• Swimmers participating in the Virtual Swim and the “Same Time Swim” wave are ineligible for place-getter prizes
• Competitors who wish to compete in the open Superfish wave must indicate this in the entry system or request permission from the Race Director well in advance of the day of the race.  The Race Director or approved delegate will determine the Superfish swimmers. The Race Director’s decision will be final.
• Competitors who wish to swim in both their age category and the open Superfish category must indicate this in the entry system.
• The overall open winners will be from those swimming in the Superfish wave.
• Superfish swimmers must wear a lycra vest if provided to them or face disqualification.
• Swimmers will be required to have an official swim cap, a transponder on their ankle and an official identification on their arm or wrist, which must remain on the individual throughout the event.  No swimmer shall be recorded as a finisher unless wearing the official swim cap, transponder on their ankle and carrying the official number on an arm or wrist.
• No extraneous aids are allowed without permission in advance from the Race Director. This includes, but not limited to, fins, boards, snorkels, floatation gear and personal support teams.
• Goggles are allowed and are recommended.
• Wet suits are allowed and are recommended for safety reasons.
• Swimmers must swim the course as marked, staying to the right of the marker buoys.  Any variation to the course will be announced at the start.
• Swimmers who cross the start line before the starting gun is fired will be liable for disqualification.
• A competitor is judged to have finished when the competitor’s torso crosses the finish line.
• Protests must be made in writing and given to the Race Director within fifteen minutes of the announcement of the provisional results.  All decisions of the Race Director are final.
• Race officials shall have the authority to remove a competitor from the race if the competitor is judged to be physically incapable of continuing the race without the risk of injury to themselves or others (this can include swimmers who are deemed unable / unlikely to complete the course in 45 minutes).
• Organisers reserve the right to accept, reject and cancel entries.