Gulf Lake Longhorn Open Water Roundup

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Registration Schedule

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• 5K will start at 9:00am
• 2.5K will start at 9:05am
• 1.25 K will start at 9:10am

Safety: Each swimmer should be comfortable and confident in the water.  A participant should be able to swim ½ mile in under 20 minutes in a swimming pool.

Each swimmer will wear a bright colored event swim cap.  Each race will have a different color. Swim caps are required in order to help identify swimmers.  The race course will be marked with 4 large orange turn buoys.  Each turn will be a left turn (counter clockwise) and each swimmer must go around each buoy.  Lifeguards and support staff will be on the lake on paddle boards and kayaks.  All safety staff and race officials will be communicating through radio.  There will be an EMT on site for the event in case of an emergency medical situation.

In the case of thunderstorms in the area; if lightning is located within 8 miles of the venue prior to the race or determined to be approaching the area, the event may be delayed.  If lightning strikes within 8 miles during the race; the race official will sound an air horn and message all safety staff to stop and remove swimmers at the nearest land point.  This will effectively end the race for competitors still swimming.

Entry Fee: Regular online registration costs $45 and ends Tuesday May 10th at 11:59 pm. Late online registration runs until May 14th until noon and costs $65. Race day entries will be taken on site for $75 until 8:15 AM on May 15th. Each participant will get a cap, t-shirt and post race refreshments. 

Race registration: Event registration is available online at https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2065&smid=14586

Event Updates: Refer to https://usmssouthcentralzone.org/open-water-challenge for event information and other races in the Southern Zone Grand Prix Challenge.
 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "WWW.RICEAQUATICS.COM."