You guys and girls are going to want to enter this event for sure. Now you have a chance to swim the Midmar Mile in a wetsuit and see just how fast you really are. For the die-hards, we are offering a unique event at next year’s Midmar mile:
SPORTSGUIDE Double Mile wetsuit legal swim.
You start at the finish point, swim to the start and the back again, 3.2km in total.
Wetsuits are not compulsory, they are optional.
Who should be entering this event?
All triathletes training for the big one- Ironman 2010 down in PE. You do not often get a chance to swim 3.2km in a wetsuit, in the open water with all the safety measures in place and earn a 2010 limited edition SPORTSGUIDE SUPER DOUBLE MILE MEDAL at the same time...
This is THE swim race of the year and is ideal preparation for the ri gours of the 3.8km swim in Port Elizabeth in April.
Any swimmers/triathletes and wanna be’s who want to compare their times between swimming with a wetsuit on and then swimming with it off......2 races/2 separate times.
Novice triathletes and swimmers looking to do their first open water swim in a wetsuit and complete 3.2km.
Come and join the team at SPORTSGUIDE for this inaugural event in FEB 2010
Westsuits are not compulsory they are optional.
The Midmar Mile Programme Magazine will be printed in conjunction with SportsGuide, featuring training programmes, event info, where to stay and much more! Remember that the 2010 Midmar Mile is set to break world records! So make sure that you don't miss out on the magazine or the event itself!
It just gets bigger! SportsGuide, SA's largest FREE multisport magazine, has now joined up with the Midmar Mile, the world's largest open water swimming event, to bring you:
28 000 copies distributed FREE, country-wide
112 000 readership
64 pages of multisport heaven
The team from Midmar Mile is all for SportsGuide, as it's one of the only publications in South Africa to throw its support behind the swimming industry, with swimming training tips in every edition, SportsGuide was the natural choice when it came to a venture of this nature!
SportsGuide covers a MULTI-tude of sporting disciplines using top notch contributors from each discipline to bring our readers accurate and professional information: AR (Graham Bird), Surfski (Barry Lewin), Running (Nicolas Kinsley), Ultra/Extreme Running (Ryan Sandes), triathlon/swim (Glen Gore), Canoe (Martin Dreyer, Ant Stott), Nutrition (Rowena Curr), Multisport (Dan Hugo)...
2010 Midmar Mile will be earmarked as the event of the century In 2010 a new logo for the Midmar Mile, promoting its Olympic standard, is set to relaunch the event with mounting anticipation. Carried across this sleek new image is 37 years of heritage, sporting excellence and camaraderie. Colours and symbols used throughout the design represent athleticism and achievement perfectly balanced with a bold font for strength. Be a part of the 2010 Midmar Mile with special limited edition medals to mark this auspicious year.
Midmar Mile sets the record straight. The Midmar Mile is in it’s 37th year and has attracted over 17000 annual entries over the last few years. In September 2009, the Guiness Book of Records officially recognised the Midmar Mile as the world’s largest open water swimming event with 13 755 finishers.
We are inviting all the past swimmers, especially those who have missed a few years, to become part of the history of the race once again. We are aiming at trying to achieve that magical mark of 20 000 swimmers!
LOOK OUT FOR THE 2010 Midmar Mile OFFiCIAL SEEDING
EVENTS LOGO.
If the event doesn’t have our logo - it’s not seeded!
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SPORTS will be timing
the Midmar Mile!
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BEACH AND WATER
• Learn to swim.
• Swim near a lifeguard.
• Never swim alone.
• Don’t dive in head first.
• Take precautions for the heat and sun.
• Always swim between the red and yellow flags.
• Obey warning signs and lifeguards instructions. They are there to protect you.
• If in difficulty, raise a hand above your head.
• Do not panic – conserve your energy. Help will arrive.
• Understand and avoid rip currents and dangerous areas.
• Respect the water and the environment.
River
• Check the strength of the current by throwing a small twig into the water (remember that the current is stronger on the outside of bends).
• If you get caught in a current, float on your back with your feet downstream. Angle yourself to the shore.
• Submerged objects can be very dangerous. Always enter the water feet first.
• River conditions can change rapidly from heavy rainfalls or from the release of water from storage areas.
Lakes and Dams
• Cold water in lakes and dams can cause distress. The water below the surface is often colder than you expect. This sudden reduction in temperature can cause shock and a lack of mobility. If this happens, get out of the water immediately.
• The bottom of lakes and dams can be soft, uneven and changeable. Be careful of submerged objects and always enter the water feet first.
• Lakes and dams are open expanses of water. A rising wind can suddenly cause choppy waves, that make it dangerous to swim.
General Water
• Don’t swim directly after a meal, or when under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Protect your skin. Always use a sunscreen of at least 15+. Limit your exposure particularly between 10am and 4pm
• Never swim alone and always limit the distance you swim out, knowing that you have to swim back.
Alcohol Abuse
• Alcohol abuse is known to be the prime cause of aquatic/drowning disasters.
• Swimming and alcohol do not mix.
For these and other water safety tips, please visit Lifesaving South Africa’s webpage: www.lifesaving.co.za.
Werner Louis Bosman: Lifesaving
Werner has participated at a provincial level since the age of 10 and has been awarded Victor Ludorum on several occasions. He has also broken several South African Records in his age group.
Highlights:
1. Selected to represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 2007 in England for the Developing Protea Team at the age of 18. Here he won three individual gold medals, and three gold medals for relays.
2. He was selected again in 2009 to represent South Africa as a senior Protea member, again for the Commonwealth Games, in Canada. Here he won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals. This sport is one of ultimate endurance sports and Werner has shown his versatility in both the pool and open water events.
