CATEGORIES FOR THE 600m DASH
Male and Female Categories
Age at 16th
January 2011 |
Swim Time Start
(May Change) |
Registration Closing Time |
| 40 – 49 |
9.20 am |
7.30 am |
| 50 - 59 |
9.20 am |
7.30 am |
| 60+ |
9.45 am |
7.30 am |
| 10 - 13 |
9.45 am |
7.30 am |
| 14 – 17 |
10.10 am |
8.30 am |
| 18 – 29 |
10.10am |
8.30 am |
| 30 - 39 |
10.35 am |
8.30 am |
| All age 1200 m |
11.30 am |
8.30 am |
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For the 1200 m
Entrants must be 12 years or over on the day of the race.
Please note that we are limited to accepting the first 150 entrants in the 1200 m Merimbula Aquarium and Wharf Restaurant `Splash for Cash'
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Entry
On-line entry not available for 2011 yet - watch this space
Select the E button on the top of this page to go to the online entry form.
Entry forms will be accepted at the discretion of the Race Director prior to registration closing and, for the 1200m Splash for Cash, numbers permitting, prior to registration closing - A late fee of $15.00 will apply.
Registration
This will take place at the Tathra Surf Club on the day of the Swim, Sunday 16th January, from 6.30 am. You will receive your competitor number, and gear bag. Your swim cap will be given to you at the Wharf by the Start Marshal. Please note different times for close of registration for different age groups listed in the table above.
All those competitors who entered on line will be required to read, sign and date the waiver before your registration number is allocated to you.
Marshal at Tathra Wharf
Be at the Wharf at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled swim start time please. A shuttle bus provided by the Tathra Bus Service will be available between the Tathra Surf Lifesaving Club and the Tathra Wharf.
Wetsuits will be permitted should you wish to wear one.
Rash shirts are recommended for extra Sun protection.
Prizes
The first male and female over the line in the 1200m `Splash for Cash' will win $500 cash each, along with a hand made trophy created by a local artist and a unique medallion made by local jeweller and goldsmith Martin Planert.
 
All competitors in events over the weekend will go into random draws for a fantastic range of prizes, including the major random draw prize for competitors in the Splash for Cash of a `Weekend for Two' at the Sundeck Hotel Perisher Valley 2011.
600 m Dash winners will receive a Martin Planert Medallion as well as other prizes. Our random draw prizes include: Accommodation at The Seabreeze Holiday Park and the Tathra Beach House Apartments. For the 10-18 year olds there is a chance to win a Raw Surfboard, shaped by Ben Shaw.
Competitor T-Shirts (short sleeves and long sleeves)
These will be on sale at the TSLC over the weekend. See separate page - Merchandise for further details.
Costs are $25 for a short sleeve T-shirt and $35 for a long sleeve T-shirt.
A Carbon Neutral Sporting Event
The Tathra Wharf to Waves committee is again supporting the Bega Valley community’s targets of 50/50 by 2020 and was proud that the 2007 Tathra Wharf to Waves was the first carbon neutral sporting event in Australia. This target is a 50% reduction in the consumption of energy by the year 2020 and a 50% production of energy from renewable sources by the same year. The committee aim to make this a carbon neutral event by working out the carbon emissions for the weekend (i.e. road transport, boats, electricity used). The cost of offsetting this carbon load will be calculated by working out the value of tree planting that would be required to neutralize the carbon emissions for the event. We will work out the cost of offsetting this carbon load and this figure will be donated to one of the several renewable energy projects that are currently underway in the Bega Valley. Hopefully, Kangarutha Nursery will pledge their support and donate 400 tube plants to be given away over the weekend.
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