Beach 2 Beach Swim

saturday November 29th 2024

Information for Participants

The beautiful Beach to Beach swim will be taking place again on Saturday November 29th 2024. Please come along and join the fun! All details of the event are listed below. There will be a limit of 100 tickets for sale, 60 members tickets and 40 non-members tickets. The cost of these will include breakfast at the end of the event. Extra breakfast tickets can be purchased before the event at the front office.

Tickets will be on sale for club members ( 4 OMR +VAT) and non-members (7 OMR +VAT) from Sunday 10th November - Sunday 24th November from the RAHRC front office, 9am-4.30pm. Extra breakfast tickets for non swimmers can be purchased from the club office (4 OMR +VAT). All tickets are non refundable and non-transferable.

Please keep checking back here in case of updates.

Tow Floats

If you have access to a tow float, please use it for the swim. It makes sighting swimmers much easier for support kayakers and boats and supports the organisation and safety of the whole swim event.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ

Entry to the swim is only by pre-purchased ticket. No ticket = no swim.

Each child under the age of 14 must be accompanied by their own parent (1:1) either swimming or kayaking.

Swimmers please remember to bring ID to register

ID cards or passports need to handed in prior to swim as part of the registration. This is a vital safety control.
Children must hand in their own ID or passport - not their parent's.
Please note that one ID per swimmer is required, so a parent and child cannot enter on one card but need to bring two.
NO ID NO SWIM!

Timeline:

06:30 – 07:15 Registration at RAHRC boat club.

07:15 - 07:30 Swim safety briefing at RAHRC boat club.

07:30 – 07:50 We all will walk together to Marjan Beach. Bring a bag to put your belongings into. There will be a car from the organization that will bring your belongings back to the RAHRC boat club.

07:50 – 08:00 final briefing and group photo on Marjan Beach.

08:00 Start of Beach-2-Beach swim. Please note that we will use staggered starts:

o Group 1 – people who want to swim fast, miss the views and believe it's a race even though it isn't.

o Group 2 – confident swimmers who want to enjoy the swim and take in the view as they swim along.

o Group 3 – for accompanied children, recreational swimmers and people who don’t want to be caught up in the frantic start.

Important safety notes about the swim:

Please do not attempt the swim if you are not fit and have not practiced in the sea. Safety cover is provided but swimmers participate at their own risk.
We have kayak support – if you are in difficulty the kayakers will throw you a flotation aid (noodle) to help you return to the beach or for the RIB to rescue you. Additionally, there will be two buoys as marked on the diagram.
PLEASE DO NOT grab the kayak as you could capsize it – you should not be swimming if you need this level of assistance.
The safety boats may ask struggling swimmers to leave the water. Please comply. Once asked to leave the water you will not be allowed to rejoin the swim
Please swim with care so you do not kick or bash any other swimmers.
We will not record swim times - the event is not a race.
Please swim directly to the finish near the boat club from the corner of the bay – this is to avoid people getting too close to the rocks.
PLEASE collect your ID after the swim so we know you are safe !!!!!!

Last but not least....enjoy the swim, it’s a beautiful bit of coastline!

TIMING

As the swim will be started in intervals between group 1, 2 & 3. It is recommended that those who would like to record their time that you do so yourself. A running clock will also be located at the finishing point for you to check.

Times will not be officially recorded.

The Swim Route

Support Kayaks:

There will be 3 buoys along the route (marked in orange on picture). From Marjan beach to Ras Al Hamra beach there will be a number of support kayakers.