Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July

Name: Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July
Start: 2023-07-07T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-07T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Southbourne Coast Rd, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 4DX, UK
Rating: 4.3

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Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July

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This wonderful sea swim is the second in a 3 race series along the Bournemouth coast. With 3 challenging distances on offer, this is a cracking event for more experienced swimmers. Come for a brisk Saturday morning wake-up in this fun, summer event.

5k Long Swim, 3.8k Long Swim and 2.5k Long Swim

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Sat 8th Jul 2023

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

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4.3
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Where and when

Location

Southbourne Coast Rd, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 4DX, UK

Start times

Sat 8th Jul 2023

5k Long Swim:

10:00am |

3.8k Long Swim:

10:30am |

2.5k Long Swim:

10:40am

Event summary

Here are the distances available for Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July

5k Long Swim

5km

3 Loops

£40

3.8k Long Swim

3.8km

3 Loops

£35

2.5k Long Swim

2.5km

2 Loops

£30

Route information

This event will be held at Southbourne beach and is a must for anyone looking for a slightly more challenging open water swim. This is the second race in a series of 3 Long Swim events over the summer season.

All 3 distances follow just 50m from the edge of the beach along the coastline, providing wonderful views of the shore throughout. The courses will be marked by buoys, with each course only requiring one lap. 2.5k swimmers turn at the first buoy, 3.8k at the second, and 5k at the third.

Event Rules

As part of the entry system to the event all participants agree to the following:

All swimmers will read and adhere to the 'Participant Event Information Pack'. (available to download from the organiser's web page approx 2 weeks pre-event date)
All swimmers must wear the issued swim hats during the course of the swim event
All swimmers must wear the issued swim tow float that holds the GPS tracking unit. This must be returned at the finish
Swimmers who have retired must not leave the event unless they have handed their tow float back to the finish staff
You may not enter someone else for the swim. Only the person participating in the swim is to complete the entry form and agree to the terms and conditions of the event
You may not transfer your entry to another person

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What's included

Highly visible course marker buoys
Chip-timed Results
Swim hat
Tow float use
Water safety cover
Toilets
Male and female changing rooms
Finish cake and coke
Medal made from Welsh Slate

How to get there

Southbourne Coast Rd, Southbourne, Bournemouth BH6 4DX, UK

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Parking

There is parking available at the Overstrand, but please be aware of any fees or resections before attending the event.

By Train

Chichester Station is a comfortable driving distance from the Pier.

Event day logistics

09:00 Long Swim registration opens

10:00 5k starts

10:30 3.8k starts

10:40 2.5k starts

Age Restrictions

You must be at least 16 years old to take part.

Cut-Off Times

2.5km - 1hr 30mins
3.8km - 1hr 50mins
5km - 3 hours

Finisher's Medal

VOTWO's medals are wooden and locally made, and cost just £3.50 on top of the entry price. If you would like a high-quality finisher’s medal then please select this option as an add-on at checkout.

Please collect from the registration desk on completion of your swim.

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FAQs

How will I receive my information pack for the Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July?

Information packs will be available to download from the VOTWO website 2 weeks before the event.

What happens if I miss a cut-off time for the Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July?

Entrants who miss a cut-off time will be collected from the water and taken back to shore.

Do I need to wear a wetsuit in the Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July?

Wetsuits are not required however those who swim without one accept the inherent risks involved. Please only choose to not wear a wetsuit if you are an experienced swimmer.

Are there any age restrictions for the Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July?

You must be at least 16 years old to take part.

Do I need to bring a tow float for the Salty Sea Dog Long Swim – July?

You do not need to bring a tow float, you will be provided with one on race day, which will have your tracker inside.

Reviews

4.3

51 reviews

2.7

Did the race in 2023

not enough buoys, very difficult to sight. On shore facilities minimal. Nowhere to change, no toilets. No cake and coke as promised. No one seemed very interested in providing ibformation.On the other hand the people prividing safety cover were excellent and attentive. I am 73 years old and fiund 2.5km challengung, but did conolete the course.one fibal point, there was apparently a tide running against swimners in the long outbound leg; it made that leg tough work and was disheartening at times. Maybe we could have been made more aware of this

stephen

5.0

Did the race in 2023

I did the 2.5k swim. Furthest bouy was green. As someone long sighted I just could not see it. Water was choppy so didn’t help either. Other than that, great event.

gary

3.3

Did the race in 2023

Nice event, done it a few times. More atmosphere and facilities at Boscombe, but understand the difficulties of hosting an event there. Need to purchase at least one more pink buoy!

lucy

3.3

Did the race in 2023

Very relaxed event, nice atmosphere but silly and annoying decision to use a green buoy in a choppy green sea made one stretch of the swim more frustrating than needed to be. Given how many of these events have been run could they not have been all pink/orange? Otherwise an enjoyable morning.

rachel

2.7

Did the race in 2023

The most important buoy wasn’t visible making the course hard to get around, the refreshments would have been much better to be on the beach to maintain an atmosphere on the beach for incoming swimmers.

neal

5.0

Did the race in 2023

The current was really strong so it was a tough swim for me.I didnt like the green buoy, coldnt spot it whilst swimming but the event was well organised, we had clear instruction with a few jokes thrown in and friendly atmosphere,Thank you for the safety support it was awesome, great event.Shame on Bournemouth council not supporting the event after 12 years of the venue being in Boscombe

matt

3.7

Did the race in 2023

Strong event, lovely location. Good job it going ahead with the conditions. Green buoy in the corner was very hard to sight!

ian

2.7

Did the race in 2023

Positives: beautiful venue, excellent water safety, friendly race director Negatives: felt like a bit of an afterthought following the triathlon (earlier in the morning) with branding and event tents being taken down as we arrived. The course was set into a heavy tide (they could have set the course anti-clockwise which would have meant less time in the 1-2kt stream), the finish wasn’t where we were told in the briefing/nor next to the finish flags which was frankly confusing when you’ve just spent 90mins in the water

chris

4.0

Did the race in 2022

First event with salty and I might be tempted to lay more markers along the long legs of the swim. A few times I wasnt sure where I was because of the chop. However, this is minor feedback. Pretty good overall. Maybe a non-wetsuit category next time. or a deal if you enter all of the long swims.

neil

3.7

Did the race in 2022

quite a hard swim this year. I'm not the best of sighters but I think would benefit from a few small buoys along the long straights and larger buoys at the corners . Would have helped when it got a bit choppy and sighting became more difficult

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