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The blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim RACE INFORMATION is now available in PDF form. Scroll down for the PDF link. 

blueseventy are proud to be the title sponsor of the first ever GreatBig OpenWater Swim at Dorney Lake, Eton, the venue for Rowing at the 2012 Olympics.

The fresh clean water at Dorney is ideal for long distance swimming. There are three accurate distances on offer: 1km, 1 mile (1,609m) and 3km.

All swimmers will be given a colour coded swimming cap and a fantastic blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim T-shirt as a race memento.

Highly visible course marker buoys and full water safely cover (lifeguards, kayaks and surf skis) will be provided.

Numbers will be limited for this race.

Wetsuit use will be encouraged. They can be hired, or see the special deals in the Human Race Web Shop.

Distance Start Time
1mile 10:00
1km 10:20
3km 10:45
 

RaceLocation

The event will be held at the Olympic rowing venue for the 2012 Olympic Games. Dorney Lake offers clean open water swimming. It's great for spectators too, they can see you swim from the side of the lake.

Full on-site parking means you can come and go while the event is taking place, we have showers and toilets aplenty and there is catering and an on-site store provided by triandrun.

Detailed Road, Rail and Taxi Instructions HERE

 

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Dorney Lake's clear open water
 

OtherStuff

Please find below links to all the emails sent out to the blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim Competitors to date.

If you are not receiving these emails, please contact charlotte@humanrace.co.uk.

BLUESEVENTY GREATBIG OPENWATER SWIM EMAIL JULY 09

 

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Further information about this race can be found below below (in Acrobat PDF format).

  • Download PDFblueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim - Race Information
  • Download PDFDorney Lake, Eton - Location Map



The blueseventy GreatBig OpenWater Swim (July)

Friday, 10 July 2009

 

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Race for Charity

The official Charity is Leukaemia Research. They would love your support so if you would like to do some fund raising please contact Matthew Lawley: 020 7685 5128, mlawley@lrf.org.uk. To find out more about Leukaemia Research please visit www.banana-army.com

Where To Stay

If you require accommodation we recommend the nearby Copthorne Hotel who can be contacted on 01753 516222 or by emailing leanne.bennett@millenniumhotels.co.uk

Camping (1.6 miles from venue):
Amerden Caravan & Camping Site (SU 913 796)
Old Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 0EE Tel: 01628 627461 Email: beverly@amerdencaravanpark.co.uk

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Race Withdrawal

Please read the Withdrawal Policy and follow the instructions.
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