Event
#4:
Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon When: July 26, 2009 @ 8:00 am Where: Chapel Hill, NC
Description:
The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to
announce a totally-new triathlon for 2009: The
Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon. To be held
at beautiful Southern Village, the Family Triathlon
is a open registration (all ages can participate)
USA-Triathlon sanctioned event that will include
BOTH individual athletes as well as over 100
relay teams! Open to all aged participants,
the Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon is unique
as there will be so many relay teams. And, the
relay teams can be made up of all adults, all
kids of a mixture of kids and adults (we will
give prizes for the Top-3 teams in each category).
In addition, we will have over 300 entries for
individual triathletes in this Sprint Triathlon
Course.
This
is North Carolina’s first and only Family Triathlon
and we want all levels of participants to feel
comfortable giving it a try. Not only is it
for a great cause (the NC Children’s Hospital
on UNC’s campus), but we want to see at least
100 relay teams made up of parents, their kids
and their friends. No one is expected to be
a world-class triathlete and the fun is in accomplishing
the goal: finishing! So, every finisher will
get a real triathlon medal at the cross the
finish line. So, corral your friends, your family
and give it a try!
Complete
Event and Registration Details: Click
Here
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here for printable flyer
Event
#2:
3rd Annual Swim for Smiles Youth
Triathlon
When: May 31, 2009 @ 8:00 am
Where: Chapel Hill, NC
Description:
The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to
announce that registration is OPEN for it’s
3rd Annual Youth Triathlon to be held on May
31, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC. Last year’s event
drew over 350 participants and this year’s has
been expanded to accommodate at least 450. Open
to kids from ages 6-18, the Swim for Smiles
Youth Triathlon is a USA-Triathlon sanctioned
event and includes two courses for ALL levels
of participants. In addition (new for 2009)
we have a limited number of relay teams – made
up of kids of any and all ages. One kid will
swim, another bike and the third will run the
course (all relay participants and teams will
do the Long Course).
Beginners
can select a Short Course triathlon that includes
a 100-meter swim, a 2.5-mile bike course and
finishes with a short 1K (0.6miles) run. Long
Course participants will begin with a 300-meter
swim, transition to a 5-mile bike course and
then finish with a 3K run (1.8miles). The Swim
for Smiles Youth Triathlon will start on May
31st at Chapel Hill Country Club’s heated pool,
move to a neighborhood bike ride and end with
a run bordering the golf course. This is considered
an easy triathlon and it designed for all levels
of youth participants.
Every
finisher receives a medal and the top three
finishers of each age group will receive prizes!
Map of Finish Line/Transition/Booth Area: Click Here
Complete
Event and Registration Details: Click
Here
Youth Triathlon Starting Times by Last Name: Click Here
Youth Triathlon Starting Times by Bib Number: Click Here
Print
a color SFS Youth Triathlon flyer
Print
a Black and White SFS Youth Triathlon
flyer
Event
#3:
The Chapel Hill Wacky Relay Day
When: July 12, 2009 @ 9:00 am Where: UNC's Koury Natatorium,
Chapel Hill, NC
Description:
The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to
announce specific plans for the 4th Chapel Hill
Wacky Relay Day to be held on Sunday, July 12,
2009 at UNC’s amazing pool at Koury Natatorium
(next to the Dean Dome). In addition to the
Wacky Relay Day being an opportunity for kids
that swim in the Chapel Hill Simmer Swim League
(CHSSL) to swim in their Championship Pool one
week before Summer Champs, this is a great way
to culminate a summer season of raising money
with some fun (and Wacky) relays.
At
the beginning of the CHSSL season (mid-May),
each CHSSL Team will be given a Swim for Smiles
Foundation GOAL Thermometer that would be hung
at each team’s pool and would be used to graphically
demonstrate the amount of money raised as the
summer swim season progresses. Each club sets
their own top-end goal and measurement standards.
The Swim for Smiles Foundation will supply all
the materials and prizes to award teams (and
individuals) as they reach their goals. In addition,
SFS will provide pledge envelopes that can be
used by the swimmer all season to keep track
of their financial pledges and to collect the
money they raise. These envelopes will all be
turned in to SFS at the Wacky Relay Day.
In
2008, the winning club was The Exchange Swim
Team, having raised over $5800, and they were
awarded with the Wacky Relay Championship Trophy
(which moves to the winning team each year).
At
the actual Wacky Relay Day, the CHSSL swimmer
will start the day with a team warm-up swim
with each respective team as a way to familiarize
themselves with the Koury Pool (a pool that
is 12-feet deep – compared to the 3-5’ summer-league
pools). Then, the fun starts with relays:
Mix-Up:
one kid from each team (7 teams) race across
the pool
Big-Shirt:
Team relays swim a relay where they have to
pass a giant, heavy, wet t-shirt from swimmer
to swimmer
The
Noodle Relay: Relays with Noodles!
The
Pyramid: Each team fields one relay team with
one swimmer from each age group.
The
Under-Water: A totally underwater relay swim
The
Parent/Child Relay CHSSL Championship Relays:
This is the championship for the CHSSL Parent/Child
relay teams
Coach’s
Relay: The CHSSL coaches from each team swim
the CHAMPIONSHIP relay.
Event #1: 3rd Annual Carrboro Classic Endurance Sports
Festival When: April 5, 2009 @ 8:00 am Where: Carrboro, NC
Description - note: registration is now closed The 3rd annual Carrboro Classic Endurance
Sports Festival, produced by Endurance Magazine,
will have something for everyone - pick your
challenge! This event takes place in and around
the beautiful town of Carrboro, NC and benefits
the Swim for Smiles Foundation. The Carrboro
Classic is an official USA Triathlon Sanctioned
Event. The Wild West 8K is sanctioned by USA
Track & Field.
3
events:
Super
Sprint Duathlon (individual & relay):
2.4 mi Run - 12 mi Bike - 1.2 mi Run
Long
Course Duathlon (individual & relay):
8K Run - 53K Bike - 8K Run