Join the OBX Swim Club for the 2nd annual open water swim race on the Outer Banks
Event Info:

• Date: July 6, 2014
• Location: Ole Swimming Hole, 410 Airport Rd., Manteo, NC 27954
• Time: 8:30 AM First event race starts. Please check-in 45mins prior to your first event.
• Event Distances: 500m, 1k and 2k
• Fees: $30 first event, $10 second event, $5 third event.

NEW this year a 2k Stand Up Paddle Board Race.
- Prizes will be awarded
- Special award will be given to the male and female swimmer that swims the most events with the fastest combined time.
- There will be no same day registration

The event will be held rain or shine. All proceeds benefit the OBX Swim Club.

There will be a 2 kilometer swim , a 1 kilometer swim, and a 500 meter swim offered in three boys and girls age groups 11-12, 13-14, 15-18 year olds, and one mens and womens Open age group. The races will be held at the Ole Swimming Hole, a public swimming area maintained by the Dare County Parks and Recreation, outside Manteo, N.C. in the Croatan Sound. This area is not open to the ocean, and not affected by ocean tides or ocean waves. This swimming location is more comparable to an open lake swim. There may be some small waves depending on the direction of the wind. The start and finish will be from a sandy beach area. The course for the 1 kilometer and 2 kilometer swims will be a 1-kilometer triangle-shaped course approximately 350 meters by 300 meters by 350 meters. The course for the 500 meter swim will be a shorter triangle-shaped course approximately 200 meters by 100 meters by 200 meters. This swimming location is very safe and has been used for the swim leg, and transition area for the Outer Banks triathlons for many years.

Safety for the event will be provided by ocean lifeguards from the lifeguard companies serving Corolla, Southern Shores, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head with assistance from the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the N.C. Marine Fisheries.