Midland Triathlon Club
MTC Swim League
Open Water Season is here and MTC are kicking off the annual swim league.
Where : Lough Owel, Diving Boards
When : Every Friday 6:45pm
What : 350 swim course to right of the boards,
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How the league works.
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Swimmers are split into 3 groups - A,B,C
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'A' group is set off first with 4 loops of the swim course
'B' group sets off second with 3 loops of swim course
'C' group sets off last with 2 loops of swim course
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Points are awarded as follows
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8pts,7pts,6pts are awarded to the 1st,2nd,3rd in each of the groups and 5pts are awarded to all others who participate.
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Note :
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Focus this year is on practicing sighting, drafting in race conditions
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We will not be timing each swimmer as in previous years.
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No of loops of the swim course may change depending on weather conditions etc
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Mass starts and 1km swims will be done every couple of weeks