Point Leo SLSC Swim Classic

RACE RULES & REGULATIONS

1. In an emergency a swimmer will raise an arm overhead & call for or seek assistance. Once official assistance is rendered, the swimmer must retire from the race.
2. Swimmers must be 12 years or older on the day of the event to compete in the Point Leo Swim Classic.
3. Participants are not permitted to enter both the Nipper/Novice Swim and the Point Leo Swim Classic.
4. Swimmers registered in the Point Leo Swim Classic are permitted to swim in only one age group.
5. Swimmers may use any stroke to propel themselves and may tread water or float.
6. Swimmers must start in the wave corresponding with their cap colour given to them at registration.
7. A swimmer must be wearing the approved swim cap given to them at registration to start their swim.
8. A swimmer must be wearing the transponder given to them at registration at all times during the swim.
9. A swimmer shall not wear artificial propulsion devices of any kind including, but not limited to, fins, paddles, floatation devices or buoyancy suits of any kind. Wetsuits are allowed.
10. A swimmer shall not dive under swim bouys
11. Standing on the bottom shall not disqualify a swimmer.
12. The referee’s decision is final.