Race One of the Zoggs Mina Mile Open Water Swimming Series for 2010/11, which forms part of the Sea Dubai Water Sports Festival and sanctioned by the Dubai Sports Council, will be held on Friday in the bay waters in front of Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina, Dubai.
This event is open to all interested novice and advanced swimmers throughout the UAE.
The main event will be a one mile (1,600 metre) swim with four different male and female aged categories: 18 years and under, 19 to 35, 36 to 49 and 50 years and over. A 200 metre swim for those aged 12 and younger will also take place and for those who feel the mile swim is just out of reach, a two category male and female 400m and 800m swim is also on offer for ages 18 and under and 19 and over.
Relay races for junior and senior schools, swim clubs, companies, individual teams and families will comprise of three swimmers in a team with each team member having to swim 100m. Included in this year’s Series once again is the increasingly popular 6.5km marathon swim.
The event is being organised by Super Sports Event Management Services in association with Club Mina and DIMC and will form part of the Sea Dubai Water Sports Festival.
Zoggs as title sponsor are supported by Island Tribe Sunscreen, Kit Kat, Connector Magazine, Wild Wadi, The Heavenly Spa, The Westin Mina Seyahi and Slazenger Energy Drink who have all confirmed their sponsorship of the event.
With 23 different events taking place on the day between 7am and 1pm, all first, second and third place in all events will receive race medals and overall winners sponsored prizes from associated sponsors.
“As the Zoggs Mina Mile now enters its sixth year and 10th race in total, it has grown in stature and is now a well established event on the swimming calendar for competitive and social swimmers. It is the only event to offer a marathon swim in the UAE for local and international swimmers and gives all the opportunity of competing in an open water swimming race. Over 150 local and international swimmers have already confirmed their entries and am sure this number will grow to close on 250,” commented Warren van der Merwe, Managing Director of Super Sports.
Entry forms are available online at www.supersportsdubai.com as well as at Club Mina of Le Meridian Mina Seyahi. Entrance fee is Dh100 per adult and Dh75 per junior aged 18 and under. It will allow all swimmers to swim in as many events as they wish to on the day. Full event details and entry forms are available on the Super Sports website at www.supersportsdubai.com.