THURSDAY 26TH MARCH – 0700 AM – clear conditions
WATER TEMP: 21.7 DEGREES C
AIR TEMP: 17.5 DEGREES C
WETSUITS: AG – 22 DEG. AND BELOW WETSUITS PERMITTED
ELITES, JUNIOR AND YOUTH – 20 DEG AND BELOW WETSUITS PERMITTED
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Time THURSDAY 26TH MARCH
1200-1800 ELITE AND VISITING ATHLETES ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO TROUTBECK
FRIDAY 27TH MARCH
0900-1100 ELITE ATHLETES SWIM AND COURSE FAMILIARISATION
1200 ELITE ATHLETES REGISTRATION, SIGN, UNIFORM CHECK AND PACKED COLLECTION
1230 ELITE ATHLETES BRIEFING
1300 MEDIA CONFERENCE (TBC)
1500-1700 REGISTRATION AND PACKET COLLECTION – OUTSIDE MAIN RACE H/Q
ALL YOUTH, JUNIOR, AG INDIVIDUALS AND ALL TEAMS
1630 MEDAL REHEARSAL CEREMONY – applicable only to those involved
1715 COMPULSORY BRIEFING
BRIEFING FOR ALL COMPETITORS IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
** TEAM ENTRANTS – AT LEAST ONE (1) MEMBER TO ATTEND THE BRIEFING
SATURDAY 28TH MARCH – RACE DAY
AG – STANDARD,
0615 TRANSITION OPENS – CHECK IN AND BODY MARKING
0645 TRANSITION CLOSES
0650 ASSEMBLE START
0700 START ** START FOR WOMEN – TIME DIFFERENCE BASED ON FIELD
JUNIOR MEN and JUNIOR WOMEN – SPRINT – (16-17) AND (18-19) ALL AG INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM ENTRY CATEGORIES
0815 CHECK-IN AND BODY MARKING
0830 TRANSITION OPENS
0915 TRANSITION CLOSES
0920 ASSEMBLE START
0930 START – JUNIOR MEN (16-17) + (18-19) SPRINT
0935 START – JUNIOR WOMEN (16-17) + (18-19) SPRINT
0940 START – AGE GROUP MEN / WOMEN / TEAMS – ALL AGE CATEGORIES – SPRINT
YOUTH BOYS and GIRLS (12-13) and (14-15) SUPERSPRINT
0945 CHECK-IN AND BODY MARKING
1000 TRANSITION OPENS
1030 TRANSITION CLOSES
1035 ASSEMBLE START
1045 START – YOUTH BOYS (12-13) + (14-15) SUPERSPRINT
1050 START – YOUTH GIRLS (12-13) + (14-15) SUPERSPRINT
TROUTBECK MILE OPEN WATER SWIM
0900 REGISTRATION / LATE REGISTRATION / CHECK-IN AND BODY MARKING
1030 REGISTRATION CLOSES
1105 ASSEMBLE START – 750M ENTRIES
1115 START – 750M
1120 ASSEMBLE START – 1500M ENTRIES
1130 START – 1500M
1215 CUT-OFF TIME FOR SWIM
1300-1320 MEDAL AWARDS CEREMONY
ELITES
1145 ELITES ATHLETES LOUNGE OPEN
1145 ELITE ATHLETES TRANSITION OPENS
1200-1215 ELITE ATHLETES WARM UP
1220 ELITE ATHLETES TRANSITION CLOSES
1225 ELITE MEN INTRODUCTION
1230 ELITE MEN START
1230 ELITE WOMEN INTRODUCTION
1235 ELITE WOMEN START
1300 OPEN WATER SWIM MEDAL CEREMONY
1515 PODIUM ASSEMBLY
1530 ELITE MEN AND WOMEN MEDAL CEREMONY
1615 ELITE MEN AND WOMEN PRESS AND MEDIA
1820 ASSEMBLE SUN LOUNGE FOR AG/JUNIOR/YOUTH MEDALS AND NATIONAL AWARDS FUNCTIONS
1830 – 1900 AGE GROUP/JUNIOR/YOUTH – MEDAL CEREMONY AND NATIONAL AWARDS
FOLLOWED BY BUFFET DINNER/DISCO FUNCTION FOR JUNIORS + YOUTH
1900 – MAIN AWARDS DINNER FUNCTION – DOORS OPEN FOR COLLECTION OF TICKETS AND BANDS (IF NOT ALREADY COLLECTED)