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Chapel Hill Country Club
Sunday, May 16 at 8:05am
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit www.swimforsmiles.org/volunteer.html
High School students can get Service Learning Hours for this event!
The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to announce that registration will OPEN on December 1, 2009 for our 4th Annual Youth Triathlon to be held on May 16, 2010... in Chapel Hill, NC. Last year's event drew over 440 participants and this year's has been expanded to accommodate at least 600. Open to kids from ages 6-18, the Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon is a USA-Triathlon sanctioned event and includes two courses for ALL levels of participants. In addition, we have a limited number of relay teams made up of kids of any and all ages (one kid will swim, another bike and the third will run the course -- all relay participants and teams will do the Long Course).
Beginners can select a Short Course triathlon that includes a 100-meter swim, a 2.5-mile bike course and finishes with a short 1K (0.6miles) run. Long Course participants will begin with a 300-meter swim, transition to a 5-mile bike course and then finish with a 3K run (1.8miles). The Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon will start on May 16th at 8am in Chapel Hill Country Club's heated pool, move to a neighborhood bike ride and end with a side-walk run. This is considered an easy triathlon and it designed for all levels of youth participants.
Every finisher receives a medal and the top three finishers of each age group will receive prizes!
Time:8:05AM Sunday, May 16th
Location:Chapel Hill Country Club
The Swim for Smiles Foundation We need volunteers for the SFS 1st Annual Family Triathlon in Southern Village on Sunday morning July 26th. As a volunteer, not only do you get a free t-shirt (dri-tech, too), but if you are in high-school, it qualifies for Service Learning Hours for all the local schools. In addition, there’s free food! :) Please cons...ider helping with the race by registering at www.swimforsmiles.org and click on VOLUNTEER.
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The Swim for Smiles Foundation
The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to announce specific plans for the 4th Chapel Hill Wacky Relay Day to be held on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at UNC’s amazing pool at Koury Natatorium (next to the Dean Dome). In addition to the Wacky Relay Day being an opportunity for kids that swim in the Chapel Hill Simmer Swim Le...ague (CHSSL) to swim in their Championship Pool one week before Summer Champs, this is a great way to culminate a summer season of raising money with some fun (and Wacky) relays.
At the beginning of the CHSSL season (mid-May), each CHSSL Team was given a Swim for Smiles Foundation GOAL Thermometer that would be hung at each team’s pool and would be used to graphically demonstrate the amount of money raised as the summer swim season progresses. Each club sets their own top-end goal and measurement standards. The Swim for Smiles Foundation will supply all the materials and prizes to award teams (and individuals) as they reach their goals. In addition, SFS will provide pledge envelopes that can be used by the swimmer all season to keep track of their financial pledges and to collect the money they raise. These envelopes will all be turned in to SFS at the Wacky Relay Day.
In 2008, the winning club was The Exchange Swim Team, having raised over $5800, and they were awarded with the Wacky Relay Championship Trophy (which moves to the winning team each year).
At the actual Wacky Relay Day, the CHSSL swimmer will start the day with a team warm-up swim with each respective team as a way to familiarize themselves with the Koury Pool (a pool that is 12-feet deep – compared to the 3-5’ summer-league pools). Then, the fun starts with relays:
- Mix-Up: one kid from each team (7 teams) race across the pool
- Big-Shirt: Team relays swim a relay where they have to pass a giant, heavy, wet t-shirt from swimmer to swimmer
- The Noodle Relay: Relays with Noodles!
- The Pyramid: Each team fields one relay team with one swimmer from each age group.
- The Under-Water: A totally underwater relay swim
- The Parent/Child Relay CHSSL Championship Relays: This is the championship for the CHSSL Parent/Child relay teams
- Coach’s Relay: The CHSSL coaches from each team swim the CHAMPIONSHIP relay.
Time:9:00AM Sunday, July 12th
Location:UNC's Koury Natatorium
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
The final results from the 2009 Youth Triathlon!! - 2009 SFS Youth Triathlon Long Course Results (ranking included with each split): http://swimforsmiles.org/triathlon/SFS-L
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
Here is some of the publicity we received from the Youth Triathlon:
http://www.chapelhillmagazine.com/blog/2
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Official Website of Chapel Hill Magazine
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
To purchase event photos from the Youth Triathlon in May, please go to http://eventpictures.com/app/event/viewE
All proceeds go directly to the Swim for Smiles Foundation.
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Find and select your pictures for event 'Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon 2009' in Chapel Hill, NC
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
Here is the footage that was on TV from our Youth Triathlon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geBH-j8UP
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The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to announce that registration is OPEN for its 3rd Annual Youth Triathlon to be held on May 31, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC. Last years event drew over 350 participants and this years has been expanded to accommodate at least 450. ...
The Swim for Smiles Foundation Thank you for participating in our 3rd Annual Youth Triathlon in May. We had over 330 participants, almost perfect weather and thanks to over 75 VOLUNTEERS, a smooth race. We appreciate all the positive feedback and “thank yous” we’ve received ove
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
To register, please go to http://www.sportoften.com/events/eventDe
The Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon is an event for the whole family. In addition to individual entries, we'll have space for more than 100 relay teams so families can participate as a team or even against each other! And of cour...se, all of our proceeds will go to the N.C. Children's Hospital. Teams can be 2 kids-1 adult, 2 adults-1 kid, 3 kids, 3 adults or even two can make up a relay team with one person doing two legs of the race! The race length is as follows:
*Swim - 250 Meters
*Bike - 11 Miles
*Run - 5 Km (3.1 Miles)
We can also use any volunteers, and this event counts for CHCCS High School Service-Learning hours! To sign up for volunteering, please go to http://www.swimforsmiles.org/volunteer.h
To get to the race packet, please follow this link: http://www.swimforsmiles.com/racepacket-
For complete info about the event and registration info, please visit http://www.sportoften.com/events/eventDe
Time:8:00AM Sunday, July 26th
Location:Southern Village Community Pool
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
If you are interested in attending, please contact Paul Graf via e-mail at: pgraf@rei.com
This Sunday, REI Durham (next to Best Buy at Southpoint) is holding a FREE two-hour triathlon clinic for kids ages 6-18. Bring your kids over to REI to learn from local pro-triathlete Chris Tommerdahl – also the Swim for Smiles Y...outh Triathlon race director. Chris will tell them what to expect at their first race, how to train for the triathlon, and how to have the most fun. So if your kids are getting ready for our triathlon, or just think swimming, biking and running sound great, this is the class for them – and it’s FREE! REI is asking that you do register by sending an email to Paul Graf, REI’s Events Coordinator at pgraf@rei.com
This is an informational triathlon clinic so you do NOT need to bring your bikes or running gear, etc. This clinic is specifically designed for first-time youth triathletes who will learn the basics of a triathlon including the order of events, transition techniques (swim to bike and bike to run) and generally help them feel comfortable so that they will have a lot of fun. The person leading this clinic is VERY FAMILIAR with the our course as she is the Race Director and will have a large course map with her to help explain things to the kids.
Time:3:00PM Sunday, May 17th
Location:REI - Southpoint
The Swim for Smiles Foundation Everyone’s favorite bagels in Chapel Hill are at Bagels on the Hill at 630 Weaver Dairy Rd (near East Chapel Hill High School) and Saturday is Swim for Smiles Day. Bagels on the Hill is donating 10% of everything they sell this Saturday, May 16th to the Swim for Smiles Foundation!!! Please tell all your friends to h...ead over Saturday morning and buy a dozen or two and help the SFS Foundation at the same time.
Time:7:00AM Saturday, May 16th
Location:Bagels on the Hill
The Swim for Smiles Foundation On Tuesday, April 28th, BOTH the Chapel Hill and Durham stores are hosting a Swim for Smiles Day. What does that mean? Well, TCBY is donating 10% of all sales in BOTH stores (Eastgate in Chapel Hill and Highway 54 in Durham) to the Swim for Smiles Foundation!!! Please spread the word – tell everyone you know to go b...y TCBY Tuesday, April 28th and have The Country’s Best Yogurt (and ice cream) and help the Swim for Smiles Foundation at the same time. The event lasts during normal store hours which are 11 am - 10:30 pm for the Chapel Hill store and 11:30 am - 9:30 pm for the Durham store.
Ice cream for a good cause!
Time:11:00AM Tuesday, April 28th
Location:TCBY - Chapel Hill and Durham stores
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
The week of April 27th (April 27 – May 1) is Swim for Smiles Week at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont! In addition to having a race registration kiosk on the workout floor, we will have doctors and nurses from the NC Children’s Hospital during the day answering health and fitness questions. Also, we will be rand...omly giving out Swim for Smiles t-shirts to kids we see while we are there!!! So, plan to drop by!
Hours:
Monday-Thursday (5am-10pm)
Friday (5am-9pm)
Time:5:00AM Monday, April 27th
Location:The UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont
The Swim for Smiles Foundation
This event has been extended until Sunday!
During the week of April 20th to 26th, Fleet Feet in Carrboro is hosting a Swim for Smiles Week in the store! In addition to having a race registration kiosk in the store, they are triathlon experts and can answer any triathlon gear questions you may have. In fact, they not on...ly stock TYR brand triathlon shorts, but they have the best selection of running shoes (remember Saucony is a SPONSOR of Swim for Smiles) in the area. In fact, if you buy a pair of running shoes next week and mention Swim for Smiles, you’ll get a free pair of kids socks!
Hours:
Mon-Fri: 10am - 7pm
Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun: 12pm - 5pm
Time:10:00AM Monday, April 20th
Location:Fleet Feet Sports - Carrboro (Carr Mill, Ste. A-18)
On May 31st, we hold our 3rd Annual Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon in Chapel Hill, NC...
