The Wayland Community Pool will kick-off the first official fundraiser for the new pool with a one mile swim in Lake Cochituate on Sunday, June 21 at 9:00 am. Starting from the Wayland Town Beach, “The Wayland One Mile Swim” is an open water course in the shape of a triangle, marked by brightly-colored buoys and monitored by certified lifeguards. Check-in from 8-8:45am. Entry fee: $45 until July 15, $50 June 16-20, $60 for same-day entry. Register and get results at baystateevents.com. Funds raised go to Wayland Community Pool. Get more information and register for the event at waylandonemile.net. All proceeds go to the non-profit Wayland Community Pool, Inc.
More Details:
* The event is open to all swimmers over 17 years old, those swim team members age 12 and older who have a waiver signed by a parent and all registered USA Swim Club members.
* The first 100 participants to register for the swim will receive a free event t-shirt and swim cap.
* Athletes must be able to swim one mile in unpredictable conditions in under 45 minutes.
* Competitors wearing wetsuits will be officially timed but will not be included in the official placing.
* Awards will be given to the top finishers in gender/age groups.
* Swimmers ages 17 and under must have: 1. (online) waiver signed by a parent, and 2. note from a swim coach (if not a member of a USA Swim Club) which verifies the athlete’s fitness to undertake this swim.
“We hope that the “The Wayland One Mile Swim” will be an annual event for our town. If we are able to raise the money to build a community pool, we would expect to see a growing body of residents of all ages participating in this event in the near future. We want our fundraising initiatives to reach out to all members of our community that understand and appreciate the tremendous need and value of a pool right here in Wayland,” remarks Benjamin Downs, Wayland Community Pool Chair.
The Wayland Community Pool is being privately funded and the Board has currently raised over half of the $2.5 million needed to begin construction of the project in March 2010. Thermometer signs marking fundraising progress have been positioned at the major intersections around town. For more information about the Wayland Community Pool, log on to www.waylandcommunitypool.org.
Sponsors of the “Wayland One Mile Swim” include KB Swim and Sports, Whole Foods Market and Starbucks. Local merchants are providing prizes for top finishers in each age group.
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