Notice of Danube Cross Swimming

Notice of Danube Cross Swimming

Saturday 12.aug.2017

Date of the event: 12. aug. 2017 – saturday 14:00

Venue: Dunabogdány Strand Street, beach at Gulyó bay

The race will be at Dunabodgány- Kis Duna ág

Structure of the event: individual start by categories and achieving the distance

Participants:

• 12 – 18 age group (born between 2004.07.31.- 1998.07.31.)

• 19 – 99 age group (born after 2004.08.01)

• Amateur and professional swimmers can attend the event as well

Aim of the event:

promoting the swimming sport
Introducing the result and efficiency of the 10 year old Dunabogdány training pool
creating opportunity to overcome the physical and mental challenges

Organizer: Dunakanyar Leisure-, Biking- and Hiking Association and Dunabodgány Council

Chaiman of the event: Nagy Balázs (DSZKTE elnöke)

Protectors of the Danube Cross Swimming: Dénes Kemény & Gergely Schuszter Mayor of Dunabogdány

Secretary of the event: Nagyné Zeller Zsuzsanna

Co-partners:

Dunabogdány Község Önkormányzata – Dunabogdány council

Dunai Vízirendészeti Rendőrkapitányság, - Danube Water Police

P.M.A. Pest Megyei Kutató-Mentő Szolgálat, - Pest County Search and Rescue special force

Fővárosi Vízművek, - Budapest Waterworks

Nemzeti Közlekedési Hatóság – National Transport Authority

INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRATION:

Registration fee on the spot: 4.000 Ft/capita (For bogdany citizens as well))
Pre registration fee: 2.000 Ft/capita (untill sun day,24.00-31/07/2016)
Pre registration fee for Bogdany citizens: 1.000 Ft/Capita
Registration is free for disabled person
Mx 600 participants can attend the event. No more application is acceptable.

Pre-registration deadline: 31 July 2017. (Sunday 24.00)

Form of registration:

• On line filled registration form at http://dszkte.hu/elonevezes/ and payment of the registration fee

Payment by transfer:

Name: Dunakanyar Szabadidős és Kerékpáros Túra Egyesület

Bank: Dunakanyar Takarékszövetkezet

Bank account number: 64700014-16697827

SWIFT: TAKBHUHBXXX

Please note the swimmer name, date of born, and text “duna atuszas”.

• In person: At the venue between 12:00 and 13:30 (12. Aug 2017)

• The incomplete form is not accepted so the registration is invalid.

• The registration for Persons for certificated disabilities is free

On-site registration fee:

The registration fee must be paid by cash at on the spot. The registration form has to be filled in on the spot as well.

The registration fee includes all the terms and equipment for the cross swimming and all the finisher will get a pack of presents.

On-site registration: On the race day all the participants must register (pre and online as well) at the entry point (tent) latest 13.30 where the starting kit will be handed over as well.

Shoes and slippers: Can be hand over to the organizers in a numbers bag, just before the start inside the start zone

Agenda of the event

Opening ceremony 13.45
Start of the first group at 14:00l
The track can be seen on the attached document da_2016_mentesi_terv.pdf
Start will be in the group due to security reasons
All participants act under the advice and order of the special search and rescue force ensuring the competition.
In case of strong backwash the swimmer out of the line will be taken by the security boat.
After cross swimming 1000 meter walk is needed to the start of the back swim has the same security as the cross swim
No official timing – this is not a race
The walk after the cross swim must be done in a slipper or shoe
The round transport of the shoes will be done by the organizers.
At the end of the event hot food will be served
Each participant gets memorial card

Rules:

•Swimming zone: The area will be indicated with green color. The participants must stay within this area.

•Out zone: Person entering to this zone will be taken off immediately and will be dismissed from the race.

•Shoe or slipper must be used after the arrival during the walk at the finish bank of the river.

•The walking distance is not allowed to be executed by running due to safety reasons. Organizers can dismiss the person acting like that.

•Only 500 persons can participate.

•All participants act under the advice and order of the special search and rescue force ensuring the competition.

•Not appropriate and acceptable behavior (especially alcohol and drug influence) result immediate dismissal from the race.

•During the cross swimming all the applicable law and regulation will be followed to ensure the safety of guest and participants.

•All the participants and entries take part of the cross swimming on their own risk.

Parking possibilities:

Due to summer season beside the beach the parking lots are quite full therefore other lots will be opened.

Ways to the venue:

•By car: Road 11 and within the village please follow the indicator signs

•Public transport: From Szentendre HEV station bus line 890 and 880 will take you to Dunabogdány. The bus stop name is „Dunabogdány Községháza” where you have to get off.

Other:

•Clothes changing opportunity will be at the Community house in the group changing room.
There will be a long nice beach available for the visitors.
At the beach use of tent is allowed,
During night you can sleep at the tent of the organizers tent.
There is food court around the beach
Sanitaire facilities will be available
At the beach area for kids are separated with buoys
Beach soccer and volleyball are available
The registered participants will get other detailed information like: preparation tips, changing cloths area details, details of the way to the venue, water temperature, swimming technics in rivers etc
Evening programs will be offered for those who stays the night at Dunabogdány

We are looking forward seeing you

Balázs Nagy

Organizer