The 2009 Brighton Jetty Classic has finished. A fantastic race, congratulations to James Fennell and Leah Cutting, the 2009 Open mens and Open Womens Champions.
Photos
Watch this space, photos of the 2009 event will be placed up here later this week.
Sculptures
The new Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures by the sea competition was successful. An exciting new arts festival designed to complement the Brighton Jetty Classic.
The 2008 BeActive Swimming Program has been extended until the 29th of March 2009. If you want to learn to, or improve your open water swimming skills, read on.
You are invited to join the Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic, the largest ocean swimming event in South Australia, winner of the Event Category, 2006 Recreation and Sport Industry Awards and The City of Holdfast Bay Major Event Award, 2007. 1,250 swimmers entered the event in 2009, surpassing the entries in 2008. Prizes are awarded for all events with cash prizes for the Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic Open 1500 Event and the Wallspan Kitchen Connection Fast Lap.
The Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic is a unique event in South Australia combining open water swimming events for highly competitive young, old and disabled swimmers as well as for total novices. The inaugural event was held in 2006. The club’s aim in developing the event was to bring a high impact, quality ocean swim racing format to South Australia and generate genuine community excitement about ocean swimming.
Reward Your Sporting or Community Club/Organization
With a $5.00 Donation for each Entry
That’s right. For each entry $5 is donated to your nominated sporting or community club/organization. The Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic Swim is proud to be a community event supporting Surf Life Saving. So we also want your club to share in the proceeds. It’s a simple and great way to raise funds for your club. Encourage your members to enter. The more your club members & friends enter to join in the fun and excitement of The Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic, the more your club or organization benefits. (An eligible Club/Organization can be any registered community or sporting club in Australia.)
Swimmers are welcome to swim in more than one event but you must pay for both events.
Entries Online Close 5pm Friday before the Event
Entries in age groups will close earlier if the race limit has been reached for that group.
Entry fees are non-refundable or tranferable.
Those that register on-line still need to check-in at the Bank SA Registration Tent to receive their swim instructions, 7 BJC Bag and BJC Timing Tag.
If the Race Limit has not been reached entries will be allowed on the day but swimmers will be offered a swim, not timed and are inelligible for prizes.
Collecting of swim bags deadline is 12noon on Sunday 7th February 2010. After this time swim bags will be unavailable.
Jetty 400 age group races begin. Beach start and 400m swim around the Brighton Jetty. All swimmers will be electronically timed. Minimum age 10 on the day, separate male and female events each age group
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Jetty 400 Age Groups:
*10 to 11 yrs *12 to 13 yrs *14 to 15 yrs *16 to 17 yrs *18 to 29yrs
*30 to 39 yrs *40 to 49 yrs *50 to 59 yrs *60 to 69 yrs *70+
The Wallspan Kitchen Connection Fast Lap is a sprint race around the jetty, beach start and finish. To qualify for this event nominate a 200m freestyle time and enter your name phone number and/or email address on the Brighton Jetty Classic web site. If you are selected you will need to pay a entry fee for this event. The Brighton Jetty Classic Race Committee will select 25 male and 25 female swimmers for this race.
The Wallspan Kitchen Connection Female Fast Lap
The Wallspan Kitchen Connection Male Fast Lap
The Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic 1500 is a water start from the jetty swimming along the natural line of the coast, around turning buoys then back around the Brighton Jetty. It finishes with a run up the beach through the finishing gates. Competitors can then retire to the SA Health Education tent for a free massage. Minimum age 12 on the day, separate male and female events in each age group.
Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic 1500 Age Groups:
*12 to 13 yrs *14 to 15 yrs *16 to 17 yrs *18 to 29 yrs *30 to 39 yrs
*40 to 49 yrs *50 to 59 yrs *60 to 69 yrs *70 + yrs *Channel 7 Brighton Jetty Classic Open
10.45 am Brighton Jetty Classic 1500 Registrations closes.
12.15 pm Home & Away Autograph signing Sandy Shack Fashion Parade on stage
12.45 pm The Channel 7 1500 Brighton Jetty Classic Open Female & Open Male Waves racing for the cash prizes of $1,000 1st across the line - $500 2nd - $250 3rd
Other Open Water Events - Support those who support the 7 BJC Event
Aussi Masters Swimming - Entry conditions (eg ages, distances and prizes) vary between swims: www.aussisa.org.au
Sculptures by the sea
The Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptureswill be held in conjunction with the Brighton Jetty Classic Swims and Rowdown and will be situated at Esplanade Brighton, Bindarra Reserve and the Brighton Surf Life Saving facility The event will have a community focus with significant media and coverage by Channel 7 and FIVEaa.
The inaugural Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptureswas inspired by Brighton Surf Life Saving members after experiencing ‘Sculptures by the Sea’ at Cottesloe Beach, WA in 2007.
Our vision is to hold a major arts event in conjunction with the successful, annual ‘Brighton Jetty Classic Swim’. The combination of both arts and sport is a unique and successful community event.
Aqua Pura Vitamin H20
Badge Constructions
Beachside Skin Cancer Clinic BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies
Brighton Tyre Power
Brilliant Bathrooms
Bundaleer Wines
Chris Duthy Homes
Global Office Products
Goodlife Health Club Glenelg
Landscape Construction Services
Morgan's Cranes
Nippy's Fruit Juices
Physio In Touch
Shark Shield
Spurling Electrical
Ted Turner Signs
The Sandy Shack
The Highway
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