Swim For Smiles Family Triathlon

Events News

The 2010 event has postponed to due road construction on the bike course.  We will be in touch with all that have registered so far!

The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to announce details for it's 2nd Annual Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon. To be held at beautiful Southern Village, the Family Triathlon is an open registration (all ages can participate) USA-Triathlon sanctioned event that will include BOTH individual athletes as well as over 150 relay teams! Open to all aged participants, the Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon is unique as there will be so many relay teams. And, the relay teams can be made up of all adults, all kids of a mixture of kids and adults (we will give prizes for the Top-3 teams in each category). In addition, we will have over 250 entries for individual triathletes in this Sprint Triathlon Course.

This is still North Carolina's first and only Family Triathlon and we want all levels of participants to feel comfortable giving it a try. Not only is it for a great cause (the NC Children's Hospital on UNC's campus), but we want to see at least 150 relay teams made up of parents, their kids and their friends. No one is expected to be a world-class triathlete and the fun is in accomplishing the goal: finishing! So, every finisher will get a real triathlon medal at the cross the finish line. So, corral your friends, your family and give it a try!

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Race Description

To be held at beautiful Southern Village in Chapel Hill, NC, the Family Triathlon is a open registration (all ages can participate) USA-Triathlon sanctioned event that will include BOTH individual athletes as well as over 100 relay teams! Open to all aged participants, the Swim for Smiles Family Triathlon is unique as there will be so many relay teams. And, the relay teams can be made up of all adults, all kids of a mixture of kids and adults (we will give prizes for the Top-3 teams in each category). In addition, we will have over 300 entries for individual triathletes in this Sprint Triathlon Course.

 

 

Results

2009 Age Group and Team Results

The 2010 event has postponed to due road construction on the bike course.  We will be in touch with all that have registered so far!

 

Pricing Information

Swim For Smiles Family Triathlon Pricing:

Before 06/02/2010
Individual: $55.00
Relay: $90.00

Before 07/22/2010
Individual: $75.00
Relay: $100.00

After 04/12/2010
Individual: $75.00
Relay: $100.00

The last day to register online for the Swim For Smiles Family Triathlon is Monday, April 12, 2010. On-site registration may be available if this event is not full, but your best bet is to register online.

A $10.00 fee (for USAT race day insurance) will be added if you are not a USAT member.

Race Day Information

2010 Race Packets - Click Here!

Contact: Gary Kayye
Contact E-mail: gary@swimforsmiles.org
Contact Phone: 9198683358

 

Maps

Swim Course Map
Bike Course Map
Run Course Map

 

Race Categories

Top 3 Age Group:

20 & under
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 and up

Top 3 Each Relay Team Division:

2 Adults 1 Kid
2 Kids 1 Adults
3 Adults
3 Kids (Biker must be at least 18 years old)

 

 

Affiliated Charities

The Swim for Smiles Foundation began in 2005 when founder Gary Kayye had a vision to create an exciting, worthwhile charity event that would inspire young swimmers to use their talents to help others. It started as only a single dual swim meet between the CCR Sharks swim team (of Chapel Hil, NC) and the Hope Valley Farms' Flying Fish swim team (of Durham, NC) to raise money for the North Carolina Children's Hospital. In only it's second year, the Swim for Smiles Foundation added a second fundraising event called the Swim for Smiles Wacky Relay Day. Wacky Relay Day is where swim teams from the entire Chapel Hill, NC area meet at UNC on a Sunday morning to compete in the wackiest relays you've ever seen (i.e. the grease baloon relay, the duck relay, the pyramid relay and many more).

In it's third year of existence, the Swim for Smiles Foundation added a third event; the Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon - a kid's only triathlon for ages 7-17 from all over North Carolina. A first of it's kind, the Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon is USA-T (USA Triathlon) certified, focuses on youth fitness and fun and not only awards medals to all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers, but to all who finish the race - a personal accomplishment!

Kayye's dream is to eventually take Swim for Smiles national and to encourage other swim teams around the USA and Canada to start their seasons with friendly competition the Swim for Smiles way and raise money for heir local Children's Hospitals. With more than 2,500 summer swim leagues in the U.S., each has an average of 10 teams, with most team rosters listing more than 75 swimmers. Summer swim leagues are known for great fun and competition. The Triangle area is no different. In Chapel Hill and Durham alone, there are more than 25 summer swim league teams and a half-dozen year-round teams.

Money in all Swim for Smiles events is raised through a number of special swimming events and relays each summer, including Parent/Child relays at the dual meets, a Wacky Relay Day, triathlon entry fees, sponsorships and, of course, private donations from individuals that support our cause. In addition, teams that participate in any Swim for Smiles events are encouraged (and are offered from the Swim for Smiles Foundation) to sell Swim for Smiles logo'd event t-shirts, water bottles, and mesh pool bags/backpacks. All proceeds benefit the Children's Hospitals.

The Swim for Smiles Foundation 501(c)(3) has an effective date of exemption of June 23, 2006. We are already a recognized non-profit whose proceeds benefit the N.C. Children's Hospital, and thus, all donations should be tax deductible (consult your tax attorney). Our Fed. tax ID number is 20-5186388. Click here for the tax form for your records.


To become involved, please check out our volunteer page. To donate, please send checks made out to Swim for Smiles to:

Swim for Smiles Foundation
510 Meadowmont Village Circle
Suite 255
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

All donations are tax-deductible. For more information, please see our donations page

 

Volunteer Information

Click Here to Volunteer

 

Refund, Transfer and Weather Policy

No refunds are available for this race.  Please contact:

Contact: Gary Kayye
Contact E-mail: gary@swimforsmiles.org
Contact Phone: 9198683358