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EVENTS

RACE DATE

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Start Time

10:00 AM

REGISTRATION WEBSITE

Location

Tongass Narrows

CITY

Ketchikan

STATE/TERR

Alaska

Zip

99901

COUNTRY

USA

Other Info

Travel1Travel to Ketchikan is limited to Alaska airlines and the Alaska Marine highway system.Registration2Early registration begins Jan 24 2012 and ends June 1 2012. The price is 150.00 for solo swimmers and 130.00/relay member. Late registration starts June 2 2012 and ends July 2 2012. Fees for late registration solo are 200.00 and relays go to 200.00/relay member.Relay Entry3Relay teams will enter by mail. A relay registration form can be downloaded from the website at www.alaskateamada.com. Only complete registrations will be accepted incomplete entries will be returned.Awards4Each sucessfull swimmer/relay will receive a certificate with their time and place and a medal. We also give special awards to the swimmer that has traveled the farthest.Fundraising5We encourage all participants to fundraise additional support for the American diabetes association. Prizes are given to the swimmers that raise the most money.Banquet6The banquet will take place Sunday August 12 2012 at the Best Western The Landing in the Sunny Point Conference Room. The start time of the banquet will be 6:30 pm. The meal provided will consists of locally caught Salmon, salad, rice/potato, desert and drinks. We will have a cash bar serving what ever you want. Each swimmer gets 2 banquet tickets. Extra tickets can be purchased when you registerKayak escorts7We can provide a limited number of kayak escorts. In the past we have always had enough. We assign kayakers in the order that persons register.