It’s that time of year again, mark your Calendars for the Turkey Swim Dates 2017! Times, Locations & Dates below…
Remember this is open to everyone who swims regularly in the Sea, no matter where they normally swim! This is not exclusive to any club or group of swimmers, If you want to swim on a date, come along, find a swim buddy and join in, no matter where the swim is on! The Sandycove times are based on tides and at Myrtleville we can swim on any tide so there is a mix of Morning/afternoon times to try and suit all people over both days of the weekend. Wetsuit, Skins, Fins, all welcome!
How the ‘Turkey Swims’ work:
** Swimmers Sign In and pay €2 on the day of Swim. (someone will have a money box and signin sheet – probably Carol, Angela or Eoin).
** Money Collected goes towards Prizes drawn on 23rd Dec at Fountainstown, These include Butcher Vouchers (instead of an actual Turkey) and many other spot prizes (The Edge Vouchers / wine / chocolates / selection boxes etc!). We had over 30 prizes last year.
** Don’t Forget to Pay and Sign In, if you don’t you are not in the draw!
** Make however many swims you can.
** The more you swim, the more times you are entered for the ‘draw’.
** A Swim Dosn’t have to be a full lap of Sandycove, or 30mins, no min/max time or distance, turn up and do what you feel comfortable with on the day. Togs or Wetsuit, up to you, swim safe, stay warm, swim with similar speed buddies. Turning Up for Fresh Air and a chat also counts, sometimes that’s what we need.
** The Swimmers Turkey Series is a Social Event for Cork OW swimming in the Winter.
Remember to bring your Flasks for after the swims for hot drinks to help you warm up, Nibbles are always welcome too!, there is talk of some people bringing cake! ideal way to practice for the Great Turkey Bake Off on Sat 23rd Dec! (See the Facebook event for more info)
Have Fun and Enjoy 🙂
carolcashell
lecummins
sandycoveadmin
theloneswimmer
Sandycove Swimmers 
Just wondering why there is not 2 swims each weekend, Saturday in Sandycove & Sunday in Myrtleville or vice versa.
Mainly because the organisation to have one swim each weekend is enough. We need to make sure to have someone there every swim to take money and names and given that it’s the lead-up to Christmas people don’t have as much availability as they might have in the summer. Plus swimmers themselves are busier and trying to get to one day per weekend is a lot for most people. There will still be swims in Myrtleville and Sandycove on the other days, they just won’t be turkey swims specifically.