The Results Are In!
22/09/10 18:08
Swim Results
21/09/10 20:59 Filed in: TNAF | Swimming | Second Beach | Third Beach | Results | Open Water Challenge
I know you’re all anxious for the results from this year’s swim, and I promise that we will have them posted as soon as we get them from the timing company. It probably won’t be more than another couple days. Thanks for bearing with us! I hope you all had as much fun swimming as we did organizing this year’s event. I hope to see you all next year. Thanks to each and every one of you, we are working to solidify this annual race as a permanent fixture in New England open water swimming. On behalf of the entire TNAF Board, we would like to thank all the sponsors and participants for their valuable support, contributions, and enthusiasm. Please keep an eye out for other future TNAF events.
“Dangerous Igor Waves Couldn’t Keep Swimmers from Open Water Challenge”
20/09/10 19:37 Filed in: TNAF | Swimming | Second Beach | Open Water Challenge | Third Beach | Newport | Middletown, RI
“Dangerous Igor Waves Couldn’t Keep Swimmers from Open Water Challenge”
By Amy Amerantes and Angela Lemire
Big swells and dangerous rip currents from Hurricane Igor hundreds of miles off shore shut down Second Beach to the annual one-mile benefit swim challenge on Saturday but did not dampen the spirits of 200 competitors who relocated the event to safer harbor on Sachuest Point.
The Newport-based Tuesday Night Athletic Foundation instead held its third annual 1.5-kilometer Open Water Challenge at Third Beach, located at the opposite northern end of the Sachuest Point peninsula on the Sakonnet River side, which provides natural shelter from waves and wind.
"It will be very calm and a much less daunting course," organizers told competitiors in announcing the change prior to Saturday's competition.
The event was held to benefit local youth sports, luring swimmers from all over Rhode Island to Sachuest Point. Swimmers covered the 1,500 meter swims in three 500-meter legs off the beach.
South County YMCA Master's Coach Fred Bartlett took 1st Place in the Men's Master Swimmer's category, finishing at 26:20. After claiming the top spot, Bartlett graciously cheered on fellow swimmers who had not yet finished.
"There are different conditions every time you go out, embrace the open water, navigation versus speed," said Bartlett, also a long time Save the Bay swimmer. "There are no black lines, you have to take in account natural factors that you wouldn't in a pool."
Michael "JJ" Richards and Matt Emmert, both local swim coaches, reportedly founded the Tuesday Night Athletic Foundation when they saw a need in the community to help relieve the financial pressures put on many families whose children participate in high performance sports.
Through events including the Open Swim Challenge, a Winter Gala in Newport and a Monster 5-K foot race in Bristol, along with other fundraising activities and local and corporate sponsorships, the Tuesday Night Athletic Foundation raises funds that provide scholarships and other financial assistance that helps young local athletes pursue their dreams and higher education. Last year, the Open Water Challenge raised about $5,000 and, since its founding in 2006, the group has reportedly donated $10,000 to local atheletes, according to organizers.
MORE 2010 OPEN WATER CHALLENGE TOP FINISHERS:
- Female Masters Division: Shawn Connell, 1st Place finisher, 29:14
- New England Men's Division: Drew Ledwith, 1st Place, 21:18.
- New England Women's Division: Stephanie Nasson, 1st Place, 29:12
- Men's Under 18 Division: Alex Swaim, 1st place, 27:48
- Women's Under 18: Latelyn Mitchell, 1st place, 30:20.
- College Men's Division: Eric Burtchell, 1st Place, 28:35
- College Women's Division: Caroline Caliri, 1st place, 27:27
Swim mentioned in Providence College Friars Blog
20/09/10 19:04 Filed in: TNAF | Swimming | Open Water Challenge | Middletown, RI | Newport | Providence | Providence College
- http://www.friars.com/sports/c-swim/spec-rel/092010aaa.html
SWIM NOT CANCELLED - MOVED TO 3RD BEACH
17/09/10 18:24
Attention all swimmers... the swim scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 18, is not cancelled. Due to the big swell generated from Hurricane Igor, we have moved the swim to Third Beach, which is only a couple minutes from the original course at Sachuest (Second) Beach. Third Beach is on the Sakonnet River side of the island and therefore sheltered from the waves and wind. It will be very calm and a much less daunting course. Here is a map w/ directions to Third Beach:
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If you have any questions, please contact your coach or email us through the contact form on the website. Registration begins at 7:30 and will go until about 8:50. If you need to use the facilities at Second Beach (i.e., bathhouse, restrooms, showers, etc.), those facilities will be available. Please bear with us as we try to accommodate this last-minute decision to change race locations. I hope to see you all tomorrow morning.
-Mike Mineau
Written Directions:
From
Newport, RI (Washington Square)
1.
Head northwest on Washington Square toward Meeting St
go 0.1 mi
total 0.1 mi
2.
Turn left at Thames St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.3 mi
3.
Turn left at America's Cup Ave
About 2 mins
go 0.2 mi
total 0.5 mi
4.
Continue onto Memorial Blvd
About 3 mins
go 1.6 mi
total 2.1 mi
5.
Continue onto Purgatory Rd
About 2 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 3.1 mi
6.
Slight right at Hanging Rock Rd
go 0.3 mi
total 3.5 mi
7.
Keep right at the fork to continue toward Sachuest Point Rd
go 0.1 mi
total 3.6 mi
8.
Continue onto Sachuest Point Rd
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 4.0 mi
9.
Slight left toward 3rd Beach Rd
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 4.3 mi
10.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
go 476 ft
total 4.3 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
Providence, RI
1.
Head southwest on Fulton St toward Eddy St
go 115 ft
total 115 ft
2.
Turn left at Eddy St
go 0.1 mi
total 0.1 mi
3.
Turn left at Weybosset St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.3 mi
4.
Slight left at Exchange St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.5 mi
5.
Turn left at Memorial Blvd
About 2 mins
go 0.6 mi
total 1.1 mi
6.
Continue onto US-6 W
About 1 min
go 1.1 mi
total 2.2 mi
7.
Continue onto RI-10 S
About 3 mins
go 2.7 mi
total 4.9 mi
8.
Take the exit onto I-95 S toward Warwick
About 11 mins
go 8.9 mi
total 13.8 mi
9.
Slight left at RI-4 S/Col Rodman Hwy (signs for N Kingstown)
About 10 mins
go 9.9 mi
total 23.7 mi
10.
Continue onto US-1 S/Tower Hill Rd
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 24.5 mi
11.
Take the RI-138 E exit toward Jamestown/Newport
go 0.3 mi
total 24.8 mi
12.
Continue straight
go 0.4 mi
total 25.2 mi
13.
Continue straight onto RI-138 E
Partial toll road
About 10 mins
go 8.5 mi
total 33.7 mi
14.
Take the Rhode Island 238 Scenic S ramp to Newport
Toll road
go 0.1 mi
total 33.8 mi
15.
Turn right at RI-138 Scenic/RI-238 S/RI-238 Scenic S
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 34.1 mi
16.
Turn right at America's Cup Ave
About 1 min
go 0.8 mi
total 34.9 mi
17.
Continue onto Memorial Blvd
About 3 mins
go 1.6 mi
total 36.5 mi
18.
Continue onto Purgatory Rd
About 2 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 37.6 mi
19.
Slight right at Hanging Rock Rd
go 0.3 mi
total 37.9 mi
20.
Keep right at the fork to continue toward Sachuest Point Rd
go 0.1 mi
total 38.0 mi
21.
Continue onto Sachuest Point Rd
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 38.4 mi
22.
Slight left toward 3rd Beach Rd
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 38.7 mi
23.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
go 476 ft
total 38.7 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
Providence, RI
Boston, MA
1.
Head southwest on Tremont St toward School St
go 210 ft
total 210 ft
2.
Take the 1st left onto School St
About 1 min
go 0.1 mi
total 0.2 mi
3.
Turn left at Washington St
go 105 ft
total 0.2 mi
4.
Turn right at Water St
go 449 ft
total 0.3 mi
5.
Take the 2nd right onto Congress St
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 0.5 mi
6.
Turn right at Purchase St
go 49 ft
total 0.5 mi
7.
Take the I-93 S ramp on the left to I-90 W/Quincy/Worcester
About 1 min
go 0.5 mi
total 1.1 mi
8.
Slight left at I-93 S
About 14 mins
go 12.5 mi
total 13.5 mi
9.
Take exit 4 on the left to merge onto MA-24 S toward Brockton
About 35 mins
go 38.1 mi
total 51.6 mi
10.
Take the exit onto I-195 W/MA-24 S toward Fall River
About 1 min
go 0.9 mi
total 52.5 mi
11.
Take exit 8A to merge onto MA-24 S toward Tiverton R.I./Newport R.I.
About 2 mins
go 2.3 mi
total 54.8 mi
12.
Continue onto RI-24 S
Entering Rhode Island
About 6 mins
go 6.9 mi
total 61.7 mi
13.
Take the exit toward Middletown/Newport Beaches
go 0.3 mi
total 62.0 mi
14.
Merge onto Turnpike Ave
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 62.8 mi
15.
Continue onto RI-138 S/E Main Rd
About 8 mins
go 4.5 mi
total 67.3 mi
16.
Turn left at Mitchells Ln
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 67.7 mi
17.
Continue onto Mitchell Ln
About 3 mins
go 1.5 mi
total 69.2 mi
18.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
About 6 mins
go 2.0 mi
total 71.1 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
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If you have any questions, please contact your coach or email us through the contact form on the website. Registration begins at 7:30 and will go until about 8:50. If you need to use the facilities at Second Beach (i.e., bathhouse, restrooms, showers, etc.), those facilities will be available. Please bear with us as we try to accommodate this last-minute decision to change race locations. I hope to see you all tomorrow morning.
-Mike Mineau
Written Directions:
From
Newport, RI (Washington Square)
1.
Head northwest on Washington Square toward Meeting St
go 0.1 mi
total 0.1 mi
2.
Turn left at Thames St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.3 mi
3.
Turn left at America's Cup Ave
About 2 mins
go 0.2 mi
total 0.5 mi
4.
Continue onto Memorial Blvd
About 3 mins
go 1.6 mi
total 2.1 mi
5.
Continue onto Purgatory Rd
About 2 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 3.1 mi
6.
Slight right at Hanging Rock Rd
go 0.3 mi
total 3.5 mi
7.
Keep right at the fork to continue toward Sachuest Point Rd
go 0.1 mi
total 3.6 mi
8.
Continue onto Sachuest Point Rd
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 4.0 mi
9.
Slight left toward 3rd Beach Rd
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 4.3 mi
10.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
go 476 ft
total 4.3 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
Providence, RI
1.
Head southwest on Fulton St toward Eddy St
go 115 ft
total 115 ft
2.
Turn left at Eddy St
go 0.1 mi
total 0.1 mi
3.
Turn left at Weybosset St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.3 mi
4.
Slight left at Exchange St
About 1 min
go 0.2 mi
total 0.5 mi
5.
Turn left at Memorial Blvd
About 2 mins
go 0.6 mi
total 1.1 mi
6.
Continue onto US-6 W
About 1 min
go 1.1 mi
total 2.2 mi
7.
Continue onto RI-10 S
About 3 mins
go 2.7 mi
total 4.9 mi
8.
Take the exit onto I-95 S toward Warwick
About 11 mins
go 8.9 mi
total 13.8 mi
9.
Slight left at RI-4 S/Col Rodman Hwy (signs for N Kingstown)
About 10 mins
go 9.9 mi
total 23.7 mi
10.
Continue onto US-1 S/Tower Hill Rd
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 24.5 mi
11.
Take the RI-138 E exit toward Jamestown/Newport
go 0.3 mi
total 24.8 mi
12.
Continue straight
go 0.4 mi
total 25.2 mi
13.
Continue straight onto RI-138 E
Partial toll road
About 10 mins
go 8.5 mi
total 33.7 mi
14.
Take the Rhode Island 238 Scenic S ramp to Newport
Toll road
go 0.1 mi
total 33.8 mi
15.
Turn right at RI-138 Scenic/RI-238 S/RI-238 Scenic S
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 34.1 mi
16.
Turn right at America's Cup Ave
About 1 min
go 0.8 mi
total 34.9 mi
17.
Continue onto Memorial Blvd
About 3 mins
go 1.6 mi
total 36.5 mi
18.
Continue onto Purgatory Rd
About 2 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 37.6 mi
19.
Slight right at Hanging Rock Rd
go 0.3 mi
total 37.9 mi
20.
Keep right at the fork to continue toward Sachuest Point Rd
go 0.1 mi
total 38.0 mi
21.
Continue onto Sachuest Point Rd
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 38.4 mi
22.
Slight left toward 3rd Beach Rd
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 38.7 mi
23.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
go 476 ft
total 38.7 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
Providence, RI
Boston, MA
1.
Head southwest on Tremont St toward School St
go 210 ft
total 210 ft
2.
Take the 1st left onto School St
About 1 min
go 0.1 mi
total 0.2 mi
3.
Turn left at Washington St
go 105 ft
total 0.2 mi
4.
Turn right at Water St
go 449 ft
total 0.3 mi
5.
Take the 2nd right onto Congress St
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 0.5 mi
6.
Turn right at Purchase St
go 49 ft
total 0.5 mi
7.
Take the I-93 S ramp on the left to I-90 W/Quincy/Worcester
About 1 min
go 0.5 mi
total 1.1 mi
8.
Slight left at I-93 S
About 14 mins
go 12.5 mi
total 13.5 mi
9.
Take exit 4 on the left to merge onto MA-24 S toward Brockton
About 35 mins
go 38.1 mi
total 51.6 mi
10.
Take the exit onto I-195 W/MA-24 S toward Fall River
About 1 min
go 0.9 mi
total 52.5 mi
11.
Take exit 8A to merge onto MA-24 S toward Tiverton R.I./Newport R.I.
About 2 mins
go 2.3 mi
total 54.8 mi
12.
Continue onto RI-24 S
Entering Rhode Island
About 6 mins
go 6.9 mi
total 61.7 mi
13.
Take the exit toward Middletown/Newport Beaches
go 0.3 mi
total 62.0 mi
14.
Merge onto Turnpike Ave
About 1 min
go 0.7 mi
total 62.8 mi
15.
Continue onto RI-138 S/E Main Rd
About 8 mins
go 4.5 mi
total 67.3 mi
16.
Turn left at Mitchells Ln
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 67.7 mi
17.
Continue onto Mitchell Ln
About 3 mins
go 1.5 mi
total 69.2 mi
18.
Turn right at 3rd Beach Rd
Destination will be on the left
About 6 mins
go 2.0 mi
total 71.1 mi
Third Beach
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
New Swim Details
New swim details for the 2010 Open Water Challenge and New England Open Water Championships. Please follow the link below:
"18 and Under Division Meet Info. Contact John O'Niel to Enter"
"18 and Under Division Meet Info. Contact John O'Niel to Enter"
