Aumakua Swim and Sprint Mile
The Aumakua Swim and Sprint Mile is an ocean swim held on Maui after the Maui Channel Swim. It is one of America's Top 100 Open Water Swims and includes The Arch.
Distance
1 mile, 2.4 miles
Type
Ocean
Location
City Maui
State/County/Province Hawaii
Country USA
Region Americas
The Arch
The Arch makes the Aumakua Swim unique. The 9-13' deep and 6-8' wide arch in the middle of the swim is an obstacle that enables a swimmer who submerges to go under it to subtract 1 minute off their time for diving through the arch. Any swimmer who dives through the arch gets a token to show at the finish for the 1-minute "credit". (From the first year, it appears by examining results that swimmers "lost" approx 50 seconds by diving through the arch.) A scuba diver will be there at the arch to monitor swimmers for safety, in addition to a lifeguard at the surface and a kayaker.
Contact
Name Malcolm Cooper
Title Race director
Email malcolmy@hawaii.rr.com
Event Information
Month: September
Event Date: 9/7/2009
Website: www.aumakuaswim.org
Class: Charity
Wetsuit: No
Charity: Yes
Relay: No
