March Madness Team SWIM Challenge

swim, Swim, SWIM

The purpose of this challenge is to create extra motivation to encourage additional time in the pool for the month of March. We can all use a little extra swim training.

Think of it as a focused training block to help promote and super charge your swim.

We did this for the first time last year and it was a BIG HIT!

WHEN: March 1st - 31st

WHO: Current RTA Club members

WHERE: Strava Group Challenge

WHY: We all need a kick in the pants to swim more :)

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PRIZES & DETAILS below.

There will be 4 winners:
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1. Most total distance 
🏆$250 ROKA Gift Card + RTA swim cap

2. Most total distance (2nd place)
🏆$64 SBR Sports Inc - Splash Box

3. Most total number of swims 
🏆$85 The Magic5 Gift Card + RTA swim cap
(20 minutes minimum)

4. Most improved 100 yard avg. pace by % 
(🏆RTA Hat & RTA Swim Cap)
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RULES:
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- If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen. Make sure you join our swim challenge and upload all of your swim data to Strava

- You can only win one category. If you have the best outcome for more than one, you get to pick your prize. 

- Must be a current Team RTA member

- Must have a Strava account (you only need a free version) AND you activities must be set to “everyone.” In other words you cannot have a private account. 

- If you did NOT get an invite LET US KNOW. 

...Complete list of rules on Team App - PLEASE READ



*SWIM Test:

Don’t be scared. This is what will measure your improvement. The only way you fail this, is by not doing it. 

Do this at the start of the month and at the very end of the month. BEST EFFORT from start to finish. No sandbagging the test in the beginning. HONER SYSTEM. 

➡️Test: 500 yards, non stop. Record your total time for the 500. 

… We suggest a short warm up prior to going 500 yards at your best effort. This will count toward your total distance for this challenge. 

*Doing the swim test for this challenge is NOT required but highly encouraged. 

WINNERS!

Congrats to EVERYONE who participated. This is the second time we have done this and it was very well received again! If you have any feedback, please reach out. This is definitely going to be an annual Challenge.

Over the course of March we saw a lot of extra swimming from those who participated. We also saw some OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENTS IN SWIM TIMES!

Challenge “winners” …

1. Most total distance
🏊🏽‍♂️🦾- Fernando La Torre; 102.3k 😳😳
🏆$250 ROKA Gift Card + RTA swim cap

2. Most total distance (2nd place)
🏊🏽‍♂️💪- David Herrera; 57.7k😳
🏆$64 SBR Sports Inc - Splash Box

3. Most total number of swims
🏊🏽‍♂️- Giancarlo La Torre
🏆$85 The Magic5 Gift Card + RTA swim cap
(20 minutes minimum)

4. Most improved 100 yard avg. pace by %
🏊🏻‍♀️Erica Parriott; 13%
1st Test: 9:21 (1:52/100) —> 2nd Test 8:16 (1:39/100)
:13 sec faster per 100!!! 13%
(🏆RTA Hat & RTA Swim Cap)

...SHOUT OUR to Erica for a single MONSTER swim she completed of 8,000 yards 


PAST THE 20k MARK:
-Fernando
-David
-Erica
-Andres
-Lauren
-Giancarlo
-Ken V
-Jasper
-Damon
-Shannon
-John N