RED KNOT SWIM & SPRINT

Presented by St. Constantine’s International School

18-19TH JANUARY 2025

Red Knot Swim & Sprint is a weekend of middle and long distance swim events and a 5-kilometer trail run.

The swim events will take place Saturday and Sunday at St. Constantine’s International School in Arusha.

The David Tozer Memorial 5K run will begin at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, 19th January.

Registration for 5K + Arushathon opens 22 November

Registration for Swim Gala is open: Download Swim Summons

Registration for the Middle & Long Distance Swim Gala will close 4th January.
The David Tozer Memorial 5K and Arushathon registration closes 16th January.

All profits support Red Knot’s rural farmer education programs and local youth running and cycling development.

*Mobile Money Payments

Our default and preferred method of payment is credit or bank debit card. If you would like to pay by mobile money, however, we can accommodate this with a 10% surcharge. Instructions for mobile money payments.

David Tozer Memorial 5K Trail Run

The trail run will take place in Burka Coffee Estate, directly across the road from
St. Constantine’s International School. The course is a loop on dirt single and double track trails within the coffee plantation. Walkers are welcome.

All entries received prior to 13th December will receive a Red Knot Swim & Sprint T-shirt.

All finishers will receive a bespoke finisher medal made by Shanga Crafts.

50,000/= 5K run

Packet pickup:
Saturday 18th January, 18:00 at Schwari
Sunday 19th January, 8:00 am at St. Constantine’s front carpark.

Race start 9:00 am across the street inside Burka Coffee Estate.

Registration will open 22 November

Registration will close Thursday, 16th January.

Our default and preferred method of payment is credit or bank debit card. If you would like to pay by mobile money, however, we can accommodate this with a 10% surcharge. Instructions for mobile money payments.

In memory of David Tozer:

He was committed to exercise for wellness and loved bringing people together to enjoy the outdoors.

Arushathon

The Arushathon competition consists of a 5-kilometer run followed by an 800 meter swim. As the swim will be in heats, runners will NOT go directly from 5K finish into the pool. Rather, heat times will be announced in advance.

The Arushathon trophy will be awarded to the lowest combined time for the two (2) events. Arushathon trophies will be awarded in gender and age group categories.

The Arushathon awards presentation will be at the SCIS pool, following the completion of the 800 meter swim event, at approximately 12:00 noon.

The David Tozer Memorial 5K takes place on Sunday morning at 9:00 am.

The first heat of the 800 meter swim will begin at 10:00 am. Arushathon participants will be assigned swim start times in advance of the event.

100,000/= 5K run + 800m swim entry (may enter additional 4 swim events)

Registration will open 22 November

Registration will close on 4th January for all swim events except 800m swim.
Registration for Arushathon and 5K run closes 13th January.

*Our default and preferred method of payment is credit or bank debit card. If you would like to pay by mobile money, however, we can accommodate this with a 10% surcharge. Instructions for mobile money payments.

Middle & Long Distance Swim Gala

Events on offer are 200-meter up to 1500-meter freestyle.

200s & 400s will be swum in categories 10 & U, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & O
400 IM, 800, & 1500 will be swum in heats but results in age categories: U18 and 18+.

Each swimmer will be allowed to swim a maximum of 5 events.

FINA stroke rules apply to all strokes, and a one start rule shall apply.

As Tanzania’s only swim gala dedicated to middle and long distance events, Swim & Sprint is a great opportunity to achieve PBs in long distances as swimmers will not be overly tired by many shorter events.

All entries received prior to 13th December will receive a Red Knot Swim & Sprint T-shirt.

All podium places will receive bespoke medals created by Shanga Crafts.

70,000/= Swim gala entry (up to 5 swim events)
100,000/= Swim gala entry + 5K run

Please find more details in the official swim summons and schedule below.

Registration is open: Download Swim Summons

We ask all club swimmers to register for all events via the process outlined in the swim summons.

We also ask unaffiliated swimmers not competing in the Arushathon to register via the process outlined in the swim summons above.

Registration closes on 4th January.

Our Sponsors

Swim & Sprint is presented by

*Contact us for information about sponsorship.

Experience Shanga Social Enterprise

Shanga is a social enterprise that employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handmade jewelry and glassware using recycled materials. Profits are reinvested back into developing opportunities to employ others with disabilities.

Shanga is the exclusive bespoke medals producer for Red Knot Swim & Sprint.

Tours will be available free of charge throughout the weekend for swimmers and spectators. Shanga is only a 600 meter walk from SCIS, and the tour can easily be done between swim events.

Shanga Website

Tour Burka Coffee Estate

Visit Burka Coffee Estate, one of the oldest coffee plantations in Tanzania, including its natural forests and coffee processing facilities. Learn the history of coffee, and tour the coffee nursery and plantation, as well as the coffee processing factory.

Discover the coffee lifecycle from plantation to cup, and attend a coffee brewing and tasting session to learn your preferred coffee in terms of roast, grind and brewing time.

The tour takes approximately two hours and must be booked in advance. One-hour tours are also possible.

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Race Number Pickup, Schwari & Blue Heron

Saturday night pick up your 5K race number and T-shirt, and join us for a celebration!

Schwari is an internationally recognized design house and event space that shares a property with Blue Heron, one of Arusha’s nicest restaurants serving authentic Italian pizzas and other specialities.

Red Knot Swim & Sprint attendees will enjoy special pricing on dinner Saturday evening, 18th January beginning at 18:00.