Saturday 26th January 2019
The Ruby10 - 4 hours Starting 7.00am
{Approx finish between 10.00 to 11.30am} 10.0km
The Big Ruby - 1.5 hours Starting 9am
{Approx finish between 10 to 10.40am} 3.8km
The Ruby - 1hr 10min - 2.5km
Starting 9.15am {Approx finish between 9.50 to 10.25am }
The Island - 15mins Starting 9.40am - 600m
{Approx finish between 9.50am to 10.05am on Ruby Island. Water Taxi back to shore}
The Return of the Jetty - 30mins Starting 9.40am - 1.2km
{Approx finish between 9.56am to 10.15am}
Little Gems - 10mins starting 10.30am - 200m
{Approx Finish 10.45am}
In the case of weather postponement the same timings as above will happen Sunday 27th January 2019
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Stuff you will probably want to know...
Categories & Age Groups


There are two categories. 'Open' (The Ruby only) and 'Age Group'.
Winners in each Age group will be awarded 1st, 2nd 3rd; Male & Female.
The Ruby Open - Prize Money
10% of entry fees will go directly to The Ruby Open category prize purse. If sufficient sponsorship transpires, we will offer a larger tidy sum of cash split equally male / female.
Community Payback


Swim Cap Colours


The colours of your event swim cap correspond to each event as per the web site home page and as follows:
We are committed to providing 10% of event entry fees directly to initiatives dedicated to Wanaka water quality and purity.
We feel Lake Wanaka's greatest asset is its purity.
eVentGift
Race Timing


Every competitor will have a timing tag for accurate swim time recording. Issued at registeration on event day.
Weather Day


If it goes horribly wrong on the Saturday and the master plan goes astray, we have a weather alternative day on Sunday morning 29th January 2017.
Learn to Swim Donation
We are donating $1 from every person that enters the event expressly for Learn To Swim programmes here in the Southern Lakes District as part of the eVentGift.org initiative.
eVentGift
Swim 3.8km
Swim 2.5km
Swim 1.2km
Swim 600m
Swim 200m