Columbia Crossing

Date	:	09/11/2010
Time	:	09:00 AM
City/State	:	Pasco, WA
Location	:	Chiawana Park

Events / Distances / Start time
Columbia Crossing Swim		09:00 AM

About this race

The Columbia Crossing is a cross-river swim of approximately 1.5 miles. Swimmers will start near the boat dock at Chiawana Park in Pasco and swim to the Edison Street boat ramp in Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington. Water temperature is expected to be about 70o F with relatively light river currents. Wet suits are allowed, but flotation devices are not allowed. Columbia Basin Dive Rescue, along with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, will be coordinating the safety boat network across the river. Swimmers will leave from the beach at Chiawana Park in one group. Swimmers will be expected to seed themselves accordingly in the starting pack. This is going to be a fun event that benefits a great cause…best of all, you’ll have bragging rights that you swam across the Columbia River! Read on for details: What: A 1.5 mile swim across the Columbia River from Pasco to Kennewick, Washington. Time: All swimmers start together at 9:00 am. Where: Swim starts in Chiawana Park in Pasco, Washington. The finish is at the Edison Street boat ramp in Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington. Deadline for ordering a t-shirt: Thursday 9/02/2010 at 9pm. NO late registration fees apply: Deadline for registering on-line: Thursday 9/09/2010 at 9pm. How to get to the start From the Richland Side of the River: ·Park in the parking lot for the Columbia Park Marina (just below Kimo's Restaurant) ·Catch the Columbia River Journeys boat to the swim start…boat leaves at 8:00 and 8:30 am ·First come, first served…the boat only holds about 20 people From the Pasco Side of the River: ·Take I-182 and end up on the Pasco side of the dual span bridge ·Take exit for Road 100 and turn towards the river (south) ·Take Road 100 as far as it goes to its intersection with Court Street ·Take a left on Court Street ·Take a right on Road 88 ·Enter the park and follow the sign to the West End of the park ·You’ll find us in the parking lot near the docks Entry Fee: The entry fee for The Columbia Crossing is $10, which includes a cool swim cap for you to treasure for years to come. Remember that every penny of the proceeds from this event goes to benefit Columbia Basin Dive Rescue. Only pre-registered swimmers can be guaranteed a t-shirt. To be pre-registered your entry must be RECEIVED by September 2nd, or by 9pm on September 2nd if registering on-line. Race day registration will be available starting at 7:00 AM in Chiawana Park. Wet Suits: Wet suits are allowed (projected river temperature is 70F) and flotation devices are NOT allowed. T Shirts: are available for an additional $12. The only way to guarantee you'll get a shirt is to pre-register. Swim Caps: Brightly colored swim caps will be provided and MUST be worn by all swimmers. Transportation: You are encouraged to car pool such that you have transportation back to the swim start area from the swim finish area. Columbia River Journeys will be helping ferry swimmers from the Columbia Park Marina in Richland to the docks at Chiawana Park in Pasco. The boat can carry about 20 swimmers and will have two departures from the Columbia Park Marina…the first at 8:00 am and the second at 8:30 am. First come, first served for the ferry. We will be setting up informal transportation from the swim finish back to the Columbia Park Marina after the swim. Awards: Special awards will be bestowed upon the men’s and women’s champions. Age group awards will be provided in the following age groups: 12-15,16-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59,60-69,70-100. Please note the minimum age for this event is 12. Post-Swim: The awards ceremony will take place in the Kimo's Restuarant west parking lot, starting at 10:30 am. Questions: Contact Eric Greager at sageg@charter.net. Columbia Basin Dive Rescue (CBDR)is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that provides water rescue and recovery services to agencies throughout a five-county area surrounding the Tri-Cities. CBDR members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, covering a response area of more than 4,000 square miles, including 300 miles of major river systems and countless lakes, ponds and canals. Emergency responders are assigned to duty crews to ensure that at least one full dive crew is available to respond at all times. On major missions, however, it is common for all available divers and surface support to respond. The team’s response area is the largest in the state of Washington and one of the largest in the country. As an authorized agency of the Department of Emergency Management, CBDR also may be called to assist with incidents across the state. Missions, which average 50 per year, range from swimming and boating accidents to suicide attempts and underwater crime scene investigations. To prepare for the diversity of missions and to ensure proper skill level, emergency responders (divers and surface support personnel) must complete an extensive training program supplemented with required, bi-monthly trainings. CBDR has no paid employees and is completely dependent on community and agency donations to fund operations. Currently, CBDR consists of 19 divers and surface support personnel as well as five administrative involved in a variety of non-emergency activities, including fundraising, education, public speaking, special events, general office duties, etc. All team members are committed to CBDR’s water safety education program, which reaches more than 20,000 mid-Columbians through presentations and classes for both children and adults.

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Spain Abney M 38 West Richland WA Kathy Abrams M 54 Seattle WA Mary Adams F 55 Rathdrum ID Libby Arnosti F 19 Walla Walla WA Chris Bendix M 20 Newcastle WA Charlotte Bouley F 64 Rathdrum ID Wes Bratton M 45 Richland WA Lisa Bratton F 14 Richland wa Adam Brayton M 19 Walla Walla WA Ron Brunke M 57 Richland WA Shaun Cain M 41 La Grande OR Katie Chapman F 19 Walla Walla WA Dominic Clay M 14 La Grande OR Karen Clay F 45 La Grande OR Elizabeth Cole F 15 Connell WA james devere M 38 richland wa Richard Dowd M 68 Pasco WA Katherine Dudley F 14 Bainbridge Island WA Mark Dudley M 48 Bainbridge Island WA Steve Dudley M 53 Shoreline WA John Dudley M 55 West Richland WA Brigit Farley F 53 Pendleton Or Cody Fritts M 21 Richland WA Dale Fuller M 57 Pasco WA Mackenzie Gant M 17 Prosser WA Barbara Gore F 69 Richland WA Miriam Gormley F 44 Richland WA Charlotte Graham F 20 Walla Walla WA Patrick Grengs M 45 West Richland WA Tim Grudt M 49 Richland WA Teresa Hanson F 47 Leavenworth WA Julie Hart F 57 Connell WA Ron Hayden M 54 KENNEWICK WA Tina Hayden F 49 KENNEWICK WA Doug Hendrickson M 50 Richland WA John Herber M 45 Pasco WA jamie huminsky M 43 lewiston id Tyler Hurlburt M 19 Walla Walla WA Michael Jansky M 57 Richland WA George Jensen M 51 Liberty Lake WA Barb Kelly-Ringel F 47 Leavenworth wa Florence Kirchner F 63 Richland Wa Tom Kirchner M 62 Richland Wa Erin Kiskaddon F 19 Walla Walla WA Tamara Kwak F 50 Richland WA Eric Lowe M 37 Kennewick WA Beth Maley F 50 Portland, OR Linda McLean F 54 Richland WA Mark McLean M 54 Richland WA sharon McNeil F 52 veradale wa paul meier M 57 kennewick wa andy miller M 56 kennewick wa Don Moravec M 50 Spokane wa Karin Nickola F 60 Richland WA Alison Schlueter M 21 Walla Walla WA Lacey Skalsky F 32 Spokane WA Deb Smith M 59 Spokane WA Gabriele Sperling F 56 Richland WA Eric Talbott M 48 Pasco WA Meg Vermilion F 19 Walla Walla WA Nathaniel Weinman M 18 Richland WA Matt Wilburn M 42 Richland WA Larry Wiles M 60 Richland WA Tammy Wood F 50 Richland WA Scott Wood M 56 Richland WA Jerry youngblood M 73 richland WA

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