RED KNOT SWIM & SPRINT
Presented by St. Constantine’s International School
12-14TH JANUARY 2024
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 Friday, 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, 14th January.
Registration will close for the David Tozer Memorial 5K and Arushathon on Thursday, 11th January.
The Middle & Long Distance Swim Gala registration closed on 30th December.
All profits support Red Knot’s rural farmer education programs and local youth cycling development.
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.
First 200 entries include a Red Knot Swim & Sprint T-shirt (size first registered, first served). All finishers will receive a bespoke finisher “medal” made by Shanga Crafts. Public participation is limited to 200 entries.
50,000/= 5K run
100,000/= ArushaThon
Packet pickup 18:00 at Schwari or 7:30 am at St. Constantine’s front carpark.
Race start 9:00 am across the street inside Burka Coffee Estate.
Registration will close on Thursday, 11th January.
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.
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 early January.
100,000/= 5K run + 800m swim entry (can enter additional 4 swim events + 3K)
Registration will close on Thursday, 11th January.
Middle & Long Distance Swim Gala
Events on offer are 200 meter up to 3 kilometer “open water.”
200s & 400s will be swum in categories 10 & U, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & O
400 IM, 800, 1500 & 3K "Open Water" 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 + 3K “open water.”
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.
Entry includes a Red Knot Swim & Sprint T-shirt (size first registered, first served). All race podium places will be awarded bespoke “medals” created by Shanga Crafts.
70,000/= Swim gala entry (up to 5 swim events + 3K “open water”)
100,000/= Swim gala entry + 5K run
Please find more details in the official swim summons and schedule below.
We do ask official swim clubs to register your members (for both swim & run) via the process outlined in the swim summons above.
Registration closed on 30th December.
Four (4) Farm Tables and a Microphone
Southern US farm-themed 4-course dinner + live music, 12th January. Seating is limited to four (4) tables of six (6) guests each.
Our permaculture farm in Olasiti is where we demonstrate and teach agricultural systems and techniques to farmers: conservation agriculture, organic vegetable production, fish farming, stingless bees care, poultry raising, composting, integrated pest management, and more.
100% of all Swim & Sprint profits go to support Red Knot’s community development work here in Tanzania. All proceeds from the dinner will assist us to build a dairy goat banda on the farm.
The farm will open to the public Friday at 17:00 for free tours — all are welcome — with a cash bar on site (beer, soda, wine and an assortment of craft cocktails).
Dinner seating will be from 19:00 - 19:30. Four (4) tables for six (6) guests are available for the dining experience. Dinner is adults only.
Dinner will be in 4 courses and served family style:
Appetizer: homemade sourdoughs w/ artichoke dip, olive tapenade, basil pesto, & baba ghanoush
Salad: nasturtium, moringa & cranberry hibiscus salad from the garden, served with pomegranate vinaigrette or honey mustard dressing
Main: smoked pork and chicken with hot water cornbread & creamed chaya greens
Dessert: chess & chocolate chess pie
Craft cocktails: Evergreen Negroni (Hendrick’s), Orange Cinnamon Old Fashioned (Jack Daniels), Tennessee Mule (Jack Daniels)
Dinner is 350,000/= per table (6 guests). Drinks are available on a cash basis (sodas 2000/=, beers 5000/=, craft cocktails 15,000/=, wines vary by bottle).
*We can cater for most dietary restrictions. Menu subject to change.
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.
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.
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, 13th January beginning at 18:00.
Order any pizza and receive salad bar buffet free of charge.
Salad bar buffet alone: 25,000/= adults, children 12 & under 15,000/=
*Packet pickup will also be open starting 7:30am at St. Constantine’s International School.
Event Schedule
Friday, 12th January
17:00 - 19:00 Farm Tours & Cocktails
19:00 Begin seating for Six Farm Tables & a Microphone
Saturday, 13th January
Food vendors on site from 07:00 to 18:00
8:00 1500 Free (Mixed Gender)
10:00 200 Fly
Shanga Crafts & Burka Coffee Tours throughout day
11:30 200 IM
13:00 200 Free
14:30 200 Breast
16:00 200 Backstroke
17:30 400 Free
18:00 Dinner Party and race packet pickup at Blue Heron
Sunday, 14th January
Food vendors on site from 7:00 to 12:30
7:30 5K packet pickup
8:00 400 IM (Mixed Gender)
9:00 5-Kilometer Run
10:00 800 Free (Mixed Gender)