The-Everything-Goes
The-Everything-Goes is one category of the 2.2 km course at the Jax Coco Shek O Challenge where participants wear or use any equipment of their choice to give them the extra edge over the competitors - small motors and hydrofoils are allowed.
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Jax Coco Shek O Challenge
The Jax Coco Shek O Challenge is ranked among the Top 50 Open Water Swims In Asia and is organized by Doug Woodring of Open Water Asia. The Jax Coco Shek O Challenge is a 2.2 km and 4 km point-to-point race from beach-to-beach where some of Hong Kong’s top open water swimmers, triathletes, adventure racers and water lovers swim from Big Wave Bay to Shek O Back Beach. It also includes the world's only trisolothon and one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims.
It is part of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 World Open Water Swimming Series and includes the trisolothon event where open water swimmers will team up with a runner and a paddler, all of whom start at the same time from different locations, and converge on the same finish line together. The race promotes open water swimming and sports in Hong Kong, along with a strong ocean conservation message. It also includes an ocean water polo tournament.
Alternative Categories
On the 2.2 km course, participants can enter this alternative categories:
- The Hypoxic - swim from Big Wave Bay to Back Beach without breath; a 30-second penalty is assessed for each breath taken
- The-Everything-Goes - wear or use any equipment of their choice to give them the extra edge over their competitors - small motors and hydrofoils are allowed
- The Fly Don't Cry - swim head-up butterfly along the course
- The-Leg-Burner - kick the course without fins with a one-hour cut-off time
Location
City Shek-O Big Wave Bay to Back Beach, Hong Kong Bay
Contact
Name Chi Pui Swimming Club or Doug Woodring
Title D2Adrenaline
Email d2adrenaline@gmail.com
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External Links
- Sheko Challenge
- Top 50 Open Water Swims in Asia
- Bamboo Is Used At The Sheko Challenge
- Clean Half Turns 50
- Ocean Recovery Alliance Hosts 9th Sheko Challenge
- Eric Johnson And Sheryl Slater Win Sheko Challenge
- The Beautiful Mountains And Oceans Of Hong Kong
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Environmental Friendliness In The Open Water Community
- What Does The Ocean Have To Say?
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
- Hong Kong Takes Centre Stage For First New F1 Series
- Views Of Hong Kong: Businessmen vs. Swimmers
- Big Day At Big Wave In Hong Kong Bay
- Stand Up For Paddlers
- Jax Sheko Challenge, Open Water In Hong Kong
- YakSwimmers Take To The Open Water In Hong Kong
- Open Water Swimming's Holliday In Hong Kong
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Series
- Open Water Swimming
- Jax Coco
- Sometimes You Feel Like A Superhero(ine)
- Dad Teach Me
- Craig Nortje, Aneekah Styles Return At Jax Sheko Challenge
- The End Is Just The Beginning
- Looking Forward, Kenniz Ng Puts In The Miles
- Four New Categories In Jax Sheko Challenge
