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Published:
June 23, 2008
Entry
period closes early for Burnham-On-Sea's Stert Island Swim
 The
organisers of Burnham-On-Sea's annual Stert Island Swim have stopped
taking entries almost a month earlier than planned due to all
the places being filled.
The
entry period for the popular event began in May
and was due to remain open until mid-July, but all 80 places have
been filled ahead of schedule.
Organiser
Sara Hudghton of West Country Triathletes told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"We're delighted there has been such a lot of interest. We're
now turning swimmers away because we've reached the maximum number
of entrants."
 The
unique 2,400m race, which
this year takes place on Sunday July 27th at 1.30pm, will
see the participants swim between Burnham beach and Stert Island
and back.
West
Country Tri-Athletes took over the organisation of the annual
summer event in February
after Sedgemoor District Council said it could no longer afford
to run it.
The
event is being supported by Burnham and Highbridge Town Council,
BARB, the RNLI, Natural England, Taunton Canoe Club and Wessex
Ambulance Service.
RELATED
LINKS:
Entry form for 2008 Stert
Island Swim [PDF document]
Athletics
group comes to the rescue of Stert Island Swim
High
winds cancel 2007 Stert Island Swim
Online
video of the 2006 Stert Island Swim
2006
Stert Island Swim Results
2005 Stert Island
Swim Results
2004
Stert Island Swim Results
2003
Stert Island Swim Results
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