WHAT:
The Student Recreation Center (SRC) at the University Student Union (USU) invites all CSUN students, faculty, staff and alumni to splash into shape at the “SRC Swim Challenge: Team Edition”. All interested participants are encouraged to grab a friend and work as a team to complete this fun swim challenge. All teams will compete to receive rewards for achieving distance milestones and a chance to win awesome prizes such as CSUN Bookstore gift cards and free towel service, awarded by the SRC Aquatics Department. The more your team swims, the more you can win!
WHO:
Ryan Hairapetian, SRC Aquatics Coordinator, is responsible for coordinating this event.
WHEN:
Monday, April 9 to Sunday, May 13 during regular hours of pool operation.
Registration is open until Monday, April 16.
WHERE:
Located in the SRC Rec Pool and Plaza Pool
WHY:
This swim challenge will motivate all participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle through swimming.
BACKGROUND:
All teams can register for the challenge through the SRC Challenges Portal or in-person at the Aquatics tabling sessions in the SRC. The rules for the challenge are as follows: 1. Participants must complete their laps within the indicated five-week period; 2. Each teammate can record up to 2,000 yards per day; 3. The first team to swim 100,000 yards wins the first place prize, with subsequent finishers winning second, third, fourth and fifth place; 4. Participants must manually input their daily yards on the Portal. They will also receive fun rewards when reaching specific distance milestones, such as sunglasses, keychain sunscreens and mesh bags. For more information on this challenge, the SRC and the USU, please visit csun.edu/src/fitness-challenges.
