Take up open water swimming

The Peanut Butter GO! Swim Series is presented by Zsports Events SA on behalf of Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics (NMBA) as the only official open water swimming series in the Eastern Cape where swimmers can qualify for SA NATIONAL OWS Champs.

The Series caters for all open water swimmers (social and competitive) and encourages growth in this fun sport.

Official SSA times are recorded at each race day in accordance with FINA OWS rules.

This season The Peanut Butter GO! Swim Series will consist of 3 race weekends including the NMBA OWS Championships, offering all registered swimmers the ideal opportunity to achieve qualifying SSA times.

PLEASE NOTE: an additional R40 late entry fee will be charged for all entries from race week Wednesday - please register online to take advantage of the discounted rates.

Safety comes FIRST

We encourage the use of the swimbuoy for all open water swimming, especially swimmers under the age of 10 years (as at 31 Dec 2024) at The Swim Series. There are numerous resellers of such items around the country and Zsports also stock the same at discounted prices (click here to purchase from us)

2024-25 Peanut Butter GO! Series Dates

• Round 1 - Sunday 27th October
• Round 2 - Sunday 8th December
• NMBA Champs - Saturday 19th January

VENUE: Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay.

SSA REGISTERED SWIMMERS 

Once you have registered for a particular Series event, please ensure that your CLUB has captured your entry on Team Manager and that this is submitted to the NMBA PDO before the Wednesday morning (following the particular race). Failure to submit this file will result in your time(s) not being submitted to SSA.

Clubs - you can download the necessary Team Manager file from the link below, import into your Team Manager, complete and email to pdo@nmb-aquatics.co.za

• Round 1 - Sunday 27th October 
• Round 2 - Sunday 8th December (click here to download) - deadline for submission 6th December
• NMBA Champs - Saturday 19th January (not yet available)

Peanut Butter GO! Series Race Day Program

• 08h00  Check-in opens 
• 09h00  5km, 7.5km & 10km Start
• 11h15  3km Start (Men & Women may have a split start if necessary)
• 11h18  1.5km Start & 750m start
• 12h20(ish) Podium prize giving and lucky draws

Peanut Butter GO! NMB Championships Race Program

Sunday 19th Jan (provisional at this stage)

• 07h30  Check-in opens 
• 08h30  10km, 7.5km or 5km Championships
• 11h15   3km Championships
• 12h30  1.5km Sprint Race for Relay Team Selection

SSA Registered 

ALL registered swimmers wanting their swim times registered with Swimming South Africa are required to do the following:

• Register through this website ensuring that their Zsports online profile is updated with their SSA Number and Club
• If from out of town, submit a clearance certificate to NMBA prior to race day
• Ensure your club downloads the relevant Meet Events File, completes and returns to NMBA PDO by the Tuesday following the race day - NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

What's my SSA Number

If you don’t have the SSA number on hand, it is constructed as follows:                  

YYMMDDAAABCCCC

Where YYMMDD = Birthdate

AAA= First three letters of your first name as per ID book or Passport

B= First letter of your second name as per ID book or Passport – if no second name then *

CCCC= First four letters of your surname as per ID book or Passport – if the surname has fewer than four letters then add * in the remaining space

Please ensure that your online profile contains your Swim Club name and your SSA number.