Want to become an OLAUGer?

I mean, who wouldn't, right? We applaud your energy, enthusiasm, and readiness to take on a demanding challenge! Unfortunately, we are not holding tryouts this spring because our group is at maximum capacity. But sit tight, we are in the process of creating other chapters off Cape. If you’re willing to travel to a new chapter (e.g., Plymouth, Rhode Island…), and you’re the type of swimmer or kayaker our work demands (see below in blue), please fill out our inquiry form. You can always check our website in a year to see if we are holding tryouts for the original group or possibly others

In the meantime, think about what appealed to you about OLAUG. Is there another group you could join or even start that would achieve the same thing for you (see note below in green)? Thank you and keep swimming!

What it takes to be an OLAUGer: OLAUGers need to be excellent swimmers and kayakers. Our tryouts are rigorous because what we do is rigorous.
Swimmers – without fins – need to be:

• able to swim ½ mile freestyle in 30 minutes or less

• able to swim a mile

• comfortable spending 1.5 hours in the water, with a lot of treading water

• comfortable and proficient swimming with mask and snorkel

• comfortable diving down 6-9 feet to retrieve trash

Kayakers need to be able to:

• maneuver easily without knocking into swimmers

• keep your kayak steady while receiving sometimes heavy trash on one side from a swimmer

• keep your kayak steady in windy conditions

• keep track of swimmers and tell them if they are getting too far away

• paddle while a tired or injured swimmer hangs onto the bow.

Note that in order to protect ourselves, we have trademarked our name. To call itself OLAUG(TM) and do what we do, a group must go through our extensive training program, which we are in the process of developing, including safety protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, etc.