This Cache
Swimming!! This is a 2-stage multicache that is available 24/7. Stage 1 is probably best avoided when there are games being played. There is ample parking at stage 2. Please use stealth when making the physical find at stage 2.
To find this cache
Go to the posted coordinates. You will see a sign with the name of the building. The founder believed that education is a requisite of a _____ ___ _______ ______. What are the four missing words?
Enter the answer into the Certitude checker here and you will receive the coordinates for stage 2 (the final) as well as the clue for GC9PWQJ - 13- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure BONUS!!
Enter your answer in the checker below to get the final coordinates!
Pro Tip! If you are signed into Certitude, you will see an option on the right-hand side of the page to update the coordinates and note. If you click the "Update Note" button, it will add the corrected coords and codeword information for you automatically!
The Series
The Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure series is a group of 12, 2-stage multicaches set up to highlight sports in Athens. Of course, when we talk about sports in Athens, we are talking about the University of Georgia (UGA)! The series is the work of poeanne, Pitty Pat, and GeoMonkeyTiger!.
Each multicache will feature a particular sport at UGA. The first stage of each multicache will take you someplace important to that sport. You will need to observe the area to answer the question posed on the cache page. Enter your answer into Certitude. Your reward for the correct answer will be the coordinates to the final as well as 1/12th of the code you will need to enter to unlock the coordinates for GC9PWQJ - 13- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure BONUS!
The finals for this series are a relatively short distance away and fairly close together. It may make sense to gather the stage 1 requirements for all the caches in the series before heading to the stage 2 locations.
There is some information about each sport on its corresponding cache page.
The entire series can be completed in a few hours. Each cache features a virtual stage 1 and a physical find at stage 2.
The Sport - Swimming 🏊♀️
More than eight decades ago, a group of students interested in forming a swim team at the University of Georgia approached C.W. Jones, the Physical Educations Director of the Athens YMCA.
At the time, the Georgia campus was without facilities, a team and a coach, but "Jonesy" answered the interest of these young swimmers and was appointed temporary coach and supervisor of the newly chartered team. Little could he have suspected that this appointment would lead to a head coaching commitment from 1926-1942, a 41-36 dual meet record and most importantly, a foundation for decades to come.
The women's swimming program was established in 1974, when, under similar circumstances to the men's beginnings, a group of women approached Martha Washington and then-Associate Athletic Director Liz Murphey. The women's team met with almost immediate success, qualifying one relay team and one individual (Veronica Stroup) for the AIAW National Championships during its first year. Stroup went on to win the Lady Bulldogs' first All-America honors, led by the coaching expertise of Washington. Washington stepped down as women's head coach in 1977 and was replaced by Joe McEvoy who held the position for two seasons.
The Rest of the Caches...
For your convenience, here is a full list of caches in the series:
GC9PTRN: 01- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏈
GC9PWWN: 02- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🎾
GC9PWWR: 03- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🤸♀️
GC9PWWT: 04- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏌️♀
GC9PWX0: 05- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! ⚽
GC9PWX3: 06- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! ⚾
GC9PWX6: 07- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏊♀️
GC9PWX9: 08- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🥎
GC9PWXE: 09- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏆
GC9PWXG: 10- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🎺
GC9PWXJ: 11- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏀
GC9PWXM: 12- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure! 🏃♀️
GC9PWQJ: 13- Athens Awesome Athletic Multi Adventure BONUS!