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Do you swim and would you like to raise funds for your club, the scouts, guides or your
favourite charity? If so, do come and join our Swimarathon. Our next event is over the
weekend of Saturday 10 th February 2018.
This is a fun event organised by the four Rotary Clubs in Northampton and takes place
at the splendid Chris Moody Centre at Moulton College, only recently completed at the
cost of nearly £9 million. The Swimarathon is a charity event where teams of six swim
in relay format for an hour. It is a fun event for all ages and all abilities. It is not a race
or a competition. All the participating swimmers are asked to get sponsorship from
their friends and families.
This year’s event built on our previous successes and we were delighted to welcome
twenty teams consisting of over 100 swimmers. In all they completed 1500 lengths of
the 25 metre pool. This was equivalent to swimming over 21 miles or 34 kilometres,
further than the distance from Northampton to Milton Keynes. After their swim, all
were presented with a certificate containing their team photo and a medal. A great
time was had by all, with considerable laughter and many smiling faces.
We had swimmers from local schools, swimming clubs, the Brownies, the Girl Guides
and the Scouts together with teams made up of members from families and friends.
The swimmers were of all ages with the youngest aged five and the oldest over 70. This
year up to 50% of the money raised by each team in sponsorship went back to the
team, who can donate it to their choice of charity or even back to their own club or
organisation. We were also supported by local businesses who gave generously, as a
way of thanking the people of Northampton for their support over the years. In all we
raised in excess of £5,000 for local charities and good causes.
For further information visit our website www.swimarathon.com or
contact Malcolm Ablett on 01604 648 555 or 07764 476 046 or
e-mail malcolm.ablett@nutecsecurity.co.uk
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