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16th SWIMARATHON 2020
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Get out your water wings and take the plunge in the 16th Swimarathon being staged by the
Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers. It commences on Friday 13th March and runs until the
afternoon of Sunday 15th March at the South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre Swimming pool,
Trinity Square.
The cash raised will help Little Havens Hospice and Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital, Rotary
Charitable Trust and those charities as requested by the swimmers. Teams of six will be collecting
sponsorship and will be in the swim in relays throughout the weekend in an effort to swim
constantly for 55 minutes.
Organisations who put a team in and gain sponsorship for their swim can claim back 25% of it
for their registered charity. The most important thing is that it is fun. It could be a family event or people of any age getting together to
form a team. You can even renew your interest in swimming for fitness. It could be a team from your work or your club, church or school.
There are trophies for schools or youth organisations with most teams entered, teams with highest sponsorship, commercial companies
with most teams entered as well as medals for swimmers who “catch our eye”. These are awarded at the Swimarathon Committee’s
discretion. At the end of the day a lot of people get satisfaction actually raising money for special events.
If you want to take part, log on to the Rotary Club’s website www.swfswimarathon.co.uk team entry page to enter a team. After checking
the time slots available on the page you can enter your teams direct from the website or contact us via the “contact us” button on the
web page.
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