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CHARITY SWIMS
Swimathon 2007
Swimathon 2007 is asking people to sign up to support Marie Curie Cancer Care by committing to 'Get In and Swim' from 22-25 March.
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides nursing, with no expense, for terminally ill people that gives them the choice of dying at home alongside their families.
Anyone is able to enter the swimming challenge. You can chose to swim 1.5km, 2.5km, 5km or the Simply Swim challenge which allows you to swim any distance at any pool that is taking part.
Register now at http://www.swimathon.org/ or call the Swimathon hotline on 0845 36 700 36.
Dipathon
The 'Dipathon' will be held on 24th March 2007 at the University of Nottingham swimming pool. It will raise money for Cpsport, a charity which provides sporting opportunities for people with disabilities.
For further information, please CLICK HERE.
For an application pack, please e-mail Katherine.Woods@nottingham.ac.uk
ASPIRE Charity Channel Swim
From Monday 11th September 2006, swimming pools across the country will open their doors to hundreds of swimmers who will embark on an epic swimming challenge to swim the 22 mile distance of the English Channel in their local swimming pools.
They must complete the challenge in twelve weeks by Sunday 3rd December 2006, either by swimming on their own or by splitting the distance between a group of friends.
The ASPIRE Channel Swim is a highly successful sponsored event now in its 8th year.
To take part in the ASPIRE Channel Swim, please contact:
Rosie Cotton
ASPIRE Channel Swim
Freepost Ang40106
Stanmore
HA7 4BR
FREEPHONE: 08000 370 880 or log onto www.aspirechannelswim.co.uk.
How's your butterfly? Swimathon in aid of your local children's hospice
Get in the swim this September to help raise much needed funds for children's hospices across the UK. The first ever 'How's your butterfly' swimathon launched by the Association of Children's Hospices has the support of Sharron Davies and Steve Parry (200m Butterfly Olympian) and is being sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland. You don't need to swim the butterfly stroke to take part but you may like to try a width or two. People are also encouraged to swim 39 widths or lengths to represent all operational children's hospices across the UK.
For a Butterfly Swimathon promotional pack containing swimathon literature, fundraising ideas and information about events being organised by all participating children's hospices, visit www.butterflyswim.co.uk or call 0845 634 2197.
Swimming4Giving 2007
Breast Cancer Campaign is looking for swimmers to go the distance in its annual Swimming4Giving challenge to help raise funds for breast cancer research throughout June.
The swim can be paced over the month and you choose the challenge distance so no matter what the ability there is something for everyone. This year the national event is in its ninth year and it is hoped that it will be even bigger and better to help the nearly 44,000 women and around 350 men who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year.
Breast Cancer Campaign is the only charity that specialises in funding independent research into breast cancer throughout the UK. The Charity currently funds 83 research projects worth over £10.2 million in 50 centres of excellence across the country.
For more information visit www.breastcancercampaign.org, call the Events team on 020 7739 3700 or email swim@breastcancercampaign.org
 
Bristol Cancer Help Centre - Channel Swim Challenge
Challenge yourself – swim the Channel and raise money for Bristol Cancer Help Centre.
Swimming the Channel is not for the faint hearted. We are looking for 6 dedicated swimmers to undertake the challenge of a lifetime by joining our relay team.
Interested? Contact Julia Conway for more information on 01275 370073 or email jconway@bristolcancerhelp.org
The National Kidney Research Fund
The National Kidney Research Fund are asking for clubs to hold swimathons to help raise money for the charity. You can come up with your own ideas so if you want to have a theme for your swim then go for it!
Please contact Emma Dowler on 01384 340783 or email emma.dowler@nkrf.org.uk for further information.
If you are organising a charity swim that you would like to see on this website, please email webmaster@swimming.org
Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swims
The British Heart Foundation (NHF) is urging people across the UK to grab their swimming gear and take part in this summer’s Heart First Bournemouth Pier to Pier and Weymouth Bay swims in Dorset this summer.
The Hearts First Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim – thought to be the longest offshore charity swim in the UK – is now in its 17th year and will take place on Sunday 22nd July. The Hearts First Weymouth Bay Swim, also off-shore, is taking place for a second year on Sunday 6th August.
For more information contact Andy Coles on 01225 481601 or email colesa@bhf.org.uk
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