08 February 2007
Get in and Swim for Marie Curie Cancer Care
East Hampshire swimming pools are calling for people to take up a New Year health challenge by taking part in Swimathon 2007!
Taro Leisure Centre Petersfield, Alton Sports Centre, Millchase Leisure Centre Bordon and Bordon Garrison Swimming Pool are inviting local people to sign up to support Marie Curie Cancer Care and register for Swimathon 2007 ‘Get In and Swim.’
Wendy Savage, Hampshire Community Fundraiser said: “Many people set themselves health goals in the new year. Swimathon 2007 is the perfect opportunity for everyone in East Hampshire to fulfil new year’s resolutions whilst raising much needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care services in the local community.”
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families.
Swimathon 2007 will be bringing thousands of people together to make it the biggest swim fundraiser in the UK and to promote the health and fitness benefits of swimming.
Largely considered as the best all round form of exercise, Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew, MBE who has supported Swimathon since its inception 21 years ago says: “Swimming is both the nation’s most popular participation sport and one of the government’s targeted sport to reduce obesity – Swimathon 2007 is making swimming accessible to everyone in East Hampshire and we want to challenge local people to help us break all records this year to make it the biggest Swimathon fundraiser ever!”
Swimathon is open to everyone, inviting people to set their own personal challenge by accomplishing a distance of their choice – the ultimate 5K challenge, which requires at least six weeks of training; the 2.5K, perfectly challenging for the intermediate swimmer; and the 1.5K, for anyone who swims occasionally. For those interested in joining forces with friends, colleagues or family, the 5K challenge can also be completed as part of team of up to five people or if you prefer to do it all at your own pace, join the Simply Swim challenge, which allows you to cover any distance at any participating pool, any time.
Swimathon will take place across 600 swimming pools nationwide, over four days - 22-25 March 2007. Registration is open now at www.swimathon.org where you can also find more information about your local participating pools, fundraising, and training tips.
Get In and Swim! Register now at www.swimathon.org or call the Swimathon hotline on 0845 36 700 36. Standard registration is £8.50 (concessions £4.50).