Welcome to 2018 Swimarathon!                  

This is the official web site about the SWF Swimarathon,  organised by The Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers.

The Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers is holding its fourteenth Swimarathon from 16th March until 18th March 2018 and is organised to raise money for Essex Air Ambulance,  Rotary Charities, Nominated Charities by the Swimmers and other good causes.

In 2017we  supported J's hospice and Rotary Charities. The event entails teams of normally up to 6 sponsored swimmers to swim for a total of 55 minutes. The sponsorship money will be donated to the Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers Charitable Trust to add to funds for the support of good causes.

Teams taking part can nominate 25% of the funds raised by them to go to their own charity

 To enter a team please look at the team list first to ensure the slots that are still available for you to use for your entry

The aims of the Swimarathon are:-

To encourage people to swim and thereby perhaps begin a healthy activity.

To encourage team-building and friendship

For swimmers whilst having fun and enjouing their sport to help the less fortunate in our Community by 

raising funds through obtaining sponsorships for their swim.

Who have benefitted?

In the past 12 years Swimarathon has raised over £115,000 so far.The following have had donations from us:

Chelmsford Children’s Wards

Little Havens Hospice                                        

St JohnFirst Aid

South Woodham Ferrers Rotary Charitable Trust

Essex Air Ambulance

J’s Hospice

Farleigh hospice

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Various other Charities as nominated by Swimmers from the Gift Aid they earn through their supporters

 Please help us to help others by becoming a:-

Corporate sponsor

Team captain

Sponsor a Swimmer

 

There are rewards to Teams & Individuals taking part:

These are at the discretion of the Swimarathon Committee

  • The school entering the most teams - The Mapleford Challenge Cup
  • The school which raises the most sponsorship money - Wilmott Dixon Cup
  • The team that covers the greatest distance - The Kingsview Group Cup
  • The firm or organisation entering the most teams - The Electro (UK) Ltd Business Challenge Cup
  • The person who raises the most money - Medal
  • The team that stands out with the best presentation and out fit - Medal
  • The person who shows exceptional performance - Medal

South Woodham Ferrers Pool

By holding the Swimarathon here we have not only been able to raise money for charities but also promote the pool's facilities for the larger community. This is a fun event which allows everyone to support charity at the same time.

The Rotary Swimarathon committee are dedicated to organising the event and trying to make sure that all of our supporters are well informed about it and will find it a fun event to be involved in. We have online team booking in, as well as using letter and telephone systems.

 Swimming Pool