Port Chalmers Swim Club's Swimathon FUNdraiser 2025

Our annual Swimathon fundraiser is coming up on Sunday 9 November (2pm to 4pm) and we need all of you to help us make it a wonderful event.

It’s important to us to offer a FUNdraiser that involves swimming – and this one definitely delivers.

*** You are welcome to put the name/s of the swimmers you are supporting in your comment***

Our young swimmers will be given 30 minutes to swim as many widths as they can (our beginner swimmers will be helped and will use kick boards); then our older swimmers will be given an hour to swim as many lengths as they can. Each swimmer will ask friends and whanau to sponsor them per lap up to a maximum (or offer a one-off donation). This event encourages swimming, allows swimmers to push themselves, and is a lot of fun!

Teaching kids to swim is vitally important – last year New Zealand experienced its highest annual drowning fatalities in a decade – and our club is doing its bit to make sure our local kids can swim.

The funds we raise from the Swimathon will go towards keeping our equipment up-to-date and the costs of running the club.

Thanks so much for your support!