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Cathys Big Swim 10^6

  • Invitation to attend the CENTRAL ITM Big Swim Event Wrap & Presentation

      8 April 2024
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    The Carterton Indoor Pool Project invite you to an evening of connection and celebration.

    Please join us at 6pm, on Monday 29 April at the White Swan Country Hotel GREYTOWN to celebrate the community’s achievements and connect with the people who are involved with using the Carterton Indoor Pool.

    The CENTRAL ITM Big Swim 10^6 involved over 340 participants, who covered 2,552,083m (including two solo swims across of Lake Taupō), resulting in $52,766.10 dollars donated.

    Please RSVP to kiaora@createasplash.co.nz. before 25th April.

    Ngā mihi mahana,

    The Carterton Indoor Pool Project Team.

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  • THANK YOU to all CENTRAL ITM Big Swim participants, supporters & donors!

      31 March 2024
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    Thank you to everyone who has swum, aqua walked, dressed up, baked, supported and donated this month. Today is the last day of the CENTRAL ITM Big Swim 10^6. It's been an amazing fundraiser and sooo much fun! It has brought together a community - both near & far. We are still adding up the metres and will be announcing the overall total soon. If you haven't sent your metres in - please email them to kiaora@createasplash.co.nz. To those supporters who have been on the sidelines cheering, timing and encouraging our participants - A BIG THANK YOU, and an even BIGGER THANK YOU to those of you who have donated to save the Carterton Indoor Pool. You have made a community very happy and shown that this pool needs to stay open so that everyone from all over Wairarapa can use it. We may not have reached our audacious goal of One Million dollars, but with your amazing generosity you have given us the seed money to apply for grants to upgrade the pool. THANK YOU. 💕🏊‍♀️🏊🏽‍♂️🏊🙏

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    • 02/04/2024 by Brendon Corlett

      A pleasure to have taken part in this fundraiser even though it was only small part and a BIG thank you to the team who organized this event..👏👏

  • Last open water swim of the season!

      23 March 2024

    Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and the Carterton Indoor Pool Project. This morning I completed my last big open water swim of the season. Leaping off the old steamer the TSS Ernslaw at dawn into very cold glacial water and swimming 4km back to the beach in Queenstown. Such a stunning backdrop as the sun rose over the surrounding mountains. If it hadn't ben for this pool and its community I would never ever dreamed of attempting a swim such as this! THANK YOU 🙏

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    • 25/03/2024 by Robin Irwin

      That’s just plain amazing. Water would be freezing and you stuck with it. Hope there was a mulled wine waiting at the finish line. Well done indeed

  • Second 5k down ... one to go!

      8 March 2024
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    Combined the Masterton Masters swim session with some extra lengths to get to the 5k as part of my triple in The CENTRAL ITM Big Swim.

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  • And we're off....

      7 March 2024
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    We've kicked off the CENTRAL ITM Big Swim weekend with the Wairarapa School's Day. Massive THANK YOU to South End Primary Principal Clare Crawford for organising today's continuous swim, and the kids and teachers for taking part. Almost 200 swimmers covered almost 120,000m. Our CENTRAL ITM Big Swim event total to date is $21,107.

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  • One 5k down... 2 to go!

      7 March 2024
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    Combined training with Russell Geange's swim squad session with some extra lengths to get to the 5k as part of my triple in The CENTRAL ITM Big Swim.

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  • Making swimming a family event

      2 March 2024
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    So good to swim with daughter Anna in this morning's Harbour Challenge in Wellington. A nice bonus for both of us to podium. Anna first in the open female 2.5km and for me a third in the female masters 5km. Conditions got more challenging as the wind picked up but was determined to beat the chop.

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    • 03/03/2024 by Peggy

      Well done to you both! You are amazing. Can't wait to see more of your posts. (-:

  • Another solid outing in prep for my Triple 5k

      25 February 2024
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    One of the best swims in NZ... 4.2km from Acacia Bay to 3 Mile Bay across Lake Taupō ... a privilege to swim towards the sun rise.

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  • Prepwork for my Triple 5km challenge

      21 February 2024
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    I recently completed the Swimming Wellington Scorching Bay Challenge. A good outing with Masterton Masters Coach Richard and fellow masters swimmer Braden (who podiumed 3rd 🥉). Still learning to ride the chop but felt I swam strong given the conditions.

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    • 25/02/2024 by Peggy

      Congratulations, Catherine! Well done! The image you posted looks a bit moody in the background, and I hope the conditions were tolerable. Keep on swimming ... hope to join you at Scorching Bay next year. Cheers.