The 9th edition of Thame Swimathon was held at the Thame Leisure on Sunday 12 June. 72 swimmers have thoroughly enjoyed the event and swam 1,891 lengths, the equivalent of 29.4 miles.
The 14 teams fundraised so far (Monday 13th June) £2,900. However, the fundraising pages on Givey are still welcoming donations via https://www.givey.com/thamerotaryclubtrustfund
Rotary Phoenix Thame and District are very grateful to all volunteers from Rotary and from the local communities who have dedicated their time to be so successful. The unsung heroes of the event were the three parents who put together the teams: Jo Sackett recruited 10 teams from Thame Swimming Club and Barley Hill School, Kate Ellsworth put together 3 teams from John Hampden School, whilst Lauren Addis brought together the Barracudas team with children from St Joseph’s and Lord Williams’s School.
Jo Sackett said: “Great job today (12 June), a big thank you to Rotary for putting on such a fab event, really glad it’s back.”
Each participant received a medal awarded by a surprise guest, Paul Cowell, Mayor of Thame, who thoroughly enjoyed watching the action and chatted with the swimmers and their families.
Thame Swimathon had another surprise guest: Karen Eveleigh, Rotary Thames Valley District Governor, who supports 50 or so Rotary clubs in an area ranging from Farringdon in Oxfordshire to Windsor in Berkshire. Karen took the marshal role coordinating the counters recording the lengths swum by teams.
Thame Swimathon was kindly sponsored by Lucy Electric, Aston Hearing and Thame Leisure Centre (Better).
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