Welcome to the Haywards Heath Lions Club Swimarathon 2012

Our annual Swimarathon will be held at the Olympos Centre Pool, Haywards Heath on Good Friday - 6th April 2012

What is Swimarathon?

The Haywards Heath Lions Club Swimarathon is an event organised on behalf of the Haywards Heath Lions Club Charitable Trust, in which teams of swimmers raise money for a charity of their choice and for the charity chosen by The Haywards Heath Lions Club. This year, at least half the money raised through sponsorship will go to The Yews Community Centre, the beneficiary chosen by the Lions. The rest of the donations raised will go to good causes chosen by those swimming clubs and organisations that took part.

Taking part is very easy. Firstly, there is no entry fee. You will then need a team, or teams, of 6 swimmers plus a non-swimming captain. All ages can take part, from the under 8s to the over 70s. The first member of the team swims a length and then relaxes whilst the other five members of the team each swim a length (25 metres) in turn. Then the first swims again and so on for 55 minutes. There will be 6 teams swimming each hour. Teams start swimming at 8am , others start later beginning on the hour until early evening.

The Team Captain makes sure that the swimmers are ready at the correct time, organises them in the pool and agrees the number of lengths swum. The captain is also responsible for ensuring that all the sponsorship money is collected and paid to The Haywards Heath Lions Club Charitable Trust as soon as possible, at the latest by 14th June 2012 . A cheque for the money raised for your chosen good cause will be sent to you shortly afterwards.

All swimmers are presented with a medal at the end of their swim and additional awards are made which can be found on the Entry Form. To take part please complete the Entry Form and send it to me, Peter Parr, 61 Meadow Lane, Lindfield, Sussex RH16 2RL. If your team wants to swim at a particular time of day the Entry Form needs to be sent in quickly as it’s first come first served!

Why not ask you friends and colleagues to have a go? It’s great fun and good healthy exercise. Many teams come back for more each year! If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to ring me on 01444 482009 or email me at enquiries@haywardsheathswimarathon.org.uk.

Alternatively, please select the Home page link to the left of this page for further details and to download the Entry Form and General Conditions.

Peter Parr (Committee Chairman)