Swimathon, and on, and on, and on…

Our Swimathon 2025 is a fun event organised by Woking Rotary Club to raise money for charitable causes.

Everyone! Local charities get money to help with their important work, whilst the teams of swimmers have lots of fun trying to swim as many lengths as possible whilst raising as much sponsorship money as possible.

This year’s charities include: Woking & Sam Beare Hospices, and Woking First Responders, along with other local charities supported by the Rotary Club of Woking Benevolent Fund (“RCWBF”).

Any confident swimmer who is at least 8 years old, so teams representing many local schools (pupils, staff and parents take part, plus teams from Rotary clubs, youth groups, health clubs, shops, charities, offices, police, paramedics, families, businesses, fire crew, nurses and doctors, friends, scouts and guides, cubs, and swimming clubs.

All team members who take part will be awarded a commemorative medal.

Organising an event such as this takes significant resources. We always try to keep our costs to a minimum. Volunteers do all the work but inevitably there are expenses. For the 17th successive year, Trident Honda is the main sponsor of the Swimathon and is meeting a substantial share of these costs. But this still leaves a large sum to find, and we very much welcome other sponsorship for the event, either corporate or individual.

You and your team will not only raise vital funds for local charities but will have lots of fun being part of a great day.

We have teams from schools, youth groups, families, work colleagues, sports clubs, local businesses, charities and groups of friends. Everyone is made very welcome, and we hope they all leave with a great sense of achievement. Teams are usually made up of six swimmers, but this can vary.

All swimmers must be safe in deep water, but because you only swim one length at a time you don’t have to be especially strong. You will be in the water for 55 minutes, but you will be resting at the end of your lane between lengths. The whole team may swim about 100 lengths in total, but if one of you is much stronger than the others, you might swim more lengths than your team mates. Taking part is what really matters.

The activity within the Pool building is under the supervision and control of the Pool management at all times.

We welcome children taking part. The minimum age for swimmers is eight years at the time of the event and every team member must be confident swimming in deep water. Children less than sixteen years old need the consent of their parents or guardians. In the case of School Teams, this may be arranged through the school, if the Woking Rotary Club agrees in advance.

Information and documents for the event, including entry and sponsorship forms, are available here on this website. Entry and sponsorship enquiries should be made to Terry Smith on 01483 762832 or at terry.smith@rotarywoking.co.uk