Wokingham Lions Swimathon 2026

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The Wokingham Lions Swimathon is an event for all ages and swimming abilities in which teams of up to 8 persons can swim in relay and raise money for their favourite cause.

The Swimathon is designed to be a fun event - it’s not a race. You’ll be swimming with family, friends or colleagues while raising money for good causes. What’s not to like!

Sunday 20th September 2026 at:

Nuffield Health Wokingham Fitness & Wellbeing Gym
1, The Plaza, Denmark Street, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 2LD

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FAQs

What is the Swimathon?

The Wokingham Swimathon is a community event which allows teams of swimmers to raise funds for their nominated charity, school or not for profit community organisation. Schools in particularly are welcome. Participation in the event is very simple. Recruit a team of up to 8 swimmers, which could include friends, family, work colleagues, classmates or willing volunteers. All swimming abilities welcome. Each team will also need to recruit a non-swimming Team Captain. 

Teams will swim in relay for 50 minutes. The aim is to collect as much sponsorship money as possible and donate it to your chosen good cause. 
 

Who organises the Swimathon?

Wokingham Lions Club organise the whole event, all you have to do is enter a team, get sponsorship, and swim! 

Who can take part?

Everyone from the age of 8 to108 can take part but children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants aged 16 and under will need a signed Parental/Guardian consent form.

Schools:  If you’re a school, Swimathon is an excellent PTA fundraiser. Both primary and secondary schools can enter teams, and because the Wokingham Swimathon is an annual event it can be a great addition to your fundraising calendar.

Charities and Community Groups are very welcome. If you’re a charity, a youth group or a not-for-profit organisation, the Swimathon offers an easy and effective way to raise funds. If you can’t make up a team you may find a local business which has a Corporate & Social Responsibility Policy who will swim on your behalf as part of a Team Building Exercise, they may also be able to offer match funding.

What’s involved?

Teams swim for 50 minutes in a relay format, adults swim a Lap of the pool (2 lengths). Young children (8 or above) can swim 1 length, with another child swimming the return length.                                                   
 

How do you raise money?

All you need to do is to set up an online fundraising page and ask family, friends, neighbours etc to sponsor you by donating to the page. The more sponsorship the better! Once you’ve set up the page, please email the link to us so we can track your progress.

Using JustGiving to raise funds for your choice of Charity? Follow this link and search for the event 'Wokingham Lions Swimathon 2026'

How much does it cost?

There is a Registration Fee of £30 per team to enter - that’s only £3.75 each for a team of 8!
 

Social Media

Link to the Facebook event here: fb.me/e/7ejTiAX8B  Don’t forget to use the hashtag #wokinghamlionsswimathon – you can download additional graphics and a sample poster for editing from here.

More FAQs

Further questions? Contact us here:

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