Wokingham Lions Swimathon 2025

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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!

Wednesday 16th July 2025 at:

Wokingham Leisure Centre @ Carnival Hub
Wellington Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 2AF

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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 to 108 are welcome, and of all swimming abilities. A Parental/Guardian consent form must be completed for all junior swimmers aged sixteen or under on day of the Swimathon.

Schools:  Both Primary and Secondary Schools can enter teams. For pupils in year 6 Primary and years 11-13 Secondary it could be their final year at the school. Taking part in the Swimathon with their fellow pupils would be a great way to round off their school career. Why not include the Swimathon into your annual fundraising programme?       

Charities and Community Groups are very welcome. Teams can be made up from staff, volunteers and friends However, it’s also an opportunity for local or corporate businesses to swim on your behalf. The Swimathon is a perfect Team Building Event designed to align with their Corporate and Social Responsibility goals (CSR). It showcases their dedication to support the local community. If you're able to get a company on board, you may want to ask them about 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 (25 Metres), 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 2025'

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: https://fb.me/e/7suLZ01WC  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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