Zoggs renews Swimathon partnership for 2016
Swim kit maker Zoggs is the official brand partner for the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon for 2016, the company announced yesterday.
Swimathon is an annual swimming challenge that sees thousands of swimmers tackling 5k, 2.5k and 1.5k individual challenges or team 5k and 1.5k challenges in pools around the UK. In 2016 the list of more than 600 participating pools will also include eight lidos so swimmers will have the option to complete their swims outdoors (see list below).
Since 1986, Swimathon has raised more than £42 million for charitable causes and in 2016 will be helping Sport Relief to raise cash and change lives. Half of all the money the public raises is spent by Comic Relief in the UK, with the other half used to make a difference in the world’s poorest communities.
Swimathon President and Olympic gold-medallist Duncan Goodhew says: “I love Swimathon because it gives people a goal to train for, an extra reason to get in the pool and above all else it helps to raise money for a truly fantastic cause.”
The 2016 event will take place from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 March 2016, and registration is now open. Half price entries are available for a limited period.
“Swimathon is the perfect event for us to support,” says David Annand, UK Marketing and PR Manager at Zoggs. “It is about the whole swimming community coming together to have fun and raise significant funds for Sport Relief.”
Simon Griffiths
I created Outdoor Swimmer in 2011 (initially as H2Open Magazine) as an outlet for my passion for swimming outdoors. I've been a swimmer and outdoor swimmer for as long as I remember. Swimming has made a huge difference to my life and I want to share its joys and benefits with as many people as possible. I am also the author of Swim Wild & Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 a Year and I provide one-to-one support to swimmers through Swim Mentoring.
