SWIMATHON HISTORY

Swimathon started in 1986 as an initiative to increase swimmer numbers in local authority pools and since then it has grown into the world’s largest fundraising pool based swimming event. bringing together hundreds of communities to promote the benefits of swimming and to raise vital funds for many national charities. More than 750,000 swimmers have taken part in Swimathon raising over £55 million for charity. The national charities benefitting from these funds over the years include Macmillian Cancer Support, NSPCC, The British Heart Foundation, The Prince’s Trust, Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie.