Giving Back To Your Club

Local sporting clubs are often run on a tight budget with limited funds for the little extras that seem to add up over the season.

Supporting your club as they support you is an excellent way of giving back directly to the community that you love.

This is what 32 swimmers from Cannonvale Cannons Swim Club experienced last Sunday when they took part in the annual lapathon, swimming as many lengths as they could within a certain amount of time.

Each lap equated to a dollar amount that their sponsors had committed to so the more laps they managed to do, the more money they raised for their club.

Participants swam a total of 80,000 metres which equates to 3,200 laps over the course of one hour.  

Coaches, Ken Crittenden and Mark Erickson would like to congratulate everyone for their amazing effort.

Jy Parkinson (4.45km), Jacob Bell (4.2km), Sophie Fletcher (3km), Roxy Groom (2.9km), Abi Maher (2.5km), Harris Delac (2.1km), Jax Clayworth (2.8km), Nelson Malady (3.15km), Don Algie (3.15km), Levi Smith (2.05km), Indi Smith (2.15km), Celeste Orenshaw (2.4km), Addie Sanders (2.05km), Lily Maher (3.05km), Millie Groom (3.35km), Tora Delac (2.8km), Lochlan Jamieson (3.85km) and Holly Perrin (4km) who swam for one hour.

Also, Zane Clayworth (0.9km), Jasper Korosec (1.3km) and Lucas Korosec (1km) who swam for 30 minutes.

They would also like to thank the Whitsunday Masters Swimming Club for supporting the lapathon.  

Money raised is still being calculated by participants and all funds go directly back into the club for extra supplies, awards nights and general running costs.

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A total of 80,000 metres was swum by 32 lapathon participants. Photo supplied