SwiMarathon 2025 grants giveaway and prize giving event
The money raised at the SwiMarathon is given away to local groups who apply for grants. There are also prizes for some of the swimmers and swim teams.
ROTARY SWIMARATHON 2025 – the great giveaway event
The Rotary Club of Market Harborough has given grants to 15 local organisations. The money given away was raised at the Rotary SwiMarathon, held in March 2025. The sum of £8,000 was raised through sponsorship of swimmers and support by local businesses.
Grants were given to 18 local organisations as listed below.
Organisations receiving grants:
Bower House
Church of England School, Fairfield Road PTFA
Churches Together Holiday at Home
Great Bowden Academy
Great Bowden Pre-school
HFM Radio
Harborough HomeStart
Harborough Musical Memory Box
Ian’s Chain
1st Market Harborough Scouts
Market Harborough Fixers
Market Harborough Wombles
Morsebags
St Dionysius Disabled access fund
Prizes awarded
Trophies were presented, by Rotary Club President Ian Clarkson, to Oliver Lee for being Junior Star Swimmer, Welland Valley Triathlon Club team for the most lengths swum, Donald Maclean as Adult Star Swimmer, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire team for raising the most sponsorship money and Freedom Support team for the best team name: Swimply the Best.
The Rotary Club would like to thank the local business sponsors whose support covers the expenses of running the event, thus allowing all the money raised by the swimmers to be distributed to local organisations and Rotary charities
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