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BBC News
24-03-2025
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Delight as Jersey swimarathon event raises over £78k
More than £78,000 has been raised at an annual charity swimming event in 2025 Lions Swimarathon at Les Quennevais Sports Centre finished on Sunday with 392 teams completing 23,215 laps of the pool over the five days it ran, the Lions Club of Jersey added the money raised so far from the event had reached £78,425.95 which would go to charities including Friends of Jersey Oncology, Jersey Hospice and ABC Breast Cancer Support year's event was the 53rd edition of the swimarathon and the Lions Club of Jersey said almost £4m had been raised since the first event was held in 1972. Chris Palmer, the event's organising committee chairman, said he wanted to thank everyone who had either taken part or volunteered to help with the swimarathon."Once again, after so many years, it is still amazing to see so many swimmers of all ages taking part and clearly enjoying the event," he added.
BBC News
23-03-2025
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Jersey 'swimarathon' teams racing towards finish
An annual "swimarathon" raising money for Jersey charities is entering its final five-day challenge , which is organised by the Lions Club of Jersey, began at the Les Quennevais Sports Centre on year's event will benefit seven cancer support charities in the Palmer, chairman of the Lions Swimarathon committee, said more than 3,500 people across 400 teams had participated in this year's event. Teams, which have allocated swimming times, are responsible for their own fundraising and people are still being invited to sponsor Palmer said: "It's going really well, a great atmosphere. "It's been going for 53 years now and we've raised almost £4m for charity. "This year we're raising money for Jersey families affected by cancer which is a great cause close to lots of people hearts, I'm sure. "It's a time when the whole community gets together to raise money, that's what I like about it the most."
