Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club’s Swimathon

Over 169 individual swimmers from thirty-eight teams took to the water for Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club’s Swimathon – swimming a total of 5,811 lengths of Macclesfield Leisure Centre pool.

The four to six competitors from each team were encouraged to swim as many lengths of the pool as possible in support of local charities, with sponsorship funds split equally between the entrant’s nominated charity, and those supported by Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club.

This year’s Swimathon included teams from the Mayoral charities Space4Autism and Reach Out And Recover (ROAR), as well as local scout and guide groups, schools, businesses and other charities. This was the nineteenth Swimathon organised by Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club, and has raised over £200,000 over that time.

Thanks to the generosity of local residents and those who took part, over £4,000 was raised in 2017 to support local and international good causes.

Members of Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club were joined by local MP, David Rutley and Macclesfield’s Mayor, Cllr Beverley Dooley.

Speaking after the event, David said, “The Swimathon has earned a special place in the local Macclesfield calendar, and I would like to thank Keith Dobson and all his colleagues at Macclesfield Castle Rotary Club for their hard work in organising this event. The Swimathon is a great way to have fun and build team spirit, whilst also raising much-needed funds for important causes and I hope yet more local residents and groups will look to take part next year.”