Latest News from Swimathon 2010
6 August
Congratulations to BHP Billiton A!
We are pleased to announce that BHP Billiton A team, who swam the Corporate 5k challenge at Queen Mother Sports Centre are the highest corporate fundraising team for Swimathon 2010! They raised nearly £2,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. BHP Billiton A have won an exclusive training session with Duncan Goodhew for their great fundraising efforts. 8 July
Congratulations to Belinda Hill!
Thank you to everyone that has submitted their fundraising money so far. We are happy to announce that Belinda Hill, who swam the individual 5k challenge at Henley Leisure Centre, is the top fundraiser for Swimathon 2010. She raised over £6,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Belinda is the winner of the SwimTrek holiday for two to a SwimTrek European destination of her choice.
7 July
Well done to Haringey Borough Swim 
We would like to send a massive thank you to Haringey Swim Club, which had 24 participants swimming for Swimathon 2010! As a reward, Duncan Goodhew gave an exclusive coaching session at the pool, which proved extremely popular as the pictures suggest!
3 June
Congratulations to Jeanne Falloon!
Thank you to all that completed our online survey. We can announce that Jeanne Falloon has won a £50 high street voucher of her choice!
2 June
Congratulations to Haringey Borough Swimming Club!
Haringey Borough Swimming Club was this year's highest Swimathon recruiting ASA swimming club in England. Their club will benefit from a visit and training session from Olympic Gold medalist Duncan Goodhew.
28 May
We have a new Facebook page!
Become a fan of our new Swimathon Facebook page and talk to the Swimathon team! Come and tell us how much you have raised and which distance you swam!
You can even upload your own pictures of the event!
15 April
Swimathon launched with a record time!
Four of GB’s fastest swimmers, captained by current World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne, dived into Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Thursday to launch the world’s biggest fundraising swim.
This elite team set the fastest official female 5km team time in Swimathon’s 23-year history. The new mark is now exactly 58 minutes.
1 April 2010
Congratulations to this week's winner of Zoggs swimming kit
Oliver (age 8) from Bath is the second lucky Swimathon entrant to win a sports bag full of Zoggs goodies.
This year will be Oliver's first Swimathon event and he will be swimming the Individual 1.5K challenge. He is enjoying raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and The Swimathon Foundation, and has even been sponsored by members of the Bath Rugby Team!
There are still two more bags full of Zoggs Swimming Kit to be won. Enter now to be in with your chance of winning.
19 March 2010
Win over £50 worth of Zoggs Swimming Kit
Swimathon 2010 is offering four lucky Swimathon participants who enter before 15 April sports bags full of Zoggs merchandise.
Enter the Distance Challenge now to secure your place and to be entered into this fantastic prize draw.
3 March 2010
School Pupils dive into training with Duncan
Duncan Goodhew, Swimathon president and Olympic medalist, visited pupils from St Kentigern's Academy in West Lothian last week to provide a helping hand with training for their Swimathon 2010 challenge.
Watch the coverage on Scotland TV.
23 February 2010
Duncan interviewed by iVillage
Duncan Goodhew, Swimathon president and Olympic medalist, spoke to the UK's most popular women's website, iVillage, about the many benefits of swimming and why he is a proud supporter of Swimathon.
Read the full interview here.
16 February 2010
Swimshop offer
Swimshop, Europe's largest swim specialist, has joined Swimathon 2010. Swimming gear can be purchased at their online shop.
11 February 2010
Win a training session with Duncan Goodhew
Swimathon 2010 is offering the highest Swimathon recruiting ASA swim club in England to win a visit and training session with Olympic medalist Duncan Goodhew.
Visit the competition page for further information and to find other amazing prizes to win.
12 January 2010
Zöe and Duncan made a splash!
Zöe Salmon and Duncan Goodhew dived into the pool today at The Chelsea Club and were the first entries to take the plunge for Swimathon 2010.
Zöe comments: “I’ve always found swimming a really good way to keep in shape. Everyone needs a challenge now and again, especially to keep motivated during the cold winter months. And what better additional spur than to help out Marie Curie Cancer Care - a charity that does such crucial work right around the UK? I can’t wait to take part.”
Duncan comments: “Swimathon is incredibly exciting. It enables normal people to do extraordinary things. Everyone’s challenge is very much their own - but not only do their efforts benefit themselves, they benefit their country and the charities.”
4 January 2010
Stars Declare Swimathon 2010 Registrations Open
The first three entries to Swimathon 2010 show that the world’s biggest fundraising swimming event really is for everyone. Zöe Salmon, Duncan Goodhew and Keri-Anne Payne may live hundreds of miles apart, lead very different lives and, dare we say it, vary slightly in age - but they have one thing in common: they all love swimming.
Zöe has always demonstrated sporting prowess and versatility: throughout her four years as a Blue Peter presenter, by reaching the quarter finals of ITV’s Dancing on Ice in 2008, by running the London Marathon in 2006 - and placing 20th in FHM’s 2009 Top 100 Sexiest Women poll.
Duncan Goodhew remains one of Britain’s most instantly recognisable sportsmen. His many achievements in the pool culminated in a last-gasp Gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Duncan was awarded an MBE for services to sport in 1981 and is now an author, motivational speaker and President of Swimathon.
Current World 10km swimming champion - and Olympic silver medallist - Keri-Anne Payne eats her way through four hours of pool work every day; work that paid off when she followed up her near miss in Beijing with a winning swim in Rome in July. She can now justifiably claim to be GB’s best-ever distance swimmer.
Duncan Goodhew interview
Read why Swimathon means so much to Duncan and get some swimming tips directly from the Olympic gold medallist.
