Lanark goes swimming for Marie Curie charity

A hearty band of swimmers descended on Lanark Lifestyles Centre over the weekend to take part in the third annual Swimathon Challenge.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd May 2013, 10:48 BST
3 day Swimathon organiser Lindsey Leeper (far left) with swimmers raising money for Marie Curie Nurses Lifestyles Centre Lanark 26/4/133 day Swimathon organiser Lindsey Leeper (far left) with swimmers raising money for Marie Curie Nurses Lifestyles Centre Lanark 26/4/13
3 day Swimathon organiser Lindsey Leeper (far left) with swimmers raising money for Marie Curie Nurses Lifestyles Centre Lanark 26/4/13

Almost 80 swimmers took to the pool to raise money for Marie Curie Nurses with some taking part individually or as part of a team swimming either 1.5km, 2.5km or 5km.

Swimming development officer Lindsey Leeper is hoping that Lanark swimmers will better last year’s fundraising total of £7487.

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Lindsey said: “All of our swimmers turned up which means it’s looking like we will have the second highest number of swimmers in Scotland which is a remarkable achievement. We have beaten large pools in Glasgow and Edinburgh. We were delighted to see so many people taking part. A lot of people were looking to have personal best times as well as raise money.”

Lindsey added that, by her calculation, those taking part swam a total of 181 kilometres.

Members of Lanark Triathlon Club also raised the sum of £264.32 from a bake sale, held on Friday evening.

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