HUNDREDS of people suited up to swim laps for the CanDo Cancer Trust in Coffs Harbour and Grafton in March and April, together raising over $9000 to help local patients attending the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute.
The local swims are in the style of CanDo’s official Rottnest swim held each year in WA which is 19.7 kilometres long.
That equates to 394 laps of a 50m pool.
Local businesses, schools and community groups bought a 30-minute timeslot at Coffs Harbour War Memorial Olympic Pool and Grafton Olympic Pool to swim as many laps as they could to win a trophy, have fun and fundraise.
The overall aim is for the team effort to amount to enough laps to cover the same distance as the official race.
The Coffs Coast Freemasons and Masonicare run the days.
“The official Rottnest committee also sent their leftover official swim caps for our participants to wear as well as them all receiving a CanDo tee-shirt to mark the occasion,” Coffs Harbour spokeswoman Julie Jardine said.
The Coffs swim day awards went to:
– Best Business House – HQB
– Most Laps- Forestry Corporation
– Best Community Team – Mid North Coast Cancer Institute
– School Community Award – Saint John Paul College Team 2.
Visit the CanDo Facebook page or email info@candocancertrust.com.au for information about next year’s event.
By Andrea FERRARI
