Priory Rotary Celebrates Record Breaking Swimarathon Success

A presentation evening was held at North Wootton Village Hall on Monday for the teams and charities that took part in last month’s highly successful Priory Rotary Swimarathon. Medals and cheques were presented by Priory President, Jonathan Holmes. Swimarathon organiser Ken Banks said “we are delighted to announce that this year’s event was our best ever, with 29 teams taking part, including 4 at the Hunstanton Oasis pool, and almost £14,000 raised for local charities. Thanks to all who made the event possible, and to our many local business sponsors”.

Overall team winners were Scarlett’s Sharks, a team of juniors from West Norfolk Swimming Club raising money to support Scarlett Cole, who is recuperating from an operation at Liverpool’s Alder Hay children’s hospital. The best non WNSC team was Alive West Norfolk. Best charity team was Team Tapping, and the best fund-raisers were the Wootton Boys, who obtained over £1,000 in sponsorship money. Medals were also awarded to Mr Bees, who managed 97 lengths despite having only two members in their team, Magpie as the charity who raised the most sponsorship for their teams, and Little Miracles, who had a group of young children in the learner pool as well as a full team of six in the main pool. A cheque for £2,000 was given to the headline charity, Break children’s homes, who had two teams swimming on the day. Other local charities who took part and received donations were West Norfolk Riding for the Disabled, the Queen Elisabeth Hospital Physiotherapy Department, Little Miracles, Little Discoverers, the Gateway Church International Café, the Purfleet Trust, the Lavender Hill Mob Theatre Company, the Norfolk Hospice, the 8:56 Foundation, West Norfolk Carers, St Faith’s Gaywood Church Council and Mr Bees.

Next year’s Rotary Swimarathon will be at St James pool, King’s Lynn on Saturday February 10th .