WHAT IS
​THE ROTARYSWIMARATHON?

The first RotarySwimarathon, begun by the Rotary Club of Grantham in the UK, took place in February 1989, with the aim of raising monies for local charities and deserving causes in and around Grantham. They have celebrated 30 years this year with 272 teams and over 1600 swimmers. 
  
Expanding in 2011 and becoming the RotaryGlobalSwimarathon, a Guinness World Record was set when 4,546 swimmers all swam 100m simultaneously around 64 locations across the world – a record that still stands today. 
  
In 2018, our three local Rotary Clubs of Orewa, Whangaparaoa and Orewa/Millwater Satellite brought the first-ever RotarySwimarathon to the Hibiscus Coast! 

​2018
​HIBISCUS COAST SWIMARATHON

The stats for 2018:
​
Swimmers - 123
Teams - 25
Most Laps - 266 (in 60 minutes)
Total Laps - 3,945 (that's not far off 100 km)!!!
Biggest Pledge - $1,359.00
Total Pledges - $6,111.00

​The 2018 event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board of Auckland Council, who provided use of the Stanmore Bay Pool at no cost to Rotary. Aquatics Manager, Martin French receives a Certificate of Appreciation from 
RotarySwimarathon Committee Chair, Brian Mullan