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2023-2024 SEASON IS NOW OPEN

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2022-2023 SPEEDO GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Mary Brannigan Kingston Blue Marlins (KBM)
Marley Wong Manitoba Marlins Swim Club (MM)
Stella Paulikot Whitby Swimming (WS)
Emma Zhang Delta Sungod Swim Club (DELTA)
Juan Arango Ridge Meadows Swim Club (RIDGE)

2022-2023 All TIDES BONUS PRIZE WINNERS

Chloe de Montarnal Battlefords Kinsmen Swim Club (BKSC)
Olivia Hatch Killarney Swim Club (KSC)
Hannah Clark Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team (FAST)
Nathan Aucoin Cape Breton Dorados (CBD)
Beatrice Garbas-Tyrrell Petawawa Predators (PPSC)

We are excited to report fundraising participation has officially returned to pre-pandemic levels, with total fundraising approaching $1M! The 2022-2023 season saw over 3,500 swimmers, from 115 participating clubs, collect more than 15,700 donations to support swimming in their community. The number of participating clubs more than doubled from last season, which lead to $897,000.00 raised; an 18% increase in total fundraising from 2021-2022.

This year marked the first fundraising season under Swimming Canada’s owned donation platform. Builidng off the success of the inaugural season, Swimming Canada will be implementing a number of enhacements to the fundraising platform for 2023-2024, including:

  • Personalized thank-you messages
  • Date filtering based on donations, along with the ability to download reports as CSV
  • Donation tracking in “My Account” area
  • Fundraising end date
  • Club goal and amount raised visible on fundraising pages
  • Additional themes for fundraising pages

This year’s Top Individual Fundraiser ‘Age Group’ winner, raising a grand total of $5,100 is Jack Loewen of Crest Swimming (CREST). For their efforts, Jack’s prize includes a $3,500 travel credit to take their family on a trip anywhere they choose. The Top Individual Fundraiser ‘Age Group’ runner-up, raising a total of $3,122, is Vivian Zorko of the Toronto Swim Club (TSC). Vivian wins a $1,000 travel credit. For a second year in a row, join us in congratulating Cathy Harper from the Alberta Marlin Aquatic Masters (AMAM) as winner of the Top Individual Fundraiser ‘Masters’ category. Surpassing their total fundraising efforts from last season, and raising a total of $5,436, Cathy has won 150,000 Marriott Bonvoy points!

Also for a second year in a row, the Top Fundraising Club ‘Overall’, raising a grand total of $71,988, is the Toronto Swim Club (TSC) in Ontario. The Top Fundraising Club ‘Per Registered Swimmer’ (PRS) is Crest Swimming (CREST) in Ontario. Crest Swimming raised $22,856 with 67 registered swimmers – an average of $341.13 per swimmer. Both clubs will receive a memorable visit from a member of our National Team! Speedo Grand Prize winners along with All Tides Bonus Prize winners will be contacted individually. Once all winners have been contacted, a full list will be posted on the Swim-a-Thon website in October.

Individuals are invited to sign up for free by visiting donate.swimming.ca, and following the three easy steps to begin their fundraising efforts. As a reminder again this season, there is no longer an “umbrella” structure on the new donation platform – each new ‘personal’ page that is created is bound to a province and a club, so the funds will be attributed to your club when payouts occur, but you don’t need to create a “club page” for your swimmers to start their fundraising.  Clubs can determine their overall fundraising by clicking the Fundraising Statistics section found in the footer of the website on any page.

2024 Swim-a-Thon fundraising windows and season payout schedule:

As we continue to offer year-round fundraising opportunities, we will provide four payout windows as follows:

Category Fundraising window 2023/2024 Season Payout
Age group & masters swim clubs October 3, 2023 to December 31, 2023 January 2024
Age group & masters swim clubs January 1, 2024 to February 28, 2024 March 2024
Age group & masters swim clubs March 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 June 2024
Age group, masters and summer swim clubs May 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024 September 2024

2024 Swim-a-Thon prizing*:

All Age Group, Masters and Summer clubs, including their swimmers, who participate in Swim-a-Thon between October 3, 2023 and August 31, 2024 are eligible for prizing. Again this year, for every $25 an individual raises, they are rewarded with entries to win one of five Speedo Grand Prizes and one of five All Tides Bonus Prizes. Raise $50, they have 2 entries into each draw. Raise $500, they are rewarded with 20 entries into each of the Grand Prize and Bonus Prize draws.

Partner Prize Level* Qty Details
Speedo Grand Prize 5

Each Grand Prize includes:

1.      1 teamster backpack

2.      2 training suits

3.      2 pairs of goggles

4.      1 mesh bag

All Tides Bonus Prize 5

Each Bonus Prize includes:

1.       $500 Spending Spree at AllTides.com

Swimming Canada

Top Individual Fundraiser

‘Age Group’

2

Top Prize includes: $3,500 travel credit

Runner-Up Prize includes: $1,000 travel credit

Top Fundraising Club

‘Overall’

1 Prize includes: National Team Member visit

Top Fundraising Club

‘PRS’

1 Prize includes: National Team Member visit

Club participation in Swim-a-Thon program:

Swim-a-Thon is a registered trademark of Swimming Canada. In order to host a Swim-a-Thon, swim clubs and their swimmers must be registered members of Swimming Canada and their affiliated Provincial Section and comply with all Swimming Canada Rules and Procedures governing Swim-a-Thon. Swim clubs must register and participate through Swimming Canada’s official online Swim-a-Thon system platform only. Funds raised will not be released to a swim club if it is not registered and in good standing with their respective Provincial section.

Club grants:

Clubs will continue to receive a grant for 90% of the gross amount raised through Swim-a-Thon. These grants are only to be used for club operations as outlined in the affidavit that must be signed by the club upon registration for Swim-a-Thon, in order to receive their grant. Of the 10% retained by Swimming Canada, the Provincial Section is given a 4% grant which Provincial Sections use to support Swim-a-Thon; 3-4% is for processing fees, updates to the Swim-a-Thon online system, and prizing; and the balance of 1-2% goes towards National swimming programs.

For-profit clubs:

For-profit clubs as identified by their Provincial section may not participate in Swim-a-Thon, nor can their affiliated parent booster clubs.

We are looking forward to another successful fundraising season.

*Prizing Rules and Regulations
Opens October 3, 2023 and closes August 31, 2024
There are no returns or exchanges on the Speedo Grand Prize items.
Odds of winning are dependent on number of eligible entrants for each prize level.
Per registered swimmer (PRS) is calculated as the total amount raised divided by the total number of registered competitive swimmers.