Sharing the Love With Madswimmers
Courtesy of Madswimmer, South Africa.
Madswimmer explained what they did in 2016, a year “full of exciting swims, mad challenges and some great opportunities for us all to assist the very worthy charities we have selected.
As you may know, we ended last year with an amazing R1,500,000 raised for our charities – this year, our intention is to raise that number to R2,000,000 – something we know, with your support and our commitment, we’ll definitely be able to achieve.
Other than the incredible swims that our Mad team do, we also have some serious public speakers in our midst. One of our Dead Sea swimmers – Kiki Marx – was invited to speak at the Meetings Africa Exhibitions in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg last month and has another six engagements this month, all in conjunction with South Africa Tourism. The exposure these talks give us is amazing and we are so grateful for the time and effort all our swimmers put into this cause.”
Planned Charity Swims in 2017
* Balearic Island Swim (August 31st – September 3rd), a 100 km, 4-day challenge in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. To enter, contact megshj@madswimmer.com.
* The Bazaruto Archipelago Challenge (October 28th), a 30 km swim, covering the length of Bazaruto Island in Mozambique. To enter, contact kamini@madswimmer.com.
* The Orange River Dash (November 25th), a sunrise-to-sunset swim in the Orange River. To enter, contact mona.vaneeden@madswimmer.com.
Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Madswimmer explained what they did in 2016, a year “full of exciting swims, mad challenges and some great opportunities for us all to assist the very worthy charities we have selected.
As you may know, we ended last year with an amazing R1,500,000 raised for our charities – this year, our intention is to raise that number to R2,000,000 – something we know, with your support and our commitment, we’ll definitely be able to achieve.
Other than the incredible swims that our Mad team do, we also have some serious public speakers in our midst. One of our Dead Sea swimmers – Kiki Marx – was invited to speak at the Meetings Africa Exhibitions in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg last month and has another six engagements this month, all in conjunction with South Africa Tourism. The exposure these talks give us is amazing and we are so grateful for the time and effort all our swimmers put into this cause.”
Planned Charity Swims in 2017
* Balearic Island Swim (August 31st – September 3rd), a 100 km, 4-day challenge in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. To enter, contact megshj@madswimmer.com.
* The Bazaruto Archipelago Challenge (October 28th), a 30 km swim, covering the length of Bazaruto Island in Mozambique. To enter, contact kamini@madswimmer.com.
* The Orange River Dash (November 25th), a sunrise-to-sunset swim in the Orange River. To enter, contact mona.vaneeden@madswimmer.com.
Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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