About Swimathon Foundation
The Swimathon Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and registered Charity and is the owner and custodian of the annual national Swimathon, Open Water Swimathon, School Swimathon and Marathon Swims events.
Headquarters
LondonWebsite
http://www.swimathonfoundation.org/Company Size
1 employeeIndustry
FundraisingCompany Type
NonprofitFounded
2003Specialties
The Swimathon Foundation supports and encourages swimming through its own Community Grants Scheme, operated in conjunction with Swim England, through which the Foundation awards grants to local organisations whose projects help to promote swimming in local communities. The grants awarded provide much needed financial support for community swimming programmes across the UK. , The Swimathon Foundation and its Charity Partners – currently Marie Curie and Cancer Research UK – work together to promote their charitable activities through the promotion and participation in Swimathon events and in doing so raise funds from members of the public in support of those activities. Since its inception Swimathon has helped raise more than £50 million for a variety of nominated charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, NSPCC, The British Heart Foundation, The Prince’s Trust, Comic Relief, Marie Curie and Cancer Research UK. , and In May 2020, the Swimathon Foundation launched a fund - the Swimathon Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund - to support small swimming and aquatic organisations that have suffered or are facing a material financial impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and which may not have access to financial support.