MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Swimming coach Bronwyn Macdonald organised a "Mossel Bay Mile" and hosted it on Saturday, 2 March.
About 15 people took part and they met at the Santos Beach parking area before the swim. One of them was a 79-year-old man, Louis de Wet.
Macdonald said she organised the mile for people who wished to do an open water swim - assisted or unassisted.
Assisted
With an assisted swim, one has someone swimming close to you. It was a free swim, with no entry fee.
Some of the participants raised funds for the Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa (CHOC) before the swim, via a Back-a-Buddy link, Macdonald said.
"The Mossel Bay group raised R12 500 for CHOC," she noted.
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Fundraising
This type of fundraising takes place for CHOC via the well-known Midmar Mile in KwaZulu-Natal and the Plett Midmoo Mile, for example.
The Plett Mile took place on 10 February. Some of the women wore swimming costumes with a black and white Friesland cow print on them - as has become custom with the mile swimmers who raise funds for CHOC.
For more information on open water swimming opportunities, contact Macdonald (083 275 2141).
Some of those who took part in the Mossel Bay Mile. Bronwyn Macdonald is third from the right.
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