PG Barracudas 60th Anniversary Swim‑A‑Thon
This year marks an incredible milestone — 60 years of competitive swimming, community spirit, and athlete development. To celebrate, we’re bringing our entire club together for a special 60th Birthday Bash Swim‑A‑Thon.
From our youngest D3 swimmers to our Masters athletes, every group will take part in this club‑wide event. It’s a chance to honour our history, support our programs, and cheer on our swimmers as they push themselves in the pool.
Getting Started
Each swimmer will create their own fundraising profile and share it with friends and family. Donations can be made online in just a few clicks. Parents may need to help younger swimmers with registration.
Fundraising Cut‑Off: May 31
Fundraising Website: https://donate.swimming.ca
Fundraising Goals:
To help us reach our club‑wide target, we’ve set the following minimum fundraising goals for each swimmer:
Elite & Youth swimmers: $100
D1, D2A, D2B, D2C, and Masters swimmers: $50
D3 swimmers: $25
Every swimmer participates, no matter how much they raise. The Swim‑A‑Thon is about effort, community, and celebrating what our swimmers can achieve.
Prizes + Incentives
Our goal this year is $10,000.
Prizes will be awarded for:
Top Individual Fundraiser
Top Fundraising Group
Prize Eligibility Cut‑Off: May 31
Prizes Awarded: June 13
If you’d like to donate a prize to help celebrate our swimmers’ hard work, please contact: social@pgbsc.org
Ready to Dive In?
Please visit the fundraising link, create your swimmer’s profile, and share it with friends and family. Every contribution helps us make this year’s 60th Anniversary Swim‑A‑Thon a huge success.
Thank you for supporting our swimmers — and happy fundraising!
How It Works
The Swim‑A‑Thon is a national fundraiser supporting swim clubs across Canada. Our club receives over 90% of all funds raised — money that directly supports our swimmers and programs.
Swimmers collect donations and then swim as far as they can within their group’s time limit. And yes — there are prizes!
Fundraising Tips
Online fundraising makes it easy and safe for swimmers to reach out.
Encourage your swimmer to personalize their outreach:
Record a short video for social media
Create posters for office lunchrooms
Write letters or emails to family friends
Share their fundraising link widely
Sponsorship Ideas
Supporters can pledge per lap or length — a fun way to motivate swimmers and boost donations.
Creative challenge ideas:
Double donations for butterfly lengths
Bonus pledges for distance milestones
“Challenge laps” with special pledges
Event Schedule
Each swimmer will need a parent or guardian to count lengths during their Swim‑A‑Thon.
Friday, May 8
D3 & D2C Swim‑A‑Thon during regular practice.
Saturday, May 9
D2B Swim‑A‑Thon during their scheduled swim time.
D2A, D1, Elite, Youth Club‑wide Swim‑A‑Thon session.
Warm‑up begins at 8:00 am, then let the fun begin.
Sunday, May 10
Masters Swim‑A‑Thon during their regular Sunday practice.