The sponsored swim is the Lions Club's longest running annual fund-raising event and probably the longest running such event in the Borough, raising annually sums in excess of £6,000.
Many local charities, community groups, Guides, Scouts, PTAs, Sports Clubs etc raise funds for their projects by entering a team of swimmers who get themselves sponsored for the number of lengths of the pool swum by the group in an hour or half an hour.
All participants receive a certificate from the Lions and all teams receive a commemorative plaque in recognition of their achievement.