DSG Swimathon hosted on Saturday the 29th of January 2011 in the DSG Indoor Pool.
The DSG Interact club hosted a “swimathon” for all the DSG girls as an opportunity to raise funds for the Holy Cross School. Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, which is home to the monks of The Order of the Holy Cross, has built and is running this new school which offers a quality education for rural children from a disadvantaged background.
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The ‘swimathon’ began at the very early hour of 5am where upon some sleepy yet tenacious girls dived into the pool and began their laps. The Interact girls decided upon the criteria which appeared to be that one needed to be in the pool or poised on a floating device. Approximately seventy five girls involved themselves ranging from all ages. The senior girls were stoical and determined in their support of the event especially in the colder, earlier hours of the morning. As the day progressed the fun increased and a happy day was enjoyed by the all the girls who participated. It provided the opportunity for team swimmers to swim alongside girls with little pool confidence and everyone had fun.
Rev Sue Paton
Kelly Long represents South Africa 10th May 2012
Kelly Long represented South Africa at the 5th International Sustainable World Project Olympiad in the USA
