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"Swimmers support hospice society

Swimmers splashed up a’ storm
in the Panorama Leisure Centre
pool Thursday night as individuals
swam up to 152 lengths in an hour
during the annual Victoria
Hospice Swim-a-thon.
Members of the Second Wave
Masters Swim Club, the Piranha
Summer Swim Club, pool staff
and! individuals joined in raising
funds for the Victoria Hospice
Society.
. A three-man team from the

North Saanich Volunteer fire
department collectively swam 262
lengths. A father and two sons

added their lengths together to
produce a total of over 300 lengths
completed during the hour-long
Swim.

Individuals swam between 40
and 152 lengths during the hour,
Volunteers from the Friends of
Hospice group and from hospice
staff officially counted the com-
pleted lengths. Buttons were pre-
sented to participants.

Last year’s swim-a-thon
attracted 20 swimmers and raised
$5,500. This year 25 swimmers
participated.

The swim was also supported by

the leisure centre, by a donation of
fruit juice from Thrifty Foods and
by a donation of donuts from
Oakcrest.

Victoria Hospice provides care
and support services for terminally
ill patients and their families.

GETTING ORGANIZED for
the Victoria Hospice swim-
a-thon at Panorama Lei-
sure Centre Thursday are
volunteer swimmers and
length Counters.

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