This year Swim A Thon will take
place on Monday, March, 29th. See you there!!!
Swim A
Thon
Swim-a-Thon is a fundraiser in
which participants earn money for their team by swimming lengths of
the pool. Swimmers have a two-hour period to swim a maximum of 200
lengths. Participants get pledges from businesses, family,
neighbors, etc. prior to swimming. Some choose to get pledges and
money prior to swimming while others get pledges per length and
collect the money following the Swim-a-Thonâ. With over 500
Swim-a-Thonsâ conducted each year, this program has proven
itself over and over again as a successful method of raising funds
for teams.
The exciting benefits of this program are that Swim-a-Thon is not
only an excellent fundraiser, but also an opportunity for teams to
combine swimming and a social event. Additionally, Swim-a-Thon can
boost team spirit and increase community awareness of the team.
Since USA Swimming owns the Swim-a-Thon trademark, organizations
must sign a contract agreeing to certain conditions regarding use
of the term Swim-a-Thon, how a Swim-a-Thon is run, the collecting
of donations, etc. Once a club completes the contract, USA Swimming
supplies a detailed 30-page handbook that contains forms,
promotional materials and all that is necessary for conducting a
well-organized fund-raising event.
Swim-a-Thon is the only pledge for length swimming program
recognized by USA Swimming and USA Swimming insurance.
Swim-a-Thon® is a registered trademark owned by USA Swimming.
Holding a Swim-a-Thon® without a contract would be a violation
of this trademark. Any other type of swim for laps, lap-a-thon,
etc. is also considered by the courts to be a violation of the
registered Swim-a-Thon® trademark.
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