Lanark goes swimming for Marie Curie charity
Almost 80 swimmers took to the pool to raise money for Marie Curie Nurses with some taking part individually or as part of a team swimming either 1.5km, 2.5km or 5km.
Swimming development officer Lindsey Leeper is hoping that Lanark swimmers will better last year’s fundraising total of £7487.
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Hide AdLindsey said: “All of our swimmers turned up which means it’s looking like we will have the second highest number of swimmers in Scotland which is a remarkable achievement. We have beaten large pools in Glasgow and Edinburgh. We were delighted to see so many people taking part. A lot of people were looking to have personal best times as well as raise money.”
Lindsey added that, by her calculation, those taking part swam a total of 181 kilometres.
Members of Lanark Triathlon Club also raised the sum of £264.32 from a bake sale, held on Friday evening.