Swim for Claire Challenge

Miami Masters Swim for Claire CHALLENGE
Sunday October 22 2023, 8am-12 noon, Miami Aquatic Centre

My name is Claire Reaburn and I have a rare form of Ovarian Cancer known as Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumour (JGCT). There is no prescribed treatment for JGCT. This lack of treatment options is due to the small number of females with JGCT and the fact that research into this cancer is virtually non-existent. We aim to RAISE MONEY TO FUND NEW RESEARCH.

My husband Peter and myself are very fortunate to be members of the Miami Masters Swimming Club on the Gold Coast. Each year Miami Masters holds a fundraising Swimathon for charity. This year Miami Masters is raising funds for Rare Ovarian Cancer Inc (ROCInc), the organisation set up by the mother of a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with JGCT, to raise funds for lifesaving research into JGCT.

This year’s Miami Masters Swim for Claire Swimathon will be held at the Miami Aquatic Centre at Pizzey Park, Miami on Sunday the 22nd of October from 8am-12 noon. Rackley Swimming have very kindly given Miami Masters Swimming Club the use of 6 lanes at no cost.

We are encouraging what we call “CHALLENGES”. Just as females of all ages who get hit with rare ovarian cancer, including an 18-month old girl diagnosed with a softball-size tumour in her abdomen, are challenged for the rest of their lives, we want swimmers of all ages, fitness levels, and abilities to “CHALLENGE” themselves.

The CHALLENGES on Sunday 22nd October are based on one hour of swimming and include:

8-9am:
School and/or Club Squad Teams CHALLENGE of 4-10 swimmers in the following format

• School-based swimmers swimming as a relay team for an hour in 50m or 100m distances
• Swim Squad/Club Teams swimming as a relay team for an hour in 50m or 100m distances 

Teams must advise Peter Reaburn at: swim@rocinc.org.au or 0408 760 757

9.15-10.15am:
Individual CHALLENGE

• Stronger swimmers doing 60 x 50m swims on 50 or 60 seconds for an hour.
• Less fit or strong swimmers swimming for distance for an hour. They can swim non-stop or in interval swims of 50m or 100m.
• Masters swimmers doing 30-, 45-, or 60-minute swims as part of their clubs Endurance 1000 program.

We will have timers available to record distances and times.

10.30am-11.30am:
Multi-Generation Relay Teams CHALLENGE of 4-10 swimmers in the following format

• Parents, Grandparents, kids coming together to swim a relay for an hour in 50m or 100m distances.
• ‘Bros’ and ‘Sistas’ or Mixed Teams – Swimmers swimming for an hour in 50m or 100m distances.

Teams must advise Peter Reaburn at: swim@rocinc.org.au or 0408 760 757

Swimmers in all three of the above events can use flippers, fins, pull buoys, or paddles to complete their CHALLENGE. We will be providing timekeepers and lap counters if you want to count distances and get times or split times.

FREE BBQ, Fruit and healthy snacks available during and after the event.

Over the last two years, the Miami Masters Swim for Claire raised over $20,000 for ROCInc-funded research. These funds were channelled straight to the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. Hudson have been able to undertake ground-breaking and life-saving research into JGCT due to the funds raised by the Swimathon last year.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT CONTACT: swim@rocinc.org.au or Mob: 0408 760 757

 

 

Rare Ovarian Cancer Inc is a registered not-for-profit charity. All donations are thus tax-deductible with online donations automatically receiving a tax receipt.

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