It’s Midmar Weekend, and the Charity Swims have already been underway with over 200 swimmers taking part!
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (11 February 2024) — This weekend marks the 51st Midmar Mile, where swimmers from across the world gather over a love of open water dives and camaraderie. But the fun already kickstarted when over 200 swimmers made their way to the water to dive into their 2024 charity swims; making a difference one stroke at a time.
The Charity Swims began on Thursday morning and continued on Friday. The task saw swimmers aim to complete either 8 miles (around 13 kilometres) or 16 miles (roughly 26 kilometres) before or by 2 pm on Friday the 9th of February 2024.
These collective efforts contribute a whopping R2 million (and then some) to the charities taking part of the action—which is as incredible as it sounds.
Take a Look at the Swimmers Speeding on!
Part of the efforts was Jason Raath, an 8-mile champ who has completed the stretch 8 times before. This year though, Jason decided to ‘moove’ in an even more special way as he prepared to run in a cow suit to support CHOC.
Jason ran between the start and finish points that map the dam for the past two days of the event.
After he and a group of riders charioted a cancer patient along with them during the 94.7 cycle, CHOC took up a big space in Jason’s heart. Despite various charity challenges and charity swims over the years, he decided to commit to CHOC so as not to confuse donors.
Meanwhile in other epic Midmar news, by the end of this weekend, two swimmers will celebrate their semi-century Midmar milestones!
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