Yeah, this has a little to do with the "how to promote the sport" discussion, but what would some of you feel about this.
We have Turkey Trots and Jingle Bell Runs and who knows how many walks for charity, even boke rides - what about swims for chairty? You don't have to be a good swimmer, although some ostensibly would be. But you just need to get sponsors for like whatever cents a lap, or a 1/4 mile or whatever, and get in the pool and raise money for something. It would take some organizing on the part of the more motivated, but POSSIBLY it would draw some people to the sport, raising money, not giving it to the participants and maybe some people who are more on the famous side would come to host it to get people there, or particpiating, or maybe even not and it could fly on it's own.
Just an idea I had and wanted to run it by some swimmers. So would you participate, and how do you think it would go?
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It's already being done - Swim Across America has quite a few events (not necessarily Masters Events), and, closer to home for those of us in New York, the Swim for the Future, honoring Doug Irgang and Andrew Fisher, Masters Swimmers lost on September 11th.
Procedes from a meet held in their honor go towards providing financial support for young competitive swimmers who show dedication and passion for the sport, but have limited financial capacity to pursue their dreams.
We swim for fitness, fun and friendly competition, but events like these may help the future stars of swimming or maybe just prospective future masters members.
I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of USMS events that similarly bring funds and attention for good causes.
It's already being done - Swim Across America has quite a few events (not necessarily Masters Events), and, closer to home for those of us in New York, the Swim for the Future, honoring Doug Irgang and Andrew Fisher, Masters Swimmers lost on September 11th.
Procedes from a meet held in their honor go towards providing financial support for young competitive swimmers who show dedication and passion for the sport, but have limited financial capacity to pursue their dreams.
We swim for fitness, fun and friendly competition, but events like these may help the future stars of swimming or maybe just prospective future masters members.
I'm pretty sure that there are a lot of USMS events that similarly bring funds and attention for good causes.
