Duncan Swim Team's
Swim - A - Thon 2026
& Annual Team Pics!
In partnership with Swimming / Natation Canada, the Stingrays are excited to be hosting our 3rd Annual Swim-A-thon. This is a great opportunity for our Swimmers in testing their skills while raising funds for their Team.
Again this year, we are aiming to raise $7500 to contribute to the costs of updating our Electronics & Timing Systems (touchpads, timing console, cable harnesses, pushbuttons, etc) = $32k+. Our competition timing equipment was originally purchased in 2007 with the product lifespan of 15yrs. While we’ve taken great care of our equipment, we do anticipate needing replacements sooner than later.
We will reach our goal of $7500 if each Stingrays member raises $95. Last season, our membership well exceeded our Team’s goal - with GREAT thanks to Empowered Startups Ltd for incentivizing our ENTIRE TEAM and matching dollar for dollar $15k expressely for updating our Starting Blocks. We also had another generous DST family donate an additional $5k towards the Backstroke Ledges accessories!
Our Team's top FundRaisers for the 2024/25 season were:
- FUNdamentals: Petley-Jones, O = $520
- Fit4Life: anonymous = $100
- D Group: Pharis, H = $995
- C Group: Kenyons x 2, O & S = $1020
- B Group: McCauley, N = $575
- A Group: Gerbrandt, G = $600
How does it work?
Our fundraising window is set: May 13 – June 11, 2026.
Swim – A – Thon is online through a platform hosted by Swimming / Natation Canada; our National Sport Organization. Every member or family sets up their own account at https://donate.swimming.ca/ - it takes just 2 minutes! Once your page is set up, share your link with family and friends, then get ready to swim.
Hint: short videos showcasing who you are and why you're fundraising are received positively!
Who participates?
All members of the Duncan Swim Team. From our Non Competitive programs: Active Start, FUNdamentals, Fit4Life, and to the Competitive groups: A/B/C/D.
In consideration of the size of our Team, we are needing to separate our Swim – A – Thon swim days: May 28 - June 1, 2026.
- Active Start, FUNdamentals, Fit4Life on Fri 29may2026 @ 430 – 630* (1hr only)
*watch your inbox for your Swimmer’s start time
GOAL: how many lengths can you do in 1hr of water - D & C Groups on Fri 29may2026 @ 430 – 630pm
GOAL: 5000m (5.0km) in 2hrs of water - B & A Groups on Mon 01jun2026 @ 330 - 500pm
GOAL: 5000m (5.0km) in 1.5hrs of water
Swimmers will need to provide their own counter for the duration to ensure accurate counting.
And if you're looking for some more incentive, Swimming / Natation Canada has their own incentives! This screenshot was taken from https://www.swimming.ca/swim-a-thon-online/ highlighting the Nation-wide prize listing:
For more information about this event, please visit our National Sport Organization's Swim - A - Thon page.
And for an example of the basic finished product: here is HC Leanne's updated page
PLEASE NOTE this date coincides with our Annual Team Pics. We ask that all members arrive in their Stingrays shirt + dark bottoms @ 345pm. The Team Pic will be done first and then the Individual / Small Group pics will be done directly thereafter - be sure to do your online declaration for booking your Individual / Small Group pic.