Delight as swimarathon event raises over £78k

Lions Club of Jersey president Damon Greber with Melvin, the Lions Club mascot, during the 2025 Swimarathon

More than £78,000 has been raised at an annual charity swimming event in Jersey.

The 2025 Lions Swimarathon at Les Quennevais Sports Centre finished on Sunday with 392 teams completing 23,215 laps of the pool over the five days it ran, the Lions Club of Jersey said.

It added the money raised so far from the event had reached £78,425.95 which would go to charities including Friends of Jersey Oncology, Jersey Hospice and ABC Breast Cancer Support Jersey.

This year's event was the 53rd edition of the swimarathon and the Lions Club of Jersey said almost £4m had been raised since the first event was held in 1972.

Chris Palmer, the event's organising committee chairman, said he wanted to thank everyone who had either taken part or volunteered to help with the swimarathon.

"Once again, after so many years, it is still amazing to see so many swimmers of all ages taking part and clearly enjoying the event," he added.