Here is the link for fundraising please use this link. Even if your child is unable to attend we would love every member to donate what they can so we can beat last year's total. If every member donated £10 we would be close to last year's total.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/grantham-water-polo-club-2025

If you have said that your child can attend they are in for the event. We still have a lot of spaces left so if you can make it please let me know ASAP. It is great fun, I will be swimming and if there are any parents out there that would like to join in please let me know too. You can swim at your own pace and there are lots of breaks. Please can you message me on WhatsApp if you are interested. If you don't have WhatsApp you can email me on dave.newton@me.com. Could you also confirm the name of you child who would like to swim so I can prepare lanes.

Here are the details of the day. Please read if you are planning on attending even if you are not swimming.

1. Please arrive 30 mins before your swim time to allow for parking, registering your team, changing and Team photo by the pool - shallow end
2. Some of you may wish to arrive "swim ready" to avoid congestion in the changing rooms.
3. The Team photo will be used for your certificate and may also appear in the Grantham Journal - TEAM CAPTAINS if there is anyone who is not allowed to have their photograph taken please ensure they are not in the group at the time - thank you. You may also wish to have team/school/business t-shirts on for the photo.
4. We may also, not confirmed, be producing a video - please tell the Pool Manager of anyone who cannot be filmed.
5. Whilst we cannot control it, it is a ruling of the Meres Leisure Centre that the general public must not take photos of the swimmers and we would appreciate it if this message can be relayed to your supporters.
6. Swimming times are on the half hour so please ensure you are poolside 10 mins before your swim.
7. Team Captains should register the team on the First Floor by the lift and collect their paperwork at the end from the same place.
8. Please bring your Sponsor Forms with you or the total on JustGiving
9. We are governed by the rules & regulations and also the Health & Safety of the Meres Leisure Centre at all times - there will be, throughout the event, two lifeguards on duty and in any emergency we abide by their ruling.
10. We have tried to accommodate wherever possible having younger swimmers on the outer two lanes on either side ie. 1 - 2 and 7 -8
11. The swimming is NOT a race its about having some fun - please ensure that all your team members can swim a minimum distance of 25 metres without stopping.
12. For the youngsters swimming aides - floats etc will be available
13. Diving is NOT allowed at the shallow end.
14. When your session is finished please exit the pool as quickly as possible please
15. Changing rooms please ensure that you do not enter with outside footwear on - please advise any adults bringing/collecting children of this - this will ensure keeping the floor clean.
16. The area around the pool and leading into the changing rooms can become very wet - please do not run.

David Newton
Club Chair