Entry opens for 2016 RNLI Castle to Castle Swim
The RNLI’s annual Castle to Castle swim from Falmouth to St Mawes returns on Sunday 12 June at 10am and entry is now open.
The mile long swim across the mouth of the River Fal is now in its eighth year and has raised thousands for the charity which has helped to provide an essential lifesaving service around our coast.
Participants will swim one mile from Pendennis Castle and finish at St Mawes Castle on the Roseland Peninsula. The swim is open to anyone over the age of 14, but due to the nature of the swim we advise that entrants should be intermediate or experienced open water swimmers and have previously swam at least one mile in open water.
Entry is £10 with a minimum sponsorship of £55. Registration opens at 7.30am and closes at 10am. The event is limited to 450 swimmers.
Ben Bowskill, RNLI Community Fundraising Manager, says: ‘We are delighted to launch the 2016 swim and are looking forward to welcoming as many people as possible to sign up to take part.
‘Thanks to all the support for this event over the past seven years, we have been able to raise a tremendous amount of money for the RNLI, which has gone directly to helping save lives at sea and around our coastline.
‘The event promises to be great fun with a fantastic atmosphere, so do come along and get involved.’
If swimming isn’t your thing, but you would like to help out at the event there are plenty of opportunities available. For more information email [email protected]
Notes to editors
Attached is an image of the 2015 Castle to Castle swim
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