Great East Swim & Marty Hawkings

TEECH volunteer Marty Hawkings has signed up for the Great East Swim at Alton Waters in Suffolk on 11th June 2011 to help raise money for TEECH. The event is held every year and brings in swimmers from all over possibly due to the open swim (ie no lanes, walls etc..).

More information on the swim event...

  • A superb outdoor swim taking place in the beautiful clean waters of Alton Water reservoir, near Ipswich
  • Choose from 3 distances - 1 mile, 1/2 mile or 2 miles
  • Perfect challenge for all swimming abilities, from first timers to Olympic champions
  • Experience the thrill of open water swimming, safe in the knowledge expert kayakers and safety boats are with you every stroke of the way
  • Highlights shown on TV
  • Soak up the festival atmosphere with an impressive local farmers' market, come and try it sports, plus lots more
  • Only an hour's train journey from London Liverpool Street Station
  • Entry price £31.66 for the 1-mile swim (includes event pack, medal and T-shirt)
  • Wetsuit only event
  • Don’t be left on the waters edge, enter now
  • If you are interested in becoming a Water Safety Kayaker at this event – please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

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    Marty can be sponsored by contacting gemma@teech.org  

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