YOUNG swimmers made a splash in Narre Warren on the weekend to help out disadvantaged children overseas.
Swimmers from Paul Sadler Swimland Narre Warren participated in a Swim-a-thon charity event on 23 June to raise funds for free swimming and water safety lessons to children in Vietnam.
Drowning is the leading cause of death in children over the age of one in Vietnam, and statistics from the Vietnam Ministry of Health state that at least 10 children drown in Vietnam every day.
Funds raised from the event will go directly to Swim Vietnam, a charity organisation that provides free swimming lessons to children and trains local Vietnamese adults to be swimming teachers.
Paul Sadler Swimland founder Paul Sadler said he was proud to see young swimmers join efforts for the cause.
Paul Sadler Swimland has been a supporter of Swim Vietnam since 2012 when it helped fund the first swim survive centre in the country. Since then Swimland has developed a teacher exchange program that has seen Paul Sadler Swimland share best practice and teaching methods across the continents.
Since Swim Vietnam’s inception in 2008, more than 4000 children have been taught to swim and over 90 adults have been trained as swimming teachers. Paul Sadler Swimland hopes to raise $10,000 for Swim Vietnam from the Swim-a-thon event.
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