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Black Country Triathletes is raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Association
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UPDATE: A huge thank you to all the donors who helped us raise so much for such a worthwhile cause. Your donations will support research into the disease and will also directly help people in the Black Country who are living with or affected by MND.
UPDATE: Publicity from BBC!!
Black Country Triathletes in 24-hour swim to honour coach with MND - BBC News
UPDATE: The world's first underwater messaging system - we can reach parts that mobile phones cannot reach!
We will deliver messages to your loved ones from the bottom of the pool in their darkest hour to give them a lift between 10pm and 4am as part of our 24-hour charity swim.
Send a short message in advance or during the event to 24@blackcountrytriathletes.com with the swimmer's name.
It is open to all those who have donated. Swimmers will see the message on the pool floor when they turn around in the shallow end.
UPDATE: Publicity from Triathlon England and the Express and Star
24-hour swim challenge in memory of Black Country Triathletes’ coach – Triathlon England
UPDATE: Support from the legendary Kevin Sinfield!!
Kevin Sinfield message of support for Black Country Triathletes MND swim challenge
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Our wonderful swimming coach, Alan, was diagnosed with MND late summer 2022. Unfortunately, he passed away in late September. He has given so much to so many people at our triathlon club, enabling them to swim distances they thought they would never achieve, complete triathlon races where the swim seemed impossible and giving us confidence in the water and beyond. He always delivered interesting and challenging swim sessions with passion and a wonderful humour.
On 28th/29th December 2022, Black Country Triathletes will be aiming to do a 24-hour swim challenge to raise money for and awareness of Motor Neurone Disease Association.
We will be in teams of two and begin the challenge at 12.00pm 28/12/2022. Each team will swim 24 miles (12 miles per person) over 24 hours, finishing at 12.00pm on 29/12/2022 and aiming to raise £24000.
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