Swimming galas in aid of malaria

THE Pupkewitz Schools’ Galas will be held in Windhoek and Swakopmund on Friday and Saturday.The Namibia Swimming Union (NASU) has decided that this year’s galas will be held in support of the World Swim For Malaria project.

So far the following 18 schools have confirmed their participation: Convent, DHPS, DSW, DOSW, Emma Hoogenhout, St. George’s, St Paul’s, Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaat Skool, Windhoek High School, Windhoek International School, Van Rhijn, Swakopmund Private School, Namib Primary, Pro-Ed Academy, Swakopmund Primary, Swakopmund Senior Secondary School, Hermann Gmeiner and Tamariskia Primary.About 520 swimmers are expected to be in action.For more than a decade this competition has been sponsored by the Pupkewitz group of companies.The World Swim For Malaria Foundation’s sole objective is to organise a one-million-person global fundraising swim.All the money raised is used to fight malaria worldwide.The disease kills more than three million children every year.George’s, St Paul’s, Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaat Skool, Windhoek High School, Windhoek International School, Van Rhijn, Swakopmund Private School, Namib Primary, Pro-Ed Academy, Swakopmund Primary, Swakopmund Senior Secondary School, Hermann Gmeiner and Tamariskia Primary.About 520 swimmers are expected to be in action.For more than a decade this competition has been sponsored by the Pupkewitz group of companies.The World Swim For Malaria Foundation’s sole objective is to organise a one-million-person global fundraising swim.All the money raised is used to fight malaria worldwide.The disease kills more than three million children every year.