Hello Parkwood families! This pool has been called ‘home’ to thousands of swimmers and families over the last five decades, and as the new generations of swimmers and families join the Parkwood family, it is our job to secure a successful and sustainable future for them.
The Swim-A-Thon raises funds for facility improvements to the swim club, for the benefit of both the swim team and the pool members. Events like these are critical to the pool – lessening the financial burden of possible facilities emergencies while continuing to build funds for future improvements. For the past few years, we’ve come together as a community to support our beloved pool and ensure there are many more summers filled with fun events and joyful memories.
SESSION 1 - Morning (4 lanes open)
9:30am – 10:00am (Pre-Teens, roughly 9-12)
10:10am - 10:40am (Teens, roughly 13-18)
10:50am - 11:20am (Adults)
11:30am - 12:00pm (Children, 8 and under)
*Coaches will swim 12:15pm – 12:45pm
SESSION 2 - Afternoon (2 lanes open)
4:30pm –5:00pm (Adults)
5:10pm – 5:40pm (Children, 8 and under)
5:50pm – 6:20pm (Pre-Teens, roughly 9-12)
6:30pm – 7:00pm (Teens, roughly 13-18)
The pool will be open for members during the day with lane space utilized as described above. We will be offering lunch from 11am-1pm (free to participants) and hosting a variety of small-business vendors throughout the day.
If you are not a member of the pool, guest passes will be $5.00!
Food tickets will be made available for everyone! For a $5.00 food ticket, you will receive a hotdog, chips, and a drink! (Extra hot dog = $2.00) All proceeds will be donated to the pool.
INFO FOR PARTICIPANTS
To participate in the Swim-A-Thon, follow these steps. It is recommended to be on your computer to sign up.
SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS
Click the link to fill out this google form: Parkwood Swim-A-Thon: Sign Up Link (This form is used to keep track of the # of participants, age group, and experience in swimming to organize lane assignments.)
Visit the pledgestar website to set up your registration: https://pledgestar.com/parkwood/ If you are registering for the first time, click on “Not Registered For This Event.” Follow the steps provided. Pledgestar is what you will use to collect donations!
After setting up an account, add family and friends’ emails or phone numbers. The website will send links out to those people. You can add more people at a later date or share a link (Step 4).
An easy way to send your message out is through the “Share on Social Media and Other Ways” section. This outputs a link you can send to friends or post on social media!
To update information or add additional emails after you exit out, return to https://pledgestar.com/parkwood/ and click “Already Registered” to sign in.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Swim-A-Thon participants will receive a free lunch ticket (hot dog, chips, and a drink). Participants also receive a June 22 “stay and play” guest pass. Non-participating family members may purchase individual guess passes at a discounted rate of $3 per person.
ONE-TIME DONATIONS
Anything helps! To make a direct one-time donation, you can give online at www.parkwoodswimclub.com/giving-page.
SPONSOR THE COACHES
We understand that this event may not fit into your schedule – and that’s okay! If you are looking for a creative way to donate, and do not have a direct connection to a participant, sponsor the Parkwood Piranhas Coaches! Coaches Sydney Heeden, Ryan Vook, Declan Carnahan, and Robbie Mohney will be participating in the Swim-A-Thon at 12:15pm – 12:45pm. The coaches will swim as much as they can and count their lengths. An average number of lengths will be taken, and that number will be inputted into the PledgeStar website. We have estimated we will swim an average of 80 lengths! Click HERE to sponsor the Parkwood Piranhas Coaches!
SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS
If you are a small business vendor, we would LOVE the opportunity to have you showcase your items and business at the pool during this date. We have room for 7 vendors. These spots are available on a first come/first served basis. If you need a small tent, that is fine – we have limited awning space at the pool. We cannot provide tents.
If you have not been to our pool: Most pools have 6-8 lanes, and a large deck space. We only have a 4-lane pool, with minimum deck space.
TIME: You can set up as early as 9:00am and leave whenever you need to.
SPACE: We are asking that you only occupy ~6-8ft space (approximately the size of a folding table). Please bring your own table and supplies.
COST: There is $70 deposit fee to set up at the pool. This is a small donation and will include 2 guest passes and 2 lunch tickets. Please wait for confirmation before sending your deposit.
If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Coach Robbie Mohney (mohney.robert@gmail.com) for confirmation of space and availability. If it rains or the Swim-A-Thon is cancelled, we will refund your full $70.
PRIZES
Participants WHO RAISE OVER $750
Your name/family name will go on a backstroke flag at the pool for the 2025 and 2026 seasons!
Each PARTICIPANT (per age group) who swims the most Lengths
You get to pie the coaches in the face!
Most Lengths swam – overall
There will be only one 1 winner, but the prize you receive is dependent on if you are on the swim team or not. (Note: if you wear fins, this disqualifies you from this prize.)
Swim Team Member – You get to coach with us for day - tag along with us as “Coach ---- “!
Non-Swim Team Member – Receive 5 Free Guest Passes to the Pool!
FAMILY: Most Money Raised - overall
You get the Piranha Package! (Note: a family is considered 2 or more participants of the same family.)
A customized golden backstroke flag with your family name
4 Bulls Tickets for a home game of your choosing (see Coach Robbie Mohney for details)
4 Free Guest Passes
Member of the Swim Team: If you are on the swim team, you receive bonus prizes:
A champion/customized t-shirt for each of your family participants to commemorate your efforts
INDIVIDUAL: Most Money Raised - overall*
You get the Piranha Package!
A customized golden backstroke flag for your name
4 Bulls Tickets for a home game of your choosing (see Coach Robbie Mohney for details)
4 Free Guest Passes
Member of the Swim Team: If you are on the swim team, you receive bonus prizes:
You get to coach with us for day - tag along with us as “Coach ---- “!
A champion/customized T-shirt for yourself to commemorate your effort
Choose a song for the coaches to lip-sync to at the talent show
*The family who raises the most will take winning priority first, then the individual. If an individual is part of the winning family, they are not eligible to win the individual prize in addition to the family prize. See example below:
Family A ($1000) consists of Person 1 ($700) and Person 2 ($300)
Family B ($900) consists of Person 3 ($600) and Person 4 ($300)
Although Person 1 raised the most individually, the family they are part of (Family A) raised the most in total – therefore, the family will receive the ‘family prize’, and Person 1 will not receive both a family prize and individual prize. The person who raised the second most Person 3 (in Family B), will receive the individual prize.