An energised swimming club are celebrating after receiving £500 from the Mars Refuel Drink Fund, writes Martin Durrant.
York City Baths Club are spending the money on sending 20 of their performance swimmers aged between 12 and 20 to the state-of-the-art T3 Sports Complex in La Caleta on the island of Tenerife during October half-term.
“This opportunity is perfectly timed to prepare the swimmers for the Yorkshire and North-East Regional Swimming Competitions in November and December,” said Betsy Pownell, a member of the club’s Executive Committee.
“Thanks to the donation, we can now afford this intense training programme, allowing our swimmers to excel and prepare them for the regional competitions.”
The Mars Refuel Drink Fund has 5,000 to donate each month until September 30 2011. For further information, or to submit an application, visit the www.marsrefuel.com website.
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