About Can Too Swim

Can Too Swim is a program where professional coaches train you to swim a 2.7 km, 2 km or 1 km ocean swim. You have the opportunity to reach your goal in a supportive, fun and sometimes crazy environment, while raising money for Cure Cancer Australia Foundation, www.cure.org.au

Do I have to be a swimmer?

You can be a non experienced swimmer or a seasoned athlete. Have you ever wished to take the plunge and compete in an ocean swim, but been too scared to try? Have you swum in many ocean swims but now would like to take on the challenge of swimming faster, better? Then this is the program for you!

Our team will be swimming in the Macquarie Big Swim from Palm Beach to WhaleBeach (2.7km) or in the SMH Cole Classic 2km or 1km at Manly Beach. With the help of our coaches, your team-mates and a daily training program, we’ll get you swimming whichever distance you aspire to reach.

What does Can Too give me?

Being part of the Can Too Team gives you:

• A day by day training guide

• Two fun, non intimidating training sessions each week

• A great group of people to train with Fun social get-togethers.

• Fun fitness and lifestyle change Inspirational speakers including champion runners, sports experts, cancer survivors and medical researcher

• The ability to make a difference to your community through funding cancer research

  

What can I do for Can Too?

        In return for the professional coaching, we will be asking you to raise the following amounts of money:

•   Whether you train for 2.7km or 2km or 1km (or ALL three!!!) of the Swimming Challenges you commit to raising $1,250

Don’t be nervous about achieving your fundraising goal! We will give you tips and ideas to achieve it. You will be given a fundraising pack which will assist you in your fundraising.

Half way through the program we will ask you to recommit to Can Too. You will recommit to achieving your swimming goal and to having half of your funds raised for Cure Cancer. We must ensure that you have met half of your fundraising goal at this time, as we incur significant costs in delivering the program.

As Can Too Swim is primarily a fundraising program, one month after your swim event, your sponsorship account closes. Any outstanding sponsorship will be charged to your credit card at this time. We would of course discuss this with you first. This situation is rare as 95% of participants achieve their goal.

What happens to the money raised?

This is a non-profit program and all proceeds go to Cure Cancer Australia www.curecancer.org.au to directly fund medical research to achieve a world without cancer – nothing less! This is a great cause that YOU can proudly support. We have currently raised enough money to fund 33 researchers.

How do I join Can Too Swim?

If you would like to register your interest or if you have any further questions please email info@cantoo.org.au

We will be happy to answer any questions you might have about joining Can Too Swim.

Click here to register for training.

Once you have sent in your registration you will be sent confirmation. We will also send you further details about the program. A $100 joining fee to Cure Cancer Australia is required upon registration into the Can Too team. Everyone on the Can Too team will be signing up for their goal event themselves - the entry fee for your specific goal event will be a cost covered by you. All funds raised go directly to research thanks to the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation.

Secondly, as part of your commitment to Can Too and in exchange for the professional coaching you receive, you will begin your fundraising for Cure Cancer Australia. Click here for more information on fundraising.