This year the Westover Wild Orcas are partnering with Colin’s Hope, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to raise WATER SAFETY awareness to PREVENT CHILDHOOD DROWNING. Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. All Orcas are invited to collect pledges and participate in our Swim-a-Thon the evening of June 10th to raise money for drowning prevention. A portion of the funds will come back to Westover to promote water safety at our club. Find out more about Colin’s Hope at www.colinshope.org.

Details:

• The Swim-a-Thon will be Wednesday, June 10th in the evening. Each age-group will have a dedicated time slot to swim as many laps as possible within their time slot. We will start promptly at the top of the hour, so plan to be ready at the end of the pool five minutes before your start time.

• ALL SWIMMERS are invited to participate! And, interested parents can join in as well during the 6:00 pm slot. Registration will occur on the Orcas Swimtopia website in mid May.

• Ask parents, grandparents, and/or friends to sponsor you for the swim.  

• We will need two lap counters for each lane. Volunteer sign-ups to open in mid May.  

• We will recognize the top 3 overall fundraisers ($) and the swimmers with the most laps swam in each age group (boy and girl) at the End of the Season Pool Party. The deadline for donations to count in the prize calculations is June 17, 2026 at 5pm. 

How to Donate:

• Visit the Orcas - Colin's Hope Swim-a-Thon donation page.

• Click on the GREEN 'Donate' button.

• A pop-up window will open asking you to login. You can bypass this step and click the 'X' at the top right to close the pop-up window.

• Fill out the 'SECURE DONATION FORM' to donate.

• In the 'Donation Message' box, please include the name of the child so that the swimmer gets credit towards prizes.