{"id":9223,"date":"2012-03-23T15:24:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/ready-get-set-go-twelve-hour-swimathon-for-water-safety\/"},"modified":"2012-03-23T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:24:42","slug":"ready-get-set-go-twelve-hour-swimathon-for-water-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ready-get-set-go-twelve-hour-swimathon-for-water-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, get set go! Twelve-hour swimathon for water safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"right\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/47264_12Swimat.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The City of Cape Town\u2019s Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department is partnering with the Phoenix Open Water Swimming Club to host a 12-hour swimathon as well as a free 12-hour \u2018learn-to-swim\u2019 programme for all ages at the Bellville South Swimming Pool. <\/p>\n<p>The event will include 12-hour swimming relays, a 12-hour \u2018learn-to-swim\u2019 programme, a water polo display, splash pool games, water aerobics, kayaking, 5-a-side soccer, board games, obstacle courses and jumping castles. There will be entertainment on offer as well as prizes up for grabs. <\/p>\n<p>Dates: 23 \u2013 24 March 2012 <\/p>\n<p>Time: 23 March \u2013 19:00, 24 March \u2013 07:00 <\/p>\n<p>Venue: Bellville South Swimming Pool, Industrie Road, Bellville South <\/p>\n<p>Registration will take place at the Bellville South Swimming Pool on 23 March from 16:00 onwards. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event forms part the of the Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department\u2019s \u2018war on drowning\u2019 campaign. Several million South Africans do not have access to the resources necessary for the development of life-skills such as learning to swim. As a result, 91% of children never learn how to swim. This, in addition to the fact that an estimated 460 South Africans drown under various circumstances annually, highlights the importance of this campaign,\u201d says the City\u2019s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaign further shows our commitment to being a Safe, Caring and Inclusive City. I urge all residents to participate in the swimathon or \u2018learn- to- swim\u2019 programme, which facilitates broader community participation, promotes a healthier lifestyle and encourages Capetonians to be more active,\u201d Councillor Gqada added. <\/p>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Cape Town\u2019s Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department is partnering with the Phoenix Open Water Swimming Club to host a 12-hour swimathon as well as a free 12-hour \u2018learn-to-swim\u2019 programme for all ages at the Bellville South Swimming Pool. The event will include 12-hour swimming relays, a 12-hour \u2018learn-to-swim\u2019 programme, a water polo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[25,1737,77],"class_list":{"0":"post-9223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-cape-town-2","8":"tag-government","9":"tag-municipality","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}