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Cancer research fundraising through swimming in the NL

Overview

The Groningen Swim Challenge, now in its twelfth edition, held a recent event featuring hundreds of participants swimming various distances to benefit the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).

The initiative has raised more than 192,000 euros to date. These funds are allocated toward seven research projects and studies focusing on thyroid, lymphatic, breast, and uterine cancers, as well as the acquisition of two devices intended to improve tumor mapping during surgical procedures.

Competition categories included the Junior Swim, the Classic Swim, and the City Swim, which offered distances ranging from 1 to 8 kilometers. The event also featured extreme challenges, such as a 50-kilometer open-water relay swim from Lauwersoog to the Oosterhaven in Groningen.

Entities

Lauwersoog · University Medical Center Groningen · Swim to Fight Cancer Nieuwegein · Saskia van den Ouden · Giathlon ’15

Timeline

  1. 15 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Groningen Swim Challenge raises over 192,000 euros for cancer research

    The 12th Groningen Swim Challenge raised over 192,000 euros for cancer research at the UMCG, featuring various distances including a 50-kilometer open-water swim.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Swim to Fight Cancer and Giathlon ’15 Charity Sports Events Held in the Netherlands

    The Netherlands hosted two charity sports events: the inaugural Swim to Fight Cancer in Nieuwegein on Sept. 12 and the Giathlon ’15 indoor triathlon in Dordrecht on Dec. 13, raising funds for cancer research &

Sources

oogtv.nl · rtvnoord.nl