MOUNT Edgecombe resident and triathlete Glen Gore is taking on the Oceans 8 Charity Swim at Vetch’s Beach, Durban, this weekend.

Since its launch two years ago, the event has raised over R1.7m, directly benefiting 23 charities working in education, environmental conservation, and community upliftment.

It’s for this reason that Gore has decided to take on the 4 Mile swim fundraiser.

“This will be the second event overall. I did my first Oceans 8 swim last year and it was such good fun so I decided to come back again. I love swimming and if I can combine swimming and charitable work, it’s a win in my books,” he said.

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Gore will be competing in the 50-59 age category.

He added his background in triathlons has helped him gear up for this event.

“Generally I train all year round so there was no specific preparation in terms of training for this one. It is fairly simple for me, wake up, go swim as fast as possible and have fun. The distance is very manageable, it’s the speed at which we do it that makes it interesting,” he said.

After the open water swim, there will be a number of other events on Gore’s calendar, including the KZN Duathlon Champs at the end of June, followed by several run and cycle events.

With the Oceans 8 Charity Swim event taking place over two days this weekend (June 14 and June 15), participants can find a mile to suit their style, with distances from 1, 4, 8 and 16-mile swims on offer.

Visit www.oceans8swim.co.za to enter this year’s event.

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