South Africa doesn’t have a major sea swimming event solely for charity. Julie Hay of Singakwenza Early Childhood Education and Ryan O'Connor from Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife decided to create a new two-day event in which swimmers could choose between swimming eight miles or one mile for a charity of their choice, to provide charities that have a footprint in KwaZulu-Natal with a sustainable source of income. Eight miles in the sea off Durban’s Vetch's Beach!
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