Swim for a CURE is a virtual swimming challenge where we are asking you to set a swim goal to complete during the month of March. You can swim at your own pace and at any location you choose. We will support you along the way and provide you with tips about how you can raise vital funds for cancer research. 

We are dedicated to kick-starting new ideas from bright emerging scientists across every cancer. Working together, we find the most impactful solutions and bring them to life in record time, to save millions of lives. Our vision is to cure cancer. With your help, we know we can. 

The challenge runs from Friday 1st March until Sunday 31st March 2024.

Absolutely! You can sign up anytime during the month of March. 

You can register as an individual or part of a team here https://www.curecancer.com.au/register/swim-for-a-cure 

When you register you will be asked whether you if you would like to join or create a team. Once you have set up or joined your team page, you can then share the link with family and friends and invite them to join. 

Definitely. The great thing about a virtual event is you can do it anywhere. We would be delighted to have you participate outside of Australia.  

There is no minimum age to participate. However, if you are under the age of 16 we suggest you ask you parents permission.

Congratulations on joining the challenge and making a splash to fundraise for vital cancer research. 

Make sure you share your fundraising page with family and friends, so they know you are participating in the challenge. You can start receiving donations as soon as you have registered.  

We would love to see your Swim for a CURE photos - don’t forget to tag us using #swimforaCURE 

That is completely up to you. As a guide, when you register, we have suggested the following distances, however there is also an option to set your own swim distance. 
 

4km = 5 laps per day in a 25m pool 

10km = 13 laps per day in a 25m pool 

25km = 33 laps per day in a 25m pool 

Set you own distance

It’s up to you where you would like to swim. You may choose to swim in a pool, a lake or in the ocean. Or you may choose to mix it up - the choice is yours! 

Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your target. This is a great way to keep your friends updated on your workouts!

You can either manually log your swimming distance or if you use Fitbit, Strava or Garmin you can connect these so your distance is added to your tally automatically.

Follow these steps to track your KMs automatically:

1. Download the Fitbit, Strava, or Garmin app and set up your account

2. Log in to your Cure Cancer fundraising account.

3. Under the heading Connect your preferred Fitness app, click your chosen app.

4. Follow the prompts to connect your account

5. When you next work out, select start your workout in the app on your phone. Once you end your workout, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day.

If you have synced your app already but it is not working, please log in and re-connect it.

• Fitbit: You must start an activity and save it. If no activity is logged, then your cumulative activity will sync at the end of the day. If you are having issues, try syncing through BOTH your Fitbit and the Fitbit app on your smartphone.
• Strava: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
• Garmin: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.

Your tally will be updated each day with the previous day’s distances.

Manually adding activity

Remember, you can manually add your exercise to the tally in the My Fitness Activity tab within your logged in dashboard. This is a great option if you’re using a pedometer or a different method of tracking your distances.

Follow these steps to manually add your activity:

1. Log in to your account and select My Fitness Activity.

2. Under Add activity, enter the required fields. Depending on the challenge this may be steps, distance and/duration.

3. The logged activity will now appear on your fundraising page!

Absolutely! You can sign up as a team and work together towards your swimming and fundraising goals. 

We understand, things happen and that’s ok. You may choose to lower your goal on your fundraising page or continue to swim into April. The challenge will remain open until 30th April 2024 to allow participants to reach their goal and finalise their fundraising efforts. 

Your tally will re-set for the official challenge start on 1 March. On the night of 29 February your distance will re-set to zero.

After registering for the challenge, a personal fundraising page will automatically be created for you on the Cure Cancer website. 

You can then share the link to this page on your social media platforms or directly with family and friends (via email or text message for example).  

Your family and friends can click on the link, see your progress and make a donation to support you in the challenge.  

All payments made online through your page will go directly to Cure Cancer – there is no need for you to do anything. 

Yes all donations made in Australia over $2 are tax deductible. Donations made online on your personal fundraising page will automatically be emailed a receipt. 

Your fundraising pages will be left open for donations up until 30 April 2024.