Good Causes

Each year the Skipton Swimarathon raises money for good causes, here in Guernsey.

The first Swimarathon organising committee was formed by The Lions Club of Guernsey, Guernsey Round Table and Variety Club of Guernsey under the chairmanship of Harry Bisson in 1977, with the aim of raising funds to put back into the community. Forty-eight years later and the event has grown from 1,000 swimmers to over 2,500, raising more than £2,000,000 for Guernsey charities. The Skipton Swimarathon is run jointly by the Lions Club of Guernsey and Guernsey Round Table and sponsored by local bank Skipton International.

The 2025 beneficiary is St John Guernsey LBG. This long-established local charity is dedicated to providing first aid treatment, education, and training across the Bailiwick. The work of St John Guernsey LBG covers all of the St. John activities outside of the frontline ambulance service. This means that the community services they provide are not funded by ambulance subscriptions, ambulance fees, or the States of Guernsey. Instead, the charity depends largely on donations and the dedication of volunteers to deliver these public services, including the provision of public event first aid, youth programmes, and their first aid in school programme.