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The Six Degrees team: Nicky Teese, Graham Bignell, Jodie Quinn and Shelley Gross.
Diving in for Mega Swim SWIMMERS are limbering up for the biggest, longest and most rewarding dip of the year – the MS Mega Swim. So far seven teams have signed up featuring nearly 100 swimmers. As of Friday the event had already raised $10,919 for MS Australia and its Go for Gold scholarship. They have an overall target of $20,000. Among the teams taking part is the Six Degrees. Team member and regular participant Shelley Gross said: “I love participating in the MS Mega Swim. “Not only do I help those living with MS, it helps to keep me motivated
for swimming laps – especially during the winter. “There are many fun runs, but not a lot of events for swimmers.” Not all of Shelley’s team knows each other – hence the name six degrees or six degrees of separation. But they are all swimming for the cause. This year Shelley will be swimming through the night, which is a good reminder that people with MS live with the condition 24 hours a day. “I have a good friend with MS, and this year her mother and sister are in our team,” Shelley added. Other teams taking part include Rotary Engines,
Boroughcoutas, Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club, Sink or Swim, LiveWell Lobsters and Bellarine Aquatic and Sports team. The swim will take place at Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre on the weekend of Saturday August 30 and Sunday August 31 starting at 12noon and finishing at the same time the next day. A highlight of the event will be the ‘Bellarine Bullet’ at 7pm on Saturday night, a 100m pool sprint featuring the fastest swimmers of each team. For more information see the website megawim.com and follow the Ocean Grove link.