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24.01.2022 Thank you swimmers and supporters! Swim for the Reef has raised a staggering $70.5 thousand dollars, all going to the Environmental Defenders Office Qld! We are absolutely over the moon at this fantastic result! 216 swimmers have swum 488 kilometres this year and you all did it with such style! We cant wait to see you all in 2020. Until then just keep on splashin!

24.01.2022 Ready, set, float! Musgrave Park Pool is filled to the brim for our annual Great Inflatables Race! Every year the inflatables race is a highlight and this year is no exception, with a bunch of weird and wonderful flotation devices all jostling for first place! Amazing job, teams! Shout out to the West End Reef Rats who took the first place medal ! You can donate in their honour at https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com//the-west-end-reef

23.01.2022 The biggest event on the Swim For The Reef calendar is finally here! Musgrave Park Pool is filling up with keen teams and swimmers out for a great day of sunshine and fun to raise much-needed money for EDO Qlds important work protecting the Great Barrier Reef from threats like climate change and deforestation. Follow the fun here on Facebook! For more information, or to donate to one of the teams, head to http://www.swimforthereef.org.au

23.01.2022 A big congratulations to Chrissys Reef Crusaders (pictured) in participating for Swim For The Reef 2019! Chrissy and her mum both spent their Sunday swimming laps together for the Reef, finishing the day off with a combined total of 44 laps (440m). The event was great and I cant wait to follow so many more groups to come, said Chrissy.... It isnt too late to get some friends and family together for a good cause whether that is at home in the family pool or even at the local swimming pool! Grab some friends and family and lets dive in!

23.01.2022 A huge thank you to Chris Sportography and Peter at http://www.marquis-kyle.com.au/ko/albums/swim-for-the-reef/ for great photos!!

21.01.2022 ONE MORE SLEEP until Swim For The Reef at Musgrave Park Pool! Edwina Owl is ready to jump in the deep end...are you? If youre not coming tomorrow and youd like to support our teams head over to http://www.swimforthereef.org.au to donate!

21.01.2022 Its on like Donkey Kong at Yeronga pool!

20.01.2022 Together this group of Calamari has fried up a massive 385 laps as part of an astounding 25 kilometres!!! You can donate to this incredible group of cephalopods here https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com//the-calamari-burg

19.01.2022 Its not just sunny Queensland where people are Swimming For The Reef! In freezing cold Chicago, one keen supporter hopped in the pool last week to swim a whopping 10km to help raise funds for the Great Barrier Reef! Alex brought forward her swim to avoid the polar vortex that descended on the city over the weekend where temperatures plunged to -30C! ... Head here to donate to Alexs heroic swim effort! https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com/au/alex

19.01.2022 Phew - time to take a breather! All this Swimming For The Reef is thirsty work... Dont forget to stay hydrated and cool off in the shade if youre out and about this weekend! While youre taking a break why not make a quick call to friends and family encouraging them to donate to your own Swim For The Reef efforts??

19.01.2022 Great Inflatables Indefatigable West End Reef Rats!!

18.01.2022 Swim For The Reef 2019 - its all happening! There are still spaces available for teams to join our Yeronga Pool event on February 9, make sure you get in touch if youd like to participate! Our Musgrave Park Pool event on February 2 is filling up quickly too, so get in touch if youre thinking of joining us there :)

18.01.2022 Let's get splashy Yeronga!

17.01.2022 Are you jelly of these jellyfish? Check out the winner of this years best costume award at Musgrave Park Swim For The Reef! It was a tough choice, but this group came alive with turtle action! Great work to everyone who got involved! If youd like to donate to the Turtley Awesomes!, head to their Swim For The Reef page here: https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com/au/turtley-awesome

16.01.2022 Shoutout to Miya and the Eacham Eco Crew, who will be swimming at the beautiful Wet Tropics of Queensland in the heritage listed Lake Eacham this weekend. Joined by her family (including two of her kids on kayaks), neighbours, and close friends, the Eacham Eco Crew is a multi-generational swimming team whose passion for the environment has driven them to raise awareness about the importance of the Great Barrier Reef. I felt inspired to take up the challenge as it enables me ...to combine my love of swimming at Lake Eacham with my long-standing admiration and respect the important work that the EDO Qld team do. Its a great way to give back to a small organisation that helps keep our amazing natural places special in the face of so many pressures. I feel it is incumbent upon each and every one of us to do our bit to protect the Reef, in whatever capacity we can act. The Reef is too special not to protect, and the more people who are aware and actively involved in its protection, the greater our chances of preventing irreversible damage to this remarkable living organism. You can support the Eacham Eco Crew by heading to https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com/au/eacham-eco-crew.

16.01.2022 Lets get splashy Yeronga!

15.01.2022 It’s on like Donkey Kong at Yeronga pool!

14.01.2022 Kay, marine scientist, and Dr Kenny, explain the science and why theres hope...

14.01.2022 Howre we going?? Are we there yet?? Our swimming campaign runs to and including Sunday 10 Feb, with donations coming in and still counting! Every year we tally up our distance with the ultimate goal of swimming the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef. ... Lots of folks are still swimming and giving, and we cant wait to see if we make it to our goal this year! Team leaders - dont forget to tally up all your kilometres swum and send it in by next Monday! Some keen beans from our Musgrave Park Pool event are still adding on the kilometres to their total! If this is you, make sure youre letting your team leaders know any additional distance youre racking up, so they can send in a tally of kilometres swum (NOT INCLUDING our already famous lap tally from Saturday) by Monday evening. All totals will then be sent to our cartographer Peter who will prepare this years map for the big reveal!

13.01.2022 Happening now! Jo-Anne Bragg, CEO, Environmental Solicitor and Swimmer, explains the vital work and why its needed!!

12.01.2022 "OMG - Im famous!" Edwina Owl is checking out Musgrave Park Pool ahead of our big event this Saturday...its beginning to feel a lot like Swim For The Reef! Get those registrations in, and find teams to donate to here! http://www.swimforthereef.org.au

12.01.2022 Bringing home lap 80 for the Reef Rats, its Juul! Juul and her West End Reef Rats are planning on swimming 300 laps, and theyll be swimming right up to the Great Inflatables Race! Juul is a marine biologist who shares our passion for the Great Barrier Reef and is heartbroken at its destruction. Great work Juul, and a big thank you to all our Swim For The Reef swimmers! ... To donate to Juul, head to her Everyday Hero page here: https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com/au/juul

11.01.2022 Calamari Burgerettes!

10.01.2022 Meet the Wello Pointers! Supported by kayakers and stand-up paddle boarders, the Wello Pointers are swimming in Moreton Bay this Saturday from Wellington Point Reserve beach area to King Island (Yerra-bin), along the western side of the sandbank. The sandbank is partially made up of coral from an ancient coral reef. Moreton Bay is full of coral reefs and we need to protect ALL reefs, for present and future generations.... You can donate to the Wello Pointers or find out more at edoqld.org.au/wello-pointers

10.01.2022 Meet the Magnetic Island Sweetlips! They are a team of twelve environmentally-conscious Magnetic Island residents who swam over 100 kilometres for Swim for The Reef 2019, and raised a stunning $2,489. The Great Barrier Reef is important to the Magnetic Island Sweetlips as their location means they can see first-hand the impacts of various activities on the Reef, particularly climate change.... Its part of our daily living, being in the Great Barrier Reef environment, so we can see the pressures on the Reef and we want to help the environment of Magnetic Island and the region. As Magnetic Island is mostly a National Park within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the team believes it is important, as residents, to contribute to the conservation of the Reef for present and future generations. The idea to set up the team drew on the experience of one of its members, Lea, who participated in this campaign as an individual swimmer last year. By creating the Magnetic Island Sweetlips, the team hopes to generate more participation of local residents in this campaign as most of the other teams involved are city and southside based. We care about what happens to the environment around us and want to see it protected for future generations and the many people that currently come to visit from Australia and overseas. We want to ensure that our passion translates into further support for the proper stewardship and management of the Reef in 2019. Thank you Magnetic Island Sweetlips! Your efforts and enthusiasm have been awesome!

08.01.2022 Fun and Fundraising for the EDO courtesy of Chris Cutler (https://www.facebook.com/chris.cutler.9)

07.01.2022 Our Musgrave Park Pool event is this Saturday - its time to get excited! There are still spots open for new teams - if youd like to join, please get in touch with us! Otherwise, why not consider supporting one of the existing teams with a small donation? All funds raised go directly towards EDO Qlds work saving the Reef from threats like climate change, deforestation and agricultural run-off. ... You can find the top teams at our website, http://www.swimforthereef.org.au

07.01.2022 Thank you Baque Austalis!

06.01.2022 Here is the Irukandji powerhouse!

05.01.2022 Not to be outdone it’s the Crawlers for Coral! Find them and give here: https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com

04.01.2022 TEAM PROFILE: Dressed in dots and spots, the Wobbegongs team is making a splash at Musgrave pool on February 2nd! Named after a native shark found in Queensland, Wobbegong is believed to translate to shaggy beard in Australian Aboriginal language. Lead by Jo-Ann Bragg, CEO of EDO Qld and creator of Swim for the Reef, the group of Musgrave locals and friends believe that the reef is in need of help. During Jos last visit to the reef she recounted seeing bleached sites,... and areas damaged both by crown-of-thorns and extreme weather. I saw a number of different causes of damage to the Reef. But, the bleached coral was the one that we can control by reducing greenhouse gas emissions urgently. The Wobbegongs have embraced this event as it continues to contribute positively to the Reef. Is upsetting to see such beautiful and living things being turned to white powder. The Wobbegongs have been a part of Swim for the Reef since the very beginning. This years event marks their fourth year of participation.

03.01.2022 Not to be outdone its the Crawlers for Coral! Find them and give here: https://swimforthereef.everydayhero.com

02.01.2022 Kay, marine scientist, and Dr Kenny, explain the science and why there’s hope...

02.01.2022 We had a smashing time at the Swim for the Reef Yeronga last weekend! A big huge thank you to the wonderful people at the Yeronga Park Swimming Complex for having us! Thank you to the teams who came along on the day :) Weve been busy counting and tallying up everyones laps and we are completely over the moon with everyones efforts in the pool! Stay tuned for more details!

01.01.2022 Wonderful winners including most laps by the Team Rosa Luxemburgs, most funds so far to the Wobbegongs, Kate got the solicitors over the line in the Sols v Clients race (Happy Birthday Kate!) and of course Thomas was the inflatable youth champion on the sprinkly doughnut! More photos and some action to follow tomorrow! Well done everyone and sincere thanks!!!