About World Swim Day
Held on the fourth Saturday of October each year, World Swim Day is an international holiday that aims to increase participation in swimming and promote water safety inclusive of geography, language, and skills.
Swimmers are encouraged to get active in the water on World Swim Day, whatever that looks like for them. Pool or open water, short swim or long, solo or with friends!
MySwimPro founded World Swim Day in 2018 to raise awareness and funds for learn-to-swim organizations and to bring swimmers from around the world together to celebrate their love for the water! Since its inception, more than thousands of swimmers have helped us raise over $5,000 USD!
Today, at 10:30 am, Guinea Bissau National Team Swimmer Siphiwe Baleka and The Guinea Bissau Swim Federation President of the Fiscal Council, Mario Ceesay (who also serves as President of Ban-Faaba in Guinea Bissau), hosted a #WorldSwimDay pool party for the Hermos Unidos para Sempre (Family United Forever) Youth Group of Bairo Militar, Bissau at the Ledger Plaza Hotel. Back in September, Ban-Faaba hosted an educational field trip to the Slave Museum in Cacheu, Guinea Bissau where the youth group were able to go swimming in the Cacheu River.
“As President of Ban-Faaba, we are involved in doing whatever we can to provide opportunities for the youth. As a member of the Guinea Bissau Swim Federation, my concern is to promote swimming and water safety while developing a generation of competitive swimmers in Guinea Bissau. #WorldSwimDay is a perfect opportunity for us to do both” said Mario Ceesay.
Siphiwe Baleka is a MySwimPro Ambassador who recently represented Guinea Bissauews/14-african-swimming-championships at the 14th African Swimming Championships, setting five Guinea Bissau National Records.
