Girls, get able to make a splash throughout Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month, as a result of the 2025 version of Secret Swim is simply across the nook.
Organised by ILoveBoobies – a Cape City-based, non-profit charity that goals to offer breast most cancers screenings – the eighth annual Secret Swim is the place girls throughout South Africa come collectively for a enjoyable morning of swimming, picnicking and good vibes.
Additionally, it’s a time to honour breast most cancers survivors, pay tribute to these we’ve misplaced and present assist to the ladies who’re presently battling the illness.
SECRET SWIM: WHEN AND WHERE?
The occasion begins at 7:30 subsequent Saturday, 11 October 2025. It’s anticipated to finish roughly at 9:00.
It is going to be hosted at 18 beach-, dam- and pool-based venues throughout the nation. Have a look:
Japanese Cape: East London, Gqeberha and Port Alfred.
Backyard Route: George and Plettenberg Bay.
Gauteng: Centurion.
KwaZulu-Natal (North, South and East Coasts): Ballito, Howick, Kloof, Margate, Pennington and Richards Bay.
Mpumalanga: Hazyview.
Northern Cape: Upington.
Western Cape: Atlantic Seaboard, Bloubergstrand, False Bay and Helderberg.
When you’ve secured a gap on your chosen location, you’ll obtain a pin to the precise swim spot at 23:59 on Friday, 10 October 2025, through e-mail and SMS.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Contributors will meet at their respective Secret Swim places. Registration will happen at 7:30, after which you may get some non permanent tattoos and pose for pre-swim selfies.
At 7:45, there might be a welcome speak and security briefing. A gaggle photograph will comply with, the place you’ve got the choice to pose topless (from behind, after all).
At 8:00, it’s time to hit the waters! You’ll be able to swim solo, float about with your pals or take a fast dip – the necessary factor is that you simply’re snug and having enjoyable.
Feminine lifeguards might be on obligation in the course of the occasion. As on your private belongings, bag-watchers will take care of them for you.
When you’ve had your swim, be at liberty to mingle with different contributors over a picnic (you should definitely convey some snacks and scorching drinks on the day) earlier than the gatherings disperse.
SECRET SWIM: MAKING BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS POSSIBLE
The occasion is open to girls of all ages who’ve been affected by breast most cancers in numerous capacities or who need to present their assist.
The entry price prices R200. All proceeds from the Secret Swim gatherings will go in the direction of funding free breast most cancers screenings for 1 000 girls in underserved South African communities.
To safe your home within the Secret Swim, or for extra details about ILoveBoobies’ mission, go to their web site at iloveboobies.co.za.
