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Speaker 1: I'm talking about the Waterfront Canal Challenge, which is actually

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Speaker 1: the only timed canal swim on the continent. Of Africa,

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Speaker 1: several times before, but I always like to be able

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Speaker 1: to remind you that it's happening for two reasons. One

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Speaker 1: Rotary Club of the Waterfront, whose past district governor June

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Speaker 1: this year's event. June, lovely to have you with us.

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Speaker 2: Welcome, Ah, thanks thanks for having us.

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Speaker 1: It's a pleasure to again you too. A canal environment

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Speaker 1: obviously far more protected than the open ocean, but water

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Speaker 2: So last year we started then blistering rain with wind

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Speaker 1: So Saturday, the eighteenth of April is the date you

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Speaker 1: need to pray for sunshine, everybody. Please. Let's let's talk

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Speaker 1: about a couple of the logistics involved here. Firstly, June,

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Speaker 1: the people doing the swimming, and it's it's always a

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Speaker 2: You know, people from all hawks of life are good swimmers.

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Speaker 2: You know, what can I say people who have done

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Speaker 2: Why is so unique people, is that it brings all

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Speaker 2: But you know, the sponsors that we've had come in

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Speaker 1: We will all join you in a hoping for that.

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Speaker 2: Bex thank you to the VNA Waterfront to provide big

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Speaker 2: them to a Waterfront Canal Challenge website www. Waterfront Canal Challenge.

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Speaker 2: All the information is actually on the Waterfront Canal Challenge website.

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Speaker 2: If they want to look at our projects, please go

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Speaker 2: to our website Waterfront foretry so waterfront forty dot org.

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Speaker 2: Well, one thing we can tellue is that they actually

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Speaker 1: I can vouch for that myself, June, having taken more

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Speaker 1: though I hadn't meant to. June Webber, thanks so much

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Speaker 1: for joining us to fill us in on this year's

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Speaker 1: Waterfront Canal Challenge. We hope it's going to be well supported.

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Speaker 1: Ticket prices ranging from three hundred to four hundred rand

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Speaker 1: depending on which event you swimming in. Please book on

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Speaker 1: web tickets and you need to register by the eleventh

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Speaker 1: of April. And if you're not going to swim yourself,

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Speaker 1: please consider going down to support the swimmers on Saturday

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Speaker 1: the eighteenth June. Last question, what time should people be

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Speaker 2: Okay, so the official opening is that at City A.

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Speaker 1: Key thing to remember is the start time is eight thirteen.

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Speaker 1: It's the morning of Saturday, the eighteenth of April and

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Speaker 1: June Weber, thank you so much for joining us to

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Speaker 1: fill us in on all those details. Dune the past

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Speaker 1: district governor of the Rotary Club of Waterfront. They're the

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Speaker 1: main beneficiary of this event and for more information, please

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Speaker 1: visit Waterfront Canal Challenge, dot co, dot Surday