John's Great Shark Madswim

By: John Geddes Dickerson
Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/johns-great-shark-madswim
Date Created: 9 April 2020

Funds Raised:
R 19 452

Fundraising Target:
R 10 000

Personal message

"I will stay out of the water if the sharks stay out of the pub!"

To contribute to Madswimmer childrens' charities, please select the 'donate' button next to the barometer...

Donations

Jan 15, 2018 - R 978.25 Fees covered
"Go mate ........... my absolute pleasure!" - Don Gilbert

Dec 06, 2017 - R 500.00
"a worthy challenge for a determined man" - michael edmunds

Dec 04, 2017 - R 200.00 Fees covered
"Good cause" - Alice Kotze

Dec 04, 2017 - R 100.00 Fees covered
"So proud of you grandpa John love abigail." - Abigail Dickerson

Dec 04, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Good luck John!" - Barry Jessop

Dec 04, 2017 - R 200.00 Fees covered
"Great admiration for the swim and the idea. I can imagine you will all want to try again when the current is behaving well and bluebottles gone home? " - Yvette van Wijk

Dec 02, 2017 - USD $ 38.41 Fees covered
"Well done John, we’re proud of you." - James Mckinnell

Dec 01, 2017 - R 300.00 Fees covered
"100km ... Just unbelievable! Inspiring! " - Gavin Cooper

Dec 01, 2017 - R 1 800.00 Fees covered
"For fuck sake don’t drown!" - Sam and billie

Dec 01, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Thanks John for your effort in raising money for charities. " - Mark Marais

Dec 01, 2017 - R 500.00
"from a junior shark recently of Namibian waters" - Rob Patrick

Nov 30, 2017 - R 200.00 Fees covered
"Give it horns, Ol’ Man River!" - Sam O'Connor

Nov 28, 2017 - R 1 000.00 Fees covered
"cheaper than taking him to lunch, and for a good cause !" - Andre Smalberger

Nov 27, 2017 - R 1 000.00 Fees covered
"Enjoy the warm water! We'll be thinking of you all the way. " - Steffen and Deborah Foster

Nov 27, 2017 - R 500.00
"May the force be with you. :-)" - Ricky

Nov 25, 2017 - R 1 000.00
"Madswimmer? More like insaneswimmer! Stick to the middle of the group- I think sharks tend to feed off the edge of the school. " - David Dickerson

Nov 25, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Best of luck! Respect - I would be too scared!" - Janet Dickerson

Nov 24, 2017 - R 1 000.00 Fees covered
"Good luck John!" - Hedley

Nov 21, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Go you good dog go !!" - KOOS

Nov 18, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Outswim the sharks!" - Glendyr

Nov 18, 2017 - USD $ 75.30 Fees covered
"Can you get shark proof trunks? " - Alison

Nov 17, 2017 - R 300.00 Fees covered
"Crazy but good luck!" - Gail Louw

Nov 17, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"No gripping, just hand offs" - Andy dT

Nov 17, 2017 - R 200.00 Fees covered
"Madness!!" - Belinda

Nov 16, 2017 - R 200.00
"Be strong" - Cathy

Nov 16, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Go Big John!!!!" - Brian & Penny

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"This is a mad swim, alright!" - Stephen Levetan

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Swimming downhill for a change.... " - Abie Spies

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"It's the wrong sharks which get captured. " - Geoff Budlender

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"You're quite mad. I am in awe nonetheless." - Nick Robb

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Best of luck John ! " - Nick Mallett

Nov 15, 2017 - R 473.57
"Stay afloat." - Tim Bucke

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00
"... as a professional courtesy to Sharks" - Peter Hodes

Nov 15, 2017 - R 500.00 Fees covered
"Good luck! " - Barbara

Nov 15, 2017 - USD $ 36.65 Fees covered
"Dinner on Sunday? ;)" - mark van wijk

Statistics

Fundraising target

R 10 000.00

Donations to date

R 19 451.74

Madswimmer.com

Madswimmer is a registered non-profit company consisting of individuals involved with daring open water swims to raise funds for children’s charities. They are established businessmen and women in their own right, but also do these extreme, adventurous swims. Take a look at some previous campaigns here to see how they managed to raise over USD900 000 over the past 13 years.