{"id":2050,"date":"2025-06-06T11:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/countdown-to-the-2025-oceans-8-charity-swim\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:38:24","slug":"countdown-to-the-2025-oceans-8-charity-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/countdown-to-the-2025-oceans-8-charity-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the 2025 Oceans 8 Charity Swim!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oceans 8 Charity Swim returns to Vetch\u2019s Beach, Durban, from 14 to 16 June, and 1-Mile competitors now stand the chance to win a Stanley Quencher and a REVIVE Electrolyte mixed pack! This epic, open-water swim is founded by charities for charities, with the 1-Mile creating a sustainable flow of funding for 10 deserving KZN NPOs.<\/p>\n<p>Nicci Carvalho, event spokesperson, explains: \u201c1-Mile entrants must raise R800 for charities \u2013 which is just R100 from 8 people! You\u2019ll be surprised how quickly friends, family, and colleagues rally around you when they hear what you\u2019re doing and why. The Oceans 8 community is packed with swimmers of all levels, from age 12 to 70+, coming together for a shared cause. There\u2019s no pressure, just support and celebration. If you\u2019re able to swim, you\u2019re able to make a difference!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Online entries close Thursday, 12 June, but swimmers can still sign up on the day at Vetch\u2019s Beach. Don\u2019t miss the chance to enter, make a difference, and stand a chance to win!<\/p>\n<p>Enter the 1-Mile swim now at www.oceans8swim.co.za. For more information, contact info@oceans8swim.co.za, and keep updated on the event and giveaway by following @oceans8_charityswim on Instagram and Oceans 8 Swim on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: Agnes Matladi from <strong>Olivia Jones Communications<\/strong><strong> on behalf of <\/strong><strong>Ocean8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>MyPR<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oceans 8 Charity Swim returns to Vetch\u2019s Beach, Durban, from 14 to 16 June, and 1-Mile competitors now stand the chance to win a Stanley Quencher and a REVIVE Electrolyte mixed pack! This epic, open-water swim is founded by charities for charities, with the 1-Mile creating a sustainable flow of funding for 10 deserving &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic","date":"2025-06-06T10:52:28+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lqwo5flcfr26","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:revymtt5qssww7e7avbruzic\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lqwo5flcfr26\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicsu7dm2lu23b4hmcgnfjlni2icjy36zu4b4zcltotv6iexiio3bu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreibdeklyguekfwns4vjt72kpa3clvwsf5j6j4yzzdkvwqm27s3qptu\",\"rev\":\"3lqwo5flp3z26\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"republication-tracker-tool-hide-widget":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["type-post","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}