F rom a very young age, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor dreamt of winning a medal at the Olympics – and her

dreams came true in 2016 in Rio, when she took a Silver Medal in the 200 Individual Medley at the age of just 20. She is now one of Great Britain’s most successful female swimmers, winning World Championship Gold and ranked number two in the world. So we are thrilled that Siobhan-Marie is supporting The WDC BIG Splash Swim 2018.

Siobhan-Marie says: “The BIG Splash Swim is a great way to get fit, have fun and improve your swimming, while raising money to help protect whales and dolphins at the same time. I sometimes practice swimming for up to four hours a day, but it really doesn’t matter how far or

how fast you can swim because you choose the distance for your swimming challenge. And, if you’re a member of a swimming club, ask your coach to get the whole team involved too and really make a BIG Splash for whales and dolphins.”

“I’m asking every young swimmer to join WDC’s BIG Splash Swim 2018 – let’s dive in to make a big splash and raise as much money as possible for whales and dolphins.”

BIG Splash Swim 2018 JOIN THE

WIN!Our top fundraiser will receive a £50 Konfidence

voucher to spend at www.konfidence.co.uk and a signed copy of Erich Hoyt’s fantastic

new book Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. The next four top fundraisers

will win a copy of Erich’s encyclopedia. Surprise prizes to be won too!

Get some Olympic inspiration from our friend Siobhan-Marie and use your paddle power to celebrate 30 years of WDC helping whales and dolphins

DIVE INFor more information or to sign up, go to whales.org/bigsplash or email events@whales.orgWe’ll send you information, a badge and a sponsorship form to get you started, and lots of ideas to help you with your fundraising - plus some top swimming tips too!

In addition, every swimming club that raises over

£300 will receive a complimentary year’s whale or dolphin adoption.