Youth Day is a public holiday on which South Africans remember the young people who lost their lives in the struggle against Apartheid and Bantu Education. In a wider context we celebrate our youth who represent our future. It seems fitting then, that an open water event should be held to celebrate such an occasion.

It is usually a Swim Series tradition is to give back to the community in a meaningful way. The proceeds of the Youth Day swim are donated to The Homestead, an organisation that helps re-integrate street children into communities. The Youth Day Swim in 2016 raised R10,000 for the children’s home, accumulated from swim entry fees and a donation from the Cadiz Financial Strategy Group.