# Updated pool rules poster launches Butlins Swimathon 2004 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/11/28/updated-pool-rules-poster-launches-butlins-swimathon-2004-aid-macmillan-cancer-relief/
- Published: 2003-11-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

![Swimathon poster 2004](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/u11/swimathon_2004_poster.
gif "Swimathon poster 2004")

An updated version of the famous 1970’s Pool Rules poster is being used to promote
the [Butlins Swimathon 2004](http://www.swimathon.org) in aid of Macmillan Cancer
Relief.

## Advertisement

The organisers of the world’s largest swimming fundraising event, ‘Butlins Swimathon’,
carried out a survey with over 200 pool managers across the UK on common concerns
they face when managing their pools. They discovered that today’s poolside complaints
have moved from bans on ‘Bombing and Ducking’ to ‘Thongs are Wrong’.

The poster will be distributed to leisure centres, health clubs and spas across 
the UK to ensure that the 30,000 swimmers taking part in the event next March.

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