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City Swim raises record of over €3 million for Amsterdam canals
Amsterdam City Swim raised a record 3 million euros after 3,300 participants - another record for the event - dove into Amsterdam's canals on Sunday. All the money raised will go towards further research of the fatal neurodegenerative disease ALS, as well as related PLS and PSMA.
The City Swim through the Amsterdam canals raised a record amount of over 3 million euros this afternoon. That is significantly more than the amount raised last year, when 1.7 million was collected for research into the disease ALS. A record number of 3,300 participants took part in the 2-kilometer swim from the Keizersgracht to the Marineterrein near the National Maritime Museum. Earlier in the day, there was a shorter 750-meter swim for child…
For some, it is a sporting challenge; for others, a tribute to a loved one. During the Amsterdam City Swim on Sunday, more than three thousand participants jumped into the water to raise money for research into the muscle disease ALS.
Fortunately, the sun was shining when more than 3,000 people jumped into the Amsterdam canals today for the Amsterdam City Swim. Celebrities such as Beau van Erven Dorens (55), Marieke Elsinga (40) and Monic Hendrickx (59) also dived into the water to raise money for the muscle disease ALS.
Every year, a number of people who themselves suffer from ALS also participate in the City Swim. One of them is Arjen van de Merwe, a former community police officer from West. Today, he was towed through the canals in a small boat by his friends from the police. Arjen van de Merwe received his diagnosis two years ago, after he started experiencing problems with his hands and a tremor in his face a year earlier. "The moment you hear that defini…
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