{"id":257470,"date":"2017-05-24T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=257470"},"modified":"2017-05-24T05:50:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:50:37","slug":"melanie-marshall-adam-peaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/melanie-marshall-adam-peaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaty, Adlington, Marshall Launch Zambia5050 Campaign for Under-Privileged Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trio of British Olympians – Adam Peaty<\/strong>, Rebecca Adlington<\/strong> and Melanie Marshall<\/strong> have come\u00a0together for the Zambia5050 campaign. The event will be supported\u00a0by the Perfect Day Foundation, of which Marshall is a patron.<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal of the campaign\u00a0is to raise \u00a350,000 through 50 hours of sport participation. Shortly after the completion of the 2017 FINA World Championships, the trio will travel to Zambia on August 14 to begin the five-day fundraiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each day, the volunteers will participate in 10 hours of sport. According to<\/span> Swim England<\/a>, the sports include\u00a0netball, football, basketball, volleyball and then a grueling triathlon on the final day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Please please please get behind this! Going to a very hard challenge but all going to an amazing cause! ?? https:\/\/t.co\/RLbCyQcspu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Adam Peaty (@adam_peaty) May 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Marshall, the 2014 Swimming World<\/em> International Coach of the Year<\/a>, has been a long-time member\u00a0of this cause as this will be\u00a0the twelfth year for the “Volunteer Zambia” project. On previous trips, the volunteer team has helped teach sports, create athletic facilities and raise money for the continuation of sport progression in Zambia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n