This is the Rapenburg Race
The Rapenburg Race is an annual swimming competition that raises money to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injury. Every year hundreds of people swim 800 meters through the most beautiful canal in the city. Last year we raised no less than 112,500 euros!
The finish is at the KOG on the Steenschuur, where there is live music, food, drinks and lots of fun all day long. Every year we hold a pitch day before the race at which various projects from rehabilitation and research institutes are presented. We select a few from these projects for which we will raise money that year. This year these are the projects of the University Neurosurgical Center Holland (UNCH), the Sint Maartenskliniek and Project MARCH.
Watch the videos below to get an impression of the daily life of a spinal cord injury patient and the importance of further research for the best possible recovery after an accident.