77-year-old Tony Linossi swam 50 metres to collect more than $1500 for a Rotary program providing special nets to people overseas to protect them from malaria-carrying mosquitoes.– Shaun Inguanzo
DANDENONG’S Tony Linossi donned his Speedos for charity and hit the waters of the Dandenong Oasis earlier this month to raise funds for an initiative to combat malaria overseas.
The 77-year-old collected monetary sponsorships and swam a 50-metre lap at the Oasis as part of Rotary’s World Swim for Malaria.
Mr Linossi, a member of the Rotary Club of Dandenong, collected $1530 to donate to Rotary’s international malaria program which is supplying special nets to parts of the world where malaria is rife to protect and shelter people from malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
Mr Linossi said he found the swim quite exhausting.
“I am 77 years young,” he proclaimed, “and I haven’t swam for years.
“But I did a little bit, I think one lap, and when I was finished I was exhausted.”
