Back row (left to right): Neil Drury, Oliver Taylor, Finola Fennell, Philippe de Gentile-Williams, Louise Conroy, Julian Davies, Paul Henson. Front row: James E. Hughes-Hallett, Austin Ellis, Sarah Irving, Joe Ackland

A team of 11 hardy oarsmen braved a cold September's afternoon to represent the Swire group at a fundraising dragon boat race organised by the shipping industry in London last year. Representatives from Swire Bulk, James Finlay and John Swire & Sons Limited took to the water at the London Docklands Aquacentre against 23 other teams. The Swire team came in a respectable third after a few pre-match training sessions. They also raised just under £6,000 for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.