Category: Charity
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A Swim across Lake Ontario for Charity | YourTV Halton
Open water swimmer and lawyer, Robert McGlashan is embarking on a 42km swim across Lake Ontario this Saturday, July 31. McGlashan aims to raise $100-thousand for World Wildlife Fund Canada. McGlashan is starting in Port Dalhousie at 6 am and will end at Glow Beach in Coronation Park, in Oakville, between 8-9:30 pm. For details,…
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Block Island to Jamestown: Man Plans 19-Mile Swim to Raise Money for Clean Ocean Access | WPRI
An endurance swimmer will soon attempt to be the first person to swim 19 miles nonstop from Block Island to Jamestown.
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Next Saturday the 18th Annual “Swim Teal Lake: Benefit for Diabetes” is On | ABC 10 UP
Next Saturday, July 31st, the 18th annual “Swim Teal Lake: Benefit for Diabetes” is on. If you’d like to participate in the iconic swim, registration is open until the morning of. All donations go to the U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network to strengthen diabetes care and support across the U.P. They’ve raised over two hundred thousand…
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Cancer Survivor’s Loch Swimming Challenge In Memory of Sister | STV News
A cancer survivor who lost her sister to the disease is planning to swim in as many lochs as possible to raise money for charity.
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Local Olympian Elizabeth Beisel Plans Swim to Block Island to Raise Money for Cancer Research | WPRI
A North Kingstown native and three-time Olympian is set to be the first woman to swim to Block Island from Point Judith.
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Joy Jarvis Celebrates 10 Years of Swim for Hospice | YourTV Muskoka
Both congratulations and thanks are in order for Joy Jarvis who will be taking on her 10th Swim for Hospice this Sunday in support of Hospice Huntsville. She’ll be swimming a whopping 12km starting at the Town Docks in Huntsville Sunday morning.
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Dave Sanderson is Returning to the Hudson River to Swim with the Navy Seals | Dave Sanderson Speaks
Since April, I have been training for The Navy SEAL Swim and Run. This year’s swim will honor the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and recognize the tenth anniversary of Extortion 17, which involved the tragic loss of a U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying 38 servicemembers and crew, resulting in the…
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Veterans Plan to Swim With Sharks This Fourth of July | WPTV News
Some adrenaline junkies will no doubt enjoy swimming with sharks this Fourth of July.
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City Leader Partners With the Y to Make Swim Lessons Available For Free to Some Louisville Kids | WHAS11
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death in kids ages one to four.