Category: Charity
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Swim Across America supports UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals for the 15th year
The SAA-San Francisco Bay team has raised almost $5 million dollars for fighting children’s cancer at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Hear from the doctors who use these funds to help our patients, learn how they are taking their event virtual in 2020, and jump in if you are inspired!
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![Shelterbox Swimming Challenge | 24 Beaches, 24 Kms, 24 Hrs With Lauren Turner [Podcast]](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/shelterbox-swimming-challenge-24-110x96.jpg "Shelterbox Swimming Challenge | 24 Beaches, 24 Kms, 24 Hrs With Lauren Turner [Podcast]")
Shelterbox Swimming Challenge | 24 Beaches, 24 Kms, 24 Hrs With Lauren Turner [Podcast]
In this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to special guest Lauren Turner about her recent charity swim to raise money for Cornish charity Shelterbox. Lauren swam 1km at 24 different beaches around the South Coast of Cornwall all within 24 hours!! We spoke to her about her journey through swimming, the…
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Thank You Peaks to Portland Swimmers | YMCA of Southern Maine
Our most sincere thanks goes out to all participants of the 2020 Peaks to Portland Virtual Swim to Benefit Kids! This race continues to help more than 10,000 children learn, grow, and thrive at the Y. Participants swam their races in locations spanning the globe, from right here in Casco Bay to as far away…
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Swim for Melissa takes drive-thru fundraising approach
‘Swim For Melissa’ volunteers transformed JayCee Way into a ‘Miracle Mile’.
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Gilbert swim school raising money for Drowning Impact Awareness Month
August is Drowning Impact Awareness Month, and a Gilbert swim school is doing its part by raising money for the cause. Special T-shirts are for sale in the lobby of Swimhaus in Gilbert. Co-owner Jim Gleason says that this month was the perfect time to team up with the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona for their fundraiser. “All proceeds…
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Texas twins offer free swimming lessons to children
As children who have been cooped up indoors seek refuge in the waters this summer, water safety becomes all the more important. That is why twin brothers Torrence and Thurman Thomas of Texas are providing free swimming lessons to kids, years after Thurman himself almost drowned. Janet Shamlian reports.
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Alex Grove Begins Channel Swim for Acorns
Ex-Worcester Warrior’s star Alex Grove has embarked on an epic 16-hour swim across the English Channel for Acorns.
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UCLA Swims for Cancer
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is joining with Swim Across America this year to raise funds for cancer research.