Half A Million Reasons To Make Waves To Fight Cancer
Kerry Anderson and Jacque’ Lang, Co-Event Directors of the Swim Across America Greenwich – Stamford Open Water Swim helped motivate a relatively small number of people and teams to raise over US$505,000 in their charity swim for Swim Across America. “Thank you to everyone for helping make this year’s Swim Across America – Greenwich – Stamford event the best one yet on behalf of the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy.
It was another perfect and very calm day in Long Island Sound. 186 swimmers took the plunge and swam either a half mile, 1.5 miles, 3 miles, or 5 miles into the refreshing Sound. Over 85 volunteers along with kayakers and boaters supported their efforts to “Make Waves to Fight Cancer.” This year we had 17 teams participate. Our top team this year – Team College – raised over US$142,000! Other STRONG showings were made by Peter’s Defeaters with US$36,000 and Kicking Cancer for Karen, Chris and Friends with over US$27,000, Team CureAtors with US$23,000 and Team Interns with over US$21,000! Amazing...”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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