Unselfish Swimmers Raise Money For Charities
As more swimmers take to the water, more monies are raised for a number of causes. From the ubiquitous Polar Bear Swims in December and January where hundreds or thousands of people participate in a cold-water dip to channel swimmers, the charitable efforts of swimmers is renowned. In the English Channel with the Channel Swimming Association, there have been a number of individuals whose efforts have raised significant funds.
Among the heavy-hitters who have raised at least US$100,000 are the following:
1. Sunny Lowry (2003), £3.5 million for the Victoria Baths, Manchester
2. David Walliams (2006), £1 million for Sport Relief
3. Chris Stockdale, $300,000 for various charities
4. Anne Steele (2007), £150,000 for Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia
5. Tri 4 life Teams A and B (2006), £100,000 for Stick n Step, Liverpool Heartbeat and Brit Heart Foundation
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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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