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Swim Across America Inc., (SAA) is a nonprofit dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention, and treatment. It does so by hosting charity swims and donating the proceeds to a hospital. Since its founding, SAA has granted over $100 million to fund cancer research and clinical trials.
Kara Wolter, 33, of Pinckney, looks on with other swimmers, while details are explained at Swim Across America Motor City Mile at Belle Isle beach in Detroit on July 12, 2024.
In July 2023, Merhige swam a 28.5-mile route around the island of Manhattan in 8 hours and 43 minutes. [2] In 2024, she swam 23 miles from England to France. [3]According to Swim Across America, Merhige had raised a total of $80,000 as of October 2023, with $25,475 being raised in 2023 alone up to that month.
He also served on the International Swimmng Hall of Fame board of directors and provided early guidance to the Swim Across America organization. [ 17 ] Gregg died on September 11, 2024, at the age of 68.
8 February 2024 17:30 Report [dead link ] United States 32–3 Kazakhstan: Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP) Score by quarters: 8–0, 8–0, 9–1, 7–2 Fattal, Steffens 5 Goals: three players 1
[3] [4] A fifteen-time All-American at the University of Florida, Gaberino served as team captain in 1983 and 1984 when the Gators men's swim team won back-to-back NCAA national team championships. [3] Gaberino graduated from Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1984 and his master's degree in business administration in 1988. [2] [5]
In 2011 he helped bring Swim Across America to Dallas and has served as Swim Across America's Dallas Committee's Co-Director. Swim Across America is a nation-wide charitable organization that funds cancer research, largely through the efforts of individuals and teams that gain sponsors to perform an organized swim selected, planned, and staffed ...
She is also a veteran celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America (SAA), a charitable organization that uses former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research, and has participated in SAA events for nine years. [21] Andrews was inducted into the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Athlete" in 1987.