When Mark Monson first participated in Swim Across America – Dallas in 2016, he joined because he loved to swim and wanted to support a cause that had impacted family and friends affected by cancer.
What began as a way to give back became deeply personal in January 2022 when Mark was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.
“Before my diagnosis, I supported Swim Across America because of the people in my life who had fought cancer,” said Mark. “After my diagnosis, the swim became much more personal.”
Now 49 and living in Frisco, Texas, Mark is celebrating a milestone that once seemed uncertain: he currently has no evidence of disease.
Mark Munson, Swim Across America – Dallas participant and cancer survivor.
Over the past 10 years, Mark has raised approximately $15,000 for Swim Across America – Dallas. This year, he will once again take part in the annual open water swim on Saturday, September 19 at Lake Rockwall, benefiting Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center.
His experience as both a participant and survivor fuels his commitment to the cause.
“I am motivated to continue raising money because I know precisely where the money goes, and I can see progress being made,” Mark said.
Proceeds from the SAA-Dallas community event are granted to the Texas Cancer Interception Institute (TCII) within Baylor Scott & White. The TCII brings together advanced technology, research and care teams to help detect cancer at its earliest stages — when it is most treatable.
Swim Across America – Dallas community at their event in 2025.
“Fifteen years ago, my diagnosis was a death sentence. At the time I’m writing this, I have no evidence of disease. I want that for everyone who is diagnosed with cancer.”
For Mark, Swim Across America is about more than fundraising. The annual event motivates him to stay active and provides an opportunity to connect with a community united by a common purpose.
“Swim Across America motivates me to keep pushing to be able to swim each year,” he said. “I also enjoy seeing friends there, both old and new.”
As Mark prepares for another Swim Across America – Dallas event, he hopes his story serves as a reminder that every dollar raised helps move cancer research forward and brings hope to patients and families facing a cancer diagnosis.
Annual Open Water Swim Benefits Cancer Research at University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Swim Across America, the national nonprofit organization that makes waves to fight cancer through charity swims across the U.S., will host its eighth annual Swim Across America – Motor City Mile Open Water Swim on Friday, July 10, 2026, at the Belle Isle Beach House, at Oakway and Riverbank Drive, in Detroit. The community swim welcomes swimmers of all ages and skill levels, from first-time open water swimmers to veteran athletes and master swimmers, even some Olympic swimmers join in, with swim options including a quarter-mile, half-mile, 1-mile and 2-mile swim. For those unable to participate in person, a virtual SAA My Way option is also available. Proceeds benefit cancer research at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, where roughly 500 researchers are working to prevent cancer, improve outcomes for those diagnosed and improve quality of life for cancer patients and survivors. To register to swim, volunteer or to support the swim with a tax-deductible donation, visit swimacrossamerica.org/motorcitymile.
“Swim Across America – Motor City Mile is a powerful and inspiring event that brings together swimmers, volunteers, cancer survivors, families and supporters who all share the same goal: making waves to fight cancer,” said Patrick Weiss, one of the event directors of Swim Across America – Motor City Mile, and a cancer survivor himself. “Since our first Detroit swim in 2019, this community has raised more than $600,000 for the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Every swimmer, every volunteer and every donor is helping fund research that can lead to better treatments and more hope for patients and families.”
Each year, Swim Across America – Motor City Mile hosts more than 150 swimmers and volunteers, spectators and supporters, as well as Olympians from near and far, for the annual charity swim at Belle Isle Beach.
The impact of the Motor City Mile can be seen in the research it helps seed. Kyoung Lee, Ph.D., with Rogel Cancer Center, went on to receive a $1.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the role of low oxygen supply in pancreatic cancer. Initial funding for this project was granted by Swim Across America – Motor City Mile and Dr. Lee cites Swim Across America as providing the funding to get the research to where it is today.
“This is exactly why Swim Across America matters,” Patrick Weiss noted. “The funds raised here in Detroit help provide early support for promising research, and that early support can lead to larger grants, new discoveries and progress for cancer patients. It is incredibly meaningful to know that our swimmers and supporters are helping move cancer research forward.”
For swimmer Mary Guyette, of Redford Michigan, the Motor City Mile is deeply personal. She is swimming the 1-mile event in loving memory of her mother and in support of the cancer center that has offered hope to her family and close friends.
“I joined Swim Across America – Motor City Mile to help support the Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan because they have offered hope and support to family and close friends of mine, including my mom,” Mary Guyette said. “This year, I will be participating in the 1-mile swim event, in loving memory of my mom.”
Swimmer Allison Randall of Livonia, Michigan, first participated in Swim Across America – Motor City Mile in 2019, swimming a half-mile in open water for the first time and raising $800. Since then, she has returned each year, committed to swimming and raising as much as she can. This year, her swim has taken on even greater meaning.
“In March, my boyfriend was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor,” Allison Randall shared. “He underwent surgery to remove it, and we later learned it is ATRT, a rare, grade 4 cancer that affects the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. He and his family are now working with an incredible team of doctors, surgeons, nurses and support staff at the University of Michigan hospital to develop the best possible treatment plan. One of the things I’ve always valued most about the Swim Across America – Motor City Mile swim is that funds raised directly support the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, something that now means even more to me. Their mission has three parts: patient care, research and education. This event plays a role in advancing all three.”
Another longtime Swim Across America – Motor City Mile participant, Kara Wolter (Herzfeld), is a metastatic osteosarcoma survivor and the event’s current No. 1 individual fundraiser, having raised more than $5,300 so far for the 2026 swim. Kara was diagnosed in March 2017 at age 26 with bone cancer that began in her left knee and spread to her lungs. Over three years, she underwent six different chemotherapies, multiple biopsies, procedures and surgeries, ultimately losing her left leg above the knee and having six lung wedge resection surgeries to remove tumors in her lungs. Kara has been given the designation of NED — no evidence of disease — for five years and is now a 35-year-old cancer survivor.
“Swimming is one of the few activities that makes me feel normal now, even with the loss of my leg,” Kara said. Kara began swimming at age 10 and now works as an assistant coach for the same swim team where she learned to swim. She has participated in Swim Across America – Motor City Mile for seven years to support the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. “The money that I raise will support the Rogel Cancer Center to further research and treatment options for all different types of cancers,” Kara noted.
Nationally, Swim Across America has raised more than $150 million for cancer research since its founding in 1987 and has helped fund clinical trials that contributed to the FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy medications Keytruda, Opdivo, Yervoy and Tecentriq. In the past year, Swim Across America funded a breakthrough clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering that showed that immunotherapy alone could successfully treat certain types of cancer. The organization also recently awarded two first-of-its-kind gene editing innovation grants to the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, advancing novel CRISPR gene and base editing techniques used in targeted therapies, immunotherapies and cellular therapies. Swim Across America supports more than 60 cancer research projects annually, has eight named Swim Across America labs, and supports work at many of the nation’s leading cancer institutions.
For those interested in swimming, volunteering or donating to the eighth annual Swim Across America – Motor City Mile Open Water Swim on July 10, please visit swimacrossamerica.org/motorcitymile.
Swim Across America, Inc. (SAA) is dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming-related events. With open water and pool swims in 27 communities across the United States – from Nantucket to under the Golden Gate Bridge – Swim Across America, along with the help of thousands of swimmers and volunteers nationwide, and past and current Olympians, is helping find better treatments and a cure for cancer through athleticism, community outreach and direct service. To learn more, visit swimacrossamerica.org.
Read or watch local stories featuring the Swim Across America-Phoenix community to learn about their impact. Learn more about the event and beneficiaries at swimacrossamerica.org/phoenix.
Read or watch local stories featuring the Swim Across America-Martha’s Vineyard community to learn about their impact. Learn more about the event and beneficiaries at swimacrossamerica.org/mv.
Established in 2012, Swim Across America – Tampa Bay has raised more than $2.2 million for its local beneficiaries, including Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Each year, the event proudly hosts more than 250 swimmers, volunteers, spectators and supporters, as well as Olympic swimmers for this inspiring community swim.
Swim Across America – Tampa Bay funding is also helping to bring new hope to children and families facing tough cancer diagnoses by advancing promising pediatric immunotherapy research. Dr. Jonathan Metts, a pediatric hematology oncologistat Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Tampa, in partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center, is the first to bring a promising adult trial into the pediatric setting. Supported by Swim Across America since its pre-clinical phase, the 100% philanthropically funded study has enrolled five pediatric patients with very limited remaining treatment options. Four patients have experienced remarkable responses — early results that exceeded expectations for an early phase study and are already helping refine the treatment for future patients.
“This Swim Across America funded research is helping to expand what is possible for these patients – especially when standard therapy options fall short,” noted Dr. Metts. Only 4% of NIH funding is dedicated to pediatric cancer research, so philanthropic funding really plays a critical role in that it allows innovative studies like this one to move forward, adapt quickly, and reach children who urgently need new options. We are forever grateful for this critical support by Swim Across America and thrilled with the promise of using a child’s own immune system to fight cancer.”
The clinical trial uses tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), which are immune cells that have been taken from the patient’s own tumor, grown into millions of specialized cells, and infused back into the patient. The goal is to help the immune system more effectively identify and eliminate any remaining cancer cells.
“This year is especially meaningful as we celebrate 15 years of making waves to fight cancer here in Tampa Bay,” said Julia Lamb, event director for Swim Across America. “Every swimmer, volunteer and supporter who joins us is helping fund hope for families facing cancer. We are proud to welcome swimmers of all ages and abilities and to support the incredible work being done at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and especially the promising clinical trial work with Dr. Metts.”
One of the event’s current top fundraisers is Margo Smith, captain of Team MargoRita, who is marking her 15th year swimming with Swim Across America.
Margo Smith and members of Team MargoRita passing out Dash the Dolphin plushies at the SAA-Tampa Bay Swim.
“I have been a part of this event since its very beginning, but this year is especially important to me,” said Margo Smith. “I am swimming in honor of two loved ones close to me who are battling cancer. One of them thankfully has many treatment options, including some fairly new treatments. Swim Across America funds research to find these new treatment options and I have seen the tangible results of these efforts. We are all touched by cancer at some point and need to find new treatments for those dear to us.”
Another inspiring swimmer is Wyatt Deaton, age 15, who is swimming in honor of his mother, Michelle Deaton, a breast cancer survivor. Wyatt has been swimming in the Swim Across America – Tampa Bay swim since he was in elementary school. His mom Michelle was diagnosed in 2018 at age 45 with a rare form of breast cancer called secretory carcinoma, a disease once known as juvenile carcinoma because it was more commonly found in children. Wyatt was just 7 years old at the time his mom was diagnosed.
“I’m swimming with Swim Across America for my mom, who means the world to me,” said Wyatt. “When I was 8 years old, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Watching her fight, stay strong, and never give up changed me forever. Today, she is a breast cancer survivor, and I am so proud to swim in her honor. Swimming has always been a big part of my life, and this swim gives me a way to turn something I love into something that truly matters. Every lap I swim helps fund cancer research, support patients, and brings hope to families just like mine. I swim for her. I swim for hope.”
“‘You have cancer’ are three words you never want to hear – and to have to tell your seven-year-old son that is especially hard,” said Michelle Deaton. “Wyatt was so young when I was diagnosed, but he immediately started thinking about what he could do to help me get better. Raising money for Swim Across America and for pediatric cancer research was the challenge he was looking for — and needed — at that moment.”
Michelle added, “I just love, love, love Swim Across America and all it stands for. I talk about the work that Swim Across America supports everywhere I go and to everyone. I’m Swim Across America’s biggest fan and I love that our family can be a part of such a great event that impacts the lives of so many. I’m a true believer that when you put your mind to something, it might not be easy, but I’m blessed as I have gone through something tough like a cancer diagnosis, and it made me realize even more how miraculous our bodies really are.”
The Tampa Bay swim also includes participants like Chris Liu, who is swimming in memory of his father, whose life was deeply connected to swimming before he sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2024.
“Swimming played an important role throughout my dad’s life, from teaching my brother and me to swim when we were toddlers, to swimming alone every weekend morning before the family was awake,” said Liu. “It was certainly painful for my dad when he realized that his swimming days would be cut short when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I can’t pinpoint one specific reason why I decided to join Swim Across America — maybe it’s to continue his legacy as a swimmer, maybe it’s to raise money for a cause that impacted my family, or maybe it’s to find closure with his passing. Regardless, this event hit home for me on so many levels that it would have felt wrong to pass on the opportunity.”
Swim Across America – Tampa Bay will hold its 15th annual open water swim on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at SPA Beach at the St. Pete Pier, 600 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, Florida. The event welcomes swimmers of all ages and skill levels to help make waves to fight pediatric cancer, with proceeds benefitting Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Participants may choose froma 1/2-mile, 1-mile, or 2-mile swim course and children 8-years-old and younger can participate in a fun Dolphin Dash by swimming a short distance along the beach under supervision. There is also a “SAA My Way,” virtual option for athletes who are unable to participate in-person on May 9th. For registration and volunteer opportunities (land and water), or to support the swim with a tax-deductible donation, visit swimacrossamerica.org/tampa.
Hundreds of swimmers and volunteers are getting ready to dive in and make waves to fight cancer at the 10th annual Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah open water swim on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Night Heron Park, on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. The event raises crucial funds for cancer research at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Swimmers of all ages and skill levels are invited to take part in the annual Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah open water swim. Participants can swim a 1/2-mile or 1.5-mile open water swim, or participate in a same-day pool swim. For those not able to be there in-person, a SAA My Way virtual option is available. For registration and volunteer opportunities (volunteer on the land or water), or to support the swim with a tax-deductible donation, visit swimacrossamerica.org/charleston.
The SAA-Charleston-Kiawah community after the 2025 open water swim.
Established in 2017, Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah has raised more than $600,000 for its beneficiary, Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Each year, the event proudly hosts more than 150 swimmers, volunteers, spectators and supporters, as well as Olympians from near and far, for this inspiring community swim.
“The Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah open water swim is one of the most inspiring events you will ever attend,” said Jana Chanthabane, event director of the Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah open water swim. “The gathering of so many families and individuals who are honoring those who have been touched by cancer, whether they are survivors, currently battling, or have lost someone, is truly incredible. The feeling of wanting to make a change and to do something for those who have experienced cancer is huge.”
Chanthabane knows firsthand the impact of raising funds for cancer research. She is a breast cancer survivor who has been cancer-free for 13 years. She was diagnosed in 2013 at the young age of 35 while raising three young children. Her personal journey is one of the reasons she has remained deeply committed to Swim Across America and its mission.
To support Jana, her family is swimming and volunteering with Team Chanthabanes Cheating Cancer. Jana’s daughter Ella Chanthabane notes that 2026 represents a powerful milestone.
“2026 marks Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah’s 10-year anniversary, and for me and my mom, that means 10 years of commitment to the mission,” said Ella Chanthabane. “Commitment to fighting cancer, making waves, and honoring those we’ve lost, as well as survivors like my mom, is really incredible. We got involved because, like everyone, we had been touched by cancer. We stayed because we believe in the Swim Across America mission and the work being done to support MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, where my mom was treated for breast cancer.”
Jana and Ella Chanthabane, pictured at the 2025 SAA-Motor City Mile open water swim.
Among this year’s participants is John Rhodes with Team Axes Endurance Club, who participates in memory of his father and in honor of many others affected by cancer. “I am passionate about Swim Across America and dedicate my time in memory of my father, John Rhodes, who was diagnosed with skin, prostate and thyroid cancer,” said John Rhodes. “In 2001, I began getting skin cancer screenings due to my father’s extensive skin cancer diagnosis and was found to have a basal cell carcinoma, which was successfully removed. Many other friends and family have been diagnosed with cancer, and Swim Across America’s goal of beating cancer through advancements in treatments has already resulted in the saving of many lives around the world. Without Swim Across America’s early-stage funding, researchers are not able to conduct trials that can lead to breakthroughs that save lives.”
Another returning swimmer is Ellen Sullivan with the team Pawleys Island Freestylers, who is taking part in her fourth Swim Across America event. “My journey with Swim Across America began four years ago when my high school swim coach and Olympic swimmer, Craig Beardsley, invited me to support the Kiawah event,” said Ellen Sullivan. “Since then, I have lost both my beloved mother and father to cancer. A close friend has bravely battled and triumphed over her own diagnosis, and my dear colleague continues to fight courageously against recurring cancer. These personal experiences have given me even more reason to swim. I swim to make a difference.”
Sullivan’s teammate Stefanie Whitmire, also with Team Pawleys Island Freestylers, is swimming as both a survivor and an advocate for others facing the disease. “I joined Swim Across America for so many reasons,” said Stefanie Whitmire. “I have many friends who have fought cancer, and this year, I am also swimming for myself. I have never been as scared as when I found out I had cancer — especially when it was a rare cancer. The news was unexpected and came right before Christmas. My surgeons and doctors were amazing. They saw me through two major surgeries, six months of chemotherapy and continued monitoring. I learned so much about my inner strength, my faith and my determination. I want to give back and support the research that will fight cancer. I want others to see there is hope and life in the darkness.”
Irene Row with Team West Ashley Whales is also swimming for a loved one. Her husband, Michael, was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in 2017 and continues to fight the disease. “My husband, Michael, was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in 2017, and he has been fighting this disease ever since,” said Row. “We both have family members and friends with other forms of cancer, and some of them have passed away. Michael found out about Swim Across America in 2018 and we both love that it raises money for a worthy cause — funding much-needed cancer research.”
Another standout returning team is Team Baucom, led by Barry Baucom of Kiawah, along with his wife Louise and son Ryan, who happens to be vice president of marketing for Swim Across America. The family has raised more than $60,000 over the past ten years to support cancer research and clinical trials at Hollings Cancer Center.
Team Baucom at the 2025 SAA-Charleston-Kiawah open water swim.
The funds raised by Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah support cancer research and clinical trials at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, with funds currently supporting both the Ferreira Lab, dedicated to designing and developing engineered immune cell therapies for autoimmune disease, cancer and aging, as well as a pediatric brain cancer grant.
Nationally, Swim Across America has raised more than $150 million for cancer research since its founding in 1987 and has helped fund clinical trials that contributed to the FDA-approved cancer immunotherapy medications Keytruda, Opdivo, Yervoy and Tecentriq. In the past year, Swim Across America funded a breakthrough clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering that showed that immunotherapy alone could successfully treat certain types of cancer. The organization also recently awarded two first-of-its-kind gene editing innovation grants to the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, advancing novel CRISPR gene and base editing techniques used in targeted therapies, immunotherapies and cellular therapies. Swim Across America supports more than 60 cancer research projects annually, has eight named Swim Across America labs, and supports work at many of the nation’s leading cancer institutions.For those interested in swimming, volunteering or donating at the 10th annual Swim Across America – Charleston-Kiawah open water swim on June 6, 2026, visit swimacrossamerica.org/charleston, or follow on Instagram and Facebook @saacharlestonkiawah.
Swimming a one-mile open water swim is challenging, but swimming a one-mile open water swim with cancer is nothing short of remarkable. David Lemley is one of those remarkable people.
David, with his wife, Janie, swam at the 2024 SAA-Seattle open water swim, while fighting plasma cell leukemia.
David, 65, first participated in Swim Across America – Seattle in 2021 supporting his wife, Janie’s, team “InMemory”, named for the loved ones she lost to cancer. Over the years, their team has raised more than $8,000. It wasn’t until this year that David’s understanding of cancer became very personal.
“Last year, I really struggled to finish the swim,” said David. “The reason being, unbeknownst to us at the time, that I was fighting plasma cell leukemia, a very rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.”
This may seem like a rare occurrence, but often Swim Across America participants become fighters of their own cancer battles, giving their involvement a new meaning and a sense of urgency.
“Swim Across America is extremely important to help fund urgent and necessary research in order to help more people become cancer survivors. SAA gives hope to those, like myself, who are fighting the cancer battle right now,” shared David.
David’s stem cells were harvested at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, the beneficiary of the SAA-Seattle swim.
Swim Across America’s guiding principle is that money raised local stays in each community. In Seattle, all proceeds from community events support immunotherapy clinical trials and cancer research at Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
Participants that fundraise know that the funds they raise will support their community to help people they may know, or in David’s case, his own treatment. Despite being a fundraiser year after year, David never imagined he would become a direct recipient of the treatment himself and hundreds of other swimmers help support.
After receiving his diagnosis in November 2024, David was thrown into a new world of hospital visits and chemotherapy treatment. As he prepared for his double stem cell transplant at the VA Medical Center near his hometown, David had his first visit to Fred Hutch Cancer Center (FHCC).
“I was at the VA for 13 days and then headed to Fred Hutch for the incredible procedure of Apheresis, where they harvest 17 million of my stem cells. Janie and I wore our Swim Across America t-shirts to commemorate this very special day,” said David.
David and Janie proudly wore their Swim Across America shirts during David’s stay at FHCC.
“On Monday, May 5th, I celebrated my new ‘birthday’ with the first transplant of approx. 8.5 million of my own stem cells,” said David.
After 16 days in the hospital following the procedure, David was released to go home to rest and recover before his second stem cell procedure on June 9.
For the Lemley family, participating in this year’s SAA-Seattle has a deeper meaning.
“Now, more than ever, we are committed to raising money for our amazing Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center!” said David.
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Michelle Deaton Swim Across America – Tampa Hometown: Wesley Chapel, Florida 2 years supporting Swim Across America Age: 50
Michelle Deaton has a lot to celebrate this year and she wanted to mark the occasion by doing something she had never done before.
“I turned 50 in March and I’m five years cancer free! What better way to celebrate than with a two-mile swim with Wyatt!”
Last year, Michelle was a proud supporter of her son, Wyatt, who swam 2 miles in the 2022 Swim Across America – Tampa event. He raised nearly $6,000 in her honor. This year, they are training – and raising funds – together. What makes their swim even more special is that the event falls on Mother’s Day weekend.
“I’m so excited that my mom is training to swim with me,” said Wyatt. “She keeps telling me she will swim faster than me and beat me back to the beach. I’m just proud that she is cancer-free, just celebrated her 50th birthday on March 26, and is going to be my swim partner for Swim Across America.”
Michelle is cancer-free but that doesn’t mean she will stop supporting Swim Across America. She is likely one of our most enthusiastic participants!
“I just love, love, love Swim Across America and all it stands for,” said Michelle Deaton. “I talk about the work that Swim Across America supports everywhere I go and to everyone. I’m Swim Across America’s biggest fan. I’m thrilled to be able to swim and be a part of such a great event that impacts the lives of so many. I’m a true believer that when you put your mind to something, it might not be easy, but I’m blessed as I have gone through something tough like a cancer diagnosis, and it made me realize even more how miraculous our bodies really are.”
Swim Across America has raised $100 million since its inception in 1987 to support cancer research and clinical trials across the U.S. Please contact Jeni Howard at jhoward@jhowardpr.com for media inquiries.
In 2020, Swim Across America transitioned from open water swims to fun and exciting virtual challenges in each city. We’re highlighting some of the best ‘Making Waves to Fight Cancer’ stories with Swim Across America this year!
Swim Across America is finding ways to continuing supporting local beneficiaries during this challenging time. Local leadership has been donating meals to selfless healthcare workers at our beneficiary institutions as they continue putting themselves at risk to serve and protect all of us during this crisis. Our unwavering commitment to support our beneficiaries remains, and now more than ever we stand by each of them.
SAA – Houston
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Swim Across America – Houston treated the Pediatric and Brain & Spine Teams at MD Anderson Cancer Center to lunch as a way to express their sincerest appreciation for their service.
SAA – Dallas
Innovative Clinical Trials Center – Baylor Scott & White Health
A big thumbs up from Dr. Becerra after the Swim Across America – Dallas team brought “Taco Tuesday” to the staff of the Swim Across America Innovative Clinical Trials Center at Baylor Scott & White Health.
SAA – San Francisco Bay
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
SAA – San Francisco Bay provided their beneficiary and partners UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals with a nutritious breakfast last week to thank them for their continued efforts in supporting the Survivors of Childhood Cancer Program. Thanks to our friends Checkers Catering & Special Events for providing the scrumptious breakfast to these Capeless Heroes!!
SAA – Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Swim Across America – Atlanta had Chick-Fil-A cookies dropped off for the past and present medical staff who have been funded by Swim Across America to show our appreciation for all of their hard work. They returned the love with some fun photos with their cookies.
SAA – Long Island Sound
NY Presbyterian Hospital &
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Swim Across America – Long Island Sound has been busy reaching out to their beneficiaries and scheduling these meal drop-offs. The SAA – LIS team brought breakfast to the nurses at the front line in the Urgent Care Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering. They also provided lunch to the ICU team at NY Presbyterian Hospital.
A huge thank you to all healthcare workers for your courage and unselfish commitment to patients and the communities you serve!
Swim Across America 