SWIM ACROSS AMERICA – TAMPA BAY IN THE NEWS

Read or watch local stories featuring the Swim Across America-Tampa Bay community to learn about their impact. Learn more about the event and beneficiary, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, at swimacrossamerica.org/tampa.

Swim Across America Blog – SAASwim.com

Breast Cancer Survivor Finds an Inspiring Way to Mark Two Milestones

Suncoast News Network TV

Tampa mother and son swimming for cancer research

Spectrum 9 News TV

Tampa Breast Cancer Survivor Trains With Son for 2-Mile Swim

ABC Action News

Wesley Chapel mom, son plan to swim 2 miles to raise money for cancer research

Yahoo! Life

Mother, son join Swim Across America for cancer research

Tampa Beacon

Wesley Chapel mother-son duo to swim for cancer research

ABC Action News

Wesley Chapel mother and son swim for a cure

WFTS-TV Spot on Florida

(ABC Action News story) Wesley Chapel mother and son swim for a cure

WFTS-TV Spot on Florida (Video)

VIDEO: Wesley Chapel mother and son swim for a cure

WTSP-TV 10 Tampa Bay

Mother celebrates being cancer free by swimming at Swim Across America event with son

WTVT-TV FOX13 News at Noon

Wesley Chapel Cancer Survivor shares a special afternoon with her son

Swim Across America Posts 2018 Schedule

Swim Across America is excited to announce  its 2018 open water schedule. After a record-setting 2017 that saw $4.8 million granted to cancer research, SAA will be expanding to 18 full-scale open water charity swims. Denver and Richmond join the fold as new swims and Charleston-Kiawah will expand from its original clinic/short-distance concept. Check out the schedule below, register and help SAA #makewaves to fight cancer in 2018! Direct link is here.

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SAA – Tampa Hits $1 Million Donated to Moffitt Cancer Center

Unsafe ocean conditions moved SAA – Tampa to the indoor pool. The event still made waves for Moffitt Cancer Center and raise over $200,000 to fight cancer and hit the $1 million cumulative fundraising mark.

Enjoy video from the event below and thanks to all participants, volunteers and donors for helping achieve such an impressive total! See everyone at Clearwater Beach in 2018!

Hard SAA Work Pays Off at Beneficiary Check Presentations

Swim Across America celebrated the end of the year across the country by presenting checks to our esteemed beneficiaries. Here is a collection of smiling faces as the hard fundraising work is now seeing its impact multiplied in the fight against cancer.

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SAA – Tampa at Moffitt Cancer Center

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SAA – Dallas at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center

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SAA – Nantucket at Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Palliative and Support Care of Nantucket

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SAA – Seattle at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

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SAA – Baltimore at The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins