On January 14th the 1st annual Breaststroke 4 Hope swim-a-thon took place at the Purdue University Aquatics Center in West Lafayette Indiana. This one hour unprecedented event teamed up over 160 swimmers (30 teams) from the Greek community and Purdue Swim team to raise money for Breast cancer education and awareness. Participants in this event reached out into their communities to collect lap pledges and flat donations for the cause. Over 1,000 individuals from the Greek community and Purdue campus came out to support this amazing event. Local radio WAZY and BOB-FM entertained the event with music and updates while Jimmy John’s and Speedo supported the crowd with refreshments, raffle prizes, and silent auction items featuring Olympic swim legends. Teams swam over 2,700 laps in the one hour period raising over $(still collecting pledges for total soon to come) for the cause. Most laps completed: 121 Fraternity: Phi Kappa Psi Most dollars raised: Announced at March BMOC Fraternity: TBA
If you were unable to attend our first event, but would like to support this cause, please visit our website. Also if you or your swim club are interested in holding your own Breaststroke 4 Hope event, please contact us at breaststroke4hope@gmail.com. The goal is simple… “To raise money for Breast cancer education and awareness. Remember you know someone… who knows someone… who knows.” Breaststroke 4 Hope.
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