Be part of the thirty third annual Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound open water swim to make waves to battle most cancers on Saturday, July 26, 2025. This enjoyable and galvanizing occasion attracts greater than 800 swimmers, volunteers, supporters and spectators, and is Swim Throughout America’s largest open water swim within the U.S. With swim lengths of 2K, 5K and 10K, plus a 1/2-mile pool swim on July 26, the swim has an occasion for everybody. There are additionally a further eight pool swims beginning June 27 and operating by way of August 2 at space golf equipment which are KIDS Swimming FOR KIDS in help of pediatric most cancers analysis. Established in 1992, Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound is closing in on elevating a file $30 million {dollars} for its native New York beneficiaries, together with Memorial Sloan Kettering Most cancers Heart, Columbia College Most cancers Heart, Most cancers Assist Group and Weill Cornell Medical Heart. Register to swim, volunteer or donate at swimacrossamerica.org/longislandsound.
This yr’s Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound occasion contains its giant open water swim on July 26, that could be a point-to-point swim leaving from the Larchmont Yacht Membership and swimming to the Larchmont Shore Membership. There are additionally eight extra pool swims at:
The New York Athletic Membership in Pelham, New York (June 27).
Westchester Nation Membership in Rye, New York (July 12).
Orienta Seashore Membership in Mamaroneck, New York (July 19).
Chappaqua S&T Membership in Chappaqua, New York (July 20).
Coveleigh Membership in Rye, New York (July 23).
Scarsdale Golf Membership in Hartsdale, New York (July 24).
Larchmont Shore Membership in Larchmont (July 26 along side the open water swim).
Lake Isle Membership in Eastchester, New York (August 2).
Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound KIDS Swimming FOR KIDS program raises funds particularly for pediatric most cancers analysis. Solely 4% of most cancers funding is directed in direction of pediatric most cancers analysis and Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound is attempting to alter that by donating 20% of all proceeds from this yr’s swim to pediatric most cancers analysis at Memorial Sloan Kettering Youngsters and NY Presbyterian Kids’s Hospital analysis labs.
New this yr is the addition of Sprint the Dolphin, Swim Throughout America’s mascot, and plush toy, which will likely be out there for a $30 donation. For each Sprint the Dolphin plush toy bought, one will likely be given to a pediatric most cancers affected person in a buy-one, give-one program after which supplied to pediatric most cancers sufferers within the New York Metropolis space by way of Swim Throughout America’s beneficiaries.
“The Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound open water swim and pool swims are a number of the most inspiring occasions you’ll ever attend,” stated Jean Fufidio, occasion director with Swim Throughout America. “The gathering of so many households and so many people who’re honoring those that have been impacted by most cancers, whether or not as a affected person or survivor themselves, or to honor a cherished one or pal, is an unimaginable factor to witness. To listen to their tales and to find out about these whom most cancers has touched and to expertise the love and help to assist others is simply palpable. The sensation of desirous to make a change and to do one thing for many who have skilled most cancers is large.”
Fufidio additionally famous, “Most cancers is aware of no boundaries. It impacts adults, younger adults and youngsters. Diagnoses of younger adults globally have risen by 79%. However right here’s how Swim Throughout America Lengthy Island Sound is making a constructive influence. A latest Time Journal story, ‘The Race to Clarify Why Extra Younger Adults are Getting Most cancers’ talked about the ground-breaking, rectal scientific trials completed by considered one of our very personal fellow docs, with a 100% response charge. A subsequent trial that was expanded to different gastrointestinal MMRd kind cancers and revealed in The New England Journal of Medication in April confirmed an astounding 80% success charge with immunotherapy alone – no surgical procedure, chemotherapy or radiation. That’s making an influence.”
Now in its thirty third yr, Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound has contributed practically $30 million in direction of most cancers analysis, leading to FDA accepted immunotherapy remedies of Keytruda, Opdivo and Yervoy. What’s extra is the cash raised domestically stays native, offering most cancers care and analysis grants to The Most cancers Assist Group, a Westchester-based house care program providing free companies to sufferers and their households; to New York Presbyterian Kids’s Hospital Pediatric Oncology Lab; to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Analysis Laboratories of Dr. Diaz and Dr. Kung Youngsters Division of Pediatrics; and to Weill Cornell Medication Analysis Laboratory of Dr. Wolchok and Dr. Merghoub.
Nationally, Swim Throughout America has generated greater than $100 million for most cancers analysis since its founding 1987, supporting greater than 60 analysis tasks annually in 25 markets. The Lengthy Island Sound swim is the group’s largest occasion and highest fundraiser.
Please help the lots of of swimmers and volunteers who will likely be making waves on Saturday, July 26, on the Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound open water swim + eight pool swims from June by way of August that may assist Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound attain its 2025 $2 million aim to allocate much more {dollars} in direction of grants which are working in direction of a remedy.
To study extra about Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound or to register to swim, volunteer or donate, go to swimacrossamerica.org/longislandsound. For the July 26 Swim Throughout America – Lengthy Island Sound eight pool swims this summer season, register or donate at swimacrossamerica.org/longislandsound.
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