Category Archives: Newsletter Stories

Claire Snow Volunteer of the Year: Loretta Joseph

Swim With Mike is proud to recognize board member Loretta Joseph as the Claire Snow Volunteer of the Year. Through her work as a board member, archivist, and yearbook coordinator, Loretta has made a big difference for the Physically Challenged … Continue reading

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The Many Ways to Support SWM

As Swim With Mike celebrates its 32nd year, we look to the future and explore a number of ways to support the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund as it continues to provide scholarships to recipients at USC and partial grants … Continue reading

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Year-End Gifts and Fundraising Ideas

Happy Holidays! Consider making a year-end or holiday gift to Swim With Mike, the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund. Contribute now at http://swimwithmike.org/donation-form/ or by mailing a check payable to Swim With Mike and send to: Swim With Mike, 3501 … Continue reading

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Alumni, Where Are They Now?: David Van Wagener

Q&A with alumni scholarship recipient David Van Wagener. Find out how SWM helped him become a successful engineer. What is your position and where is your job? In September I started as an associate engineer at ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, Oklahoma … Continue reading

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Alumni, Where Are They Now?: Matt Oka

A Q&A with 2011 USC graduate and SWM alumni scholarship recipient Matt Oka about his new job and life in the “real world.” What is your position and where is your job? My job is with Boeing in El Segundo. … Continue reading

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Swim With Mike Las Vegas 2011 Recap

By Kaia Hedlund When we asked Slam the Dam race director Kara Robertson if she would be willing to donate a free entry to the race for a Swim With Mike Masters Challenge winner she did that and more. Kara … Continue reading

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Swim With Mike Hawaii 2011 Recap

By Kaia Hedlund Swim With Mike goes from the swimming pool to the largest body of water in the world, the Pacific Ocean. Swim With Mike ventured into the open water world this year as we partnered with the 42nd … Continue reading

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Recap: SWM Stanford

By Ali Adams This year, May 14, 2011 marked the 5th anniversary of Stanford University’s Swim With Mike at the Avery Aquatics Center. The event up north began when alumni recipient, Joe Kay, still attended the university, and is carried … Continue reading

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A Family Affair: The Adams Family at Swim With Mike

Many generous donors and volunteers have supported Swim With Mike over its 31-year history, but Gordon and Anne Adams made a donation of a different kind—their three daughters. Vanessa, Claire, and Ali—the Adams sisters—all followed in their parents’ footsteps by … Continue reading

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Silent Auction Preview

Here’s just a small taste of some of the fabulous items that will up for auction at the 31st Annual Swim With Mike at USC. Bidding opens at 8am and each of the four areas will close every 10 minutes … Continue reading

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