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Largest Gift Ever Leads to Record-Breaking $1,517,000 Total at 31st Annual Swim With Mike

The 31st Annual Swim With Mike at USC has once again celebrated a record-breaking achievement: raising $1,517,000, more than in any previous year. This new milestone is due largely in fact to Karin Larson, who gave a gift of $500,000.Larson’s … Continue reading

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31st Annual Swim With Mike at USC: Event Details

The wait is almost over! The 31st Annual Swim With Mike at USC is this Saturday, April 16th, starting at 8am. Below is the event schedule and some highlights for 2011. Admission and Parking are free of charge. Event Highlights: … Continue reading

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Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Lewis

By Helen Tobin Never one to let his injury keep him on the bench of life, Kevin Lewis is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of his Swim with Mike scholarship, and he still describes himself as a jock through and … Continue reading

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Swim With Mike Week at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center

Date: Friday, April 8th – Friday, April 15th Location: Rose Bowl Aquatics Center: 360 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103 Phone: 626.564.0330 Website: www.rosebowlaquatics.org Event Details: The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center is calling athletes of all ages and skill levels … Continue reading

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Featured Recipient: David Van Wagener

David Van Wagener – Greenwood Village, CO Bucknell University, The University of Texas at Austin – Graduate Student David is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from Bucknell University with a … Continue reading

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Kickoff Party

Students, staff, recipients and other volunteers came together tonight for the annual Swim With Mike Kickoff Party at USC’s Heritage Hall. This year there was a great turnout–and the envelope stuffing, address labeling and sticker sealing was finished in record … Continue reading

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Swim With Mike Family Association Holds First-Ever Back-to-School Brunch

The Swim With Mike Family Association held its inaugural event, a back-to-school brunch on Sunday, Sept. 12. The recently formed association approved the following mission statement back in June: “Directly involve scholarship recipients, their families and alumnae in the overall … Continue reading

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Swim With Mike and Recipients Honored at UH-USC Game

In the midst of an exciting football season opener, USC and the University of Hawaii paused to celebrate a partnership rather than a rivalry, when Swim With Mike and several recipients were honored on the field. Continue reading

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Thinking About the Next 30 Years with Ron Orr and Mike Nyeholt

In April 2010, the Swim With Mike organization celebrated 30
years of the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund and
the considerable growth that has occurred over that time. Having
provided scholarships to 101 students attending 41 different schools
and spawning three satellite events with more on the way—SWM
is on to year 31 and looking ahead in hopes of becoming an
institution for years to come. Continue reading

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