2024–2025
Scholarship Recipients

recipient stories

A Beacon of Light and Hope

Pursuing education is a roadmap for recovery after traumatic injury. It is a chance to pursue a new chapter, offering student-athletes who are driven and competitive by nature, a sense of purpose, independence, and well-being. Completing a degree and excelling in the classroom is up to the individual—a path forward. We welcome you to meet our current recipients and learn more about their triumphant stories.

"Receiving a scholarship with Swim with Mike has allowed me to continue my education and pursue my dream."

Allison McKernan

University of San Diego

"Receiving a scholarship with Swim with Mike has allowed me to continue my education and pursue my dream of becoming an engineer while introducing me to a wonderful and special community of people."

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"Swim with Mike has been a pillar I can rely on every semester..."

Josh Brewer

University of Texas Arlington

"Through the ups and downs of my educational journey, Swim with Mike has been a pillar I can rely on every semester. Thank you Swim with Mike!"

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Evie Hilburn

Louisiana State University

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Dwight Pritchett

University of Southern California

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Education is the Great Equalizer:
A Path Forward for Student-Athletes to
Realize New Opportunities


The impact of an educational scholarship is two-fold: it develops the individual and it illuminates a new path after a catastrophic, life-altering event. Beginning an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program levels the playing field and allows scholarship recipients to reimagine their future and reshape themselves as individuals. The positive energy and challenges faced in the classroom builds self-esteem, self-reliance, and the ability to achieve great success as an independent person. The university experience offers the fundamental building blocks to pursue professional passions, stimulate innovation, and move their life forward.

As student-athletes, Swim with Mike Foundation scholarship recipients are challenged to push through life-altering obstacles and serve as pillars of courage and hope for those that follow in their wake.

By supporting a campaign, you are enabling current recipients to ride the wave of the Ripple Effect where they can raise money to help future student-athletes achieve success through an academic scholarship.

Current Recipients

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