Swimmer Story
Swimmers from the Seattle event share touching and inspiring stories about why they swim.
Kathy Smith Connor
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Kathy, an alternate
for the 1980 Olympic team, swims for her father who lost a long battle
with cancer. She also swims for her mom who is a breast cancer survivor
and her sister who had melanoma. She swims in hope that they - and her
children - will never have to go through this fight again. Click here to read her full story
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Bonnie Garmus
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Bonnie is a cancer
survivor who hopes the shock of the cold water would take away all the
hurt, not just from slipping on the wetsuit for the first time after a
bilateral mastectomy, but all the pain from the previous year. It did
that and more. The simplest movement; pulling one arm and then the other
through bone-chilling water provided the ability to see what joy is
made of and how it comes to be. Click here to read her full story
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Scott Lautman
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While training for the
1980 Olympic trials, Scott was diagnosed with a bone tumor on his left
femur. The dream and goal of the Olympics was over, but a new goal
emerged: to beat the disease. Now a cancer survivor, he enjoys the
simple sensation of moving through the water, on to the next goal or
challenge life may have in store for him. Click here to read his full story
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Greg Miller
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Greg participated in the
inaugural Swim Across America, Seattle Lake Washington swim after
successfully undergoing kidney cancer treatments the previous year. He
has not only fully recovered from his 2008 battle with cancer, but is in
far better physical shape than he was before his diagnosis and surgery.
"Events like Swim Across America are important, because they enable us
to help other people." Click here to read his full story |
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