Sports
Young Swimmers Raise $19,000 for Seidman Cancer Center
Swim Strong raised the money earlier this month at the Splash Out Cancer USA Swim Meet
Swim Strong of Strongsville presented a check to the Seidman Cancer Center for more than $19,000 during its meet with Brecksville Nov. 28.
The money was raised during the team's Nov. 3-4 Splash Out Cancer USA Swim Meet held at the Ehrnfelt Recreation Center.
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At the meet, the team hosted 696 swimmers from USA swim clubs from northeast Ohio. The swimmers and families sold crafts, baked goods and T-shirts along with a silent auction for baskets donated by swim families.
The meet is the team's only home meet during the USA Indoor swim season.
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Swim Strong has 257 active swimmers in two locations -- Strongsville and Berea.
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