Breaststroke 4 Hope is a grass root non-profit organization that raises money for breast cancer awareness and education thru a series of swim-a-longs and royalties from product sales of Breaststroke 4 Hope products. We have had an amazing 2012 and I would like to thank all who have participated in our events. The end of the year is approaching and Breaststroke 4 Hope reflects back to the pool waters that participants have swam and their incredible efforts to affect women’s lives to fight breast cancer. This first year has been an amazing experience and we would like to share each event of 2012 and highlight upcoming events in 2013. We can all make a difference in this cause and Breaststroke 4 Hope encourages you to “Dive In”. Because you know someone….. who knows someone… who knows. Breaststroke 4 Hope.

Taryn Gerson
Founder
Breaststroke 4 Hope

Recent Events

November 3rd: The Park City Swim team in Park City Utah recently dove in and sported their pink swim caps to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness and education. Coaches were decked out in Breaststroke 4 Hope shirts as a sea of pink caps bobbed on the heads of young team members. This young team swam for a cause that affects not only family but also friends. These photos reflect images of smiles, strength, and excitement to raise money for a great cause. Thank you Mike Werner and Park City Swim Team!

November 10th: Back to West Lafayette and the Purdue Aquatics Center! The second annual Purdue University swim event attracted over 300 swimmers and 700 spectators as we have raised over $18,000 (and counting) in 2012 between two charity swim events. The Purdue Aquatics Center was full of energy as spectators supported the event in costume and team spirit competitions. Music, Raffles, and food entertained the audience while teams raced to complete laps. Three-time Olympic medalist, Katie Hoff also hit the waters with the Purdue Greek Community, Master’s team ISWIM, and the Purdue Swim Team. We are please do announce that this years winning fund raising fraternity is Theta Chi. Congratulations guys for this great effort! We are looking to evolve this event for next year and the plans are already in progress. Photo to come. Stay Tuned ☺

November 20th: Down to the desert in Tempe Arizona as the El Dorado Aquatics swim team and their parents dove in for the cause! This energetic event had over 120 swimmers participate in their first Breaststroke 4 Hope event. Pink was the color of the day as participants and spectators sported Breaststroke 4 Hope products in and around the pool. Thank you Kristina Hubbard and El Dorado Aquatics for hosting the event and we look forward to your complete story. Photos to come. Stay tuned. ☺

December 20th: This past weekend, Breaststroke 4 Hope headed to Missoula in the Big Sky state of Montana. The Breaststroke 4 Hope charity swim was held in conjunction with their Missoula County Public schools annual alumni swim meet. Teams from Hellgate, Sentinel, Big Sky, and Loyola High Schools put on the pink swim caps and swam for breast cancer education and awareness. This community event truly captured the sprit of Breaststroke 4 Hope and we thank Helen Houlihan and her staff for orchestrating the event. Photos to come. Stay Tuned ☺

Upcoming Events:

January 5th: In 2013, we are pleased to head to the Tar Heel state of North Carolina where the organizers of this Breaststroke 4 Hope event are two young inspirational girls, Allison and Caroline Kotterer. A swimming family, these girls are inspiring a community to swim for breast cancer education and awareness. This disease is close to this family as this Breaststroke 4 Hope event is conducted in honor of their mother who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. These amazing young women have been dedicated to the preparation of his event and their creativity is going to make this event a complete success. Raffle prizes and Speedo Breaststroke 4 Hope product will be available at this event so please come out and support this swim at the Huntersville’s Family Fitness & Aquatics Center.

Where: Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics Center
Date: January 5th
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm

We continue to be inspired by the stories and efforts of the Aquatic community to host Breaststroke 4 Hope events. Because you know someone…. Who knows someone…. Who knows. Great Job Kotterer Family!

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