Canfield Swim Club participates in relay for cancer

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Neighbors | Submitted.Pictured are the 11 and up swimmers who participated in the Hour of Power relay to benefit the American Cancer Society, along with Head Coach Mike Barringer and assistants Brian Worhatch and Emily King. The Canfield swim team raised more than $4,100 for their cause.

Several Canfield Swim Club members ages 11 and up recently participated in the relay known as “Hour of Power.” At the event, participating swimmers were split into relay teams, and for one hour, they continuously sprinted to raise awareness for their cause.

The “Hour of Power” relay was started in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. When the event began in 2006, 15 teams joined together to raise team spirit, sarcoma awareness and $11,000.

In 2011, the number of participating teams ballooned to 160 on two continents, including 107 college and university programs, 46 high school and club teams, and seven students-abroad teams. In its first five years, the relay has raised $330,000.

At the Canfield Swim Club, swimmers who are 10 and under swam laps for the Cancer Swim Along. The Canfield swim team raised more than $4,100 for the American Cancer Society through its various events. The swimmers were treated to White House doughnuts and juice when they were finished with the relay and in the evening they participated in Midnight Madness, which had pool games, a sundae bar and other activities.