Catalina to Long Beach Relay
Sunday, August 1st, 2010, the seven Dawn Patrol swimmers rounded the corner of the Long Beach Marina and sprinted across the bay to the sea wall in front of the Long Beach Yacht Club. There, along the wall were 400+ family, friends and supporters cheering them on at the end of their 28 mile journey from Catalina Island. Young children jumped into the water from the wall to celebrate the final 100 yards of THE SWIM 2010 as the flotilla of support boats ushered them home. Long Beach Lifeguard boats sprayed water 50 feet in the air and the crowd cheered as the swimmers climbed out of the water, safe on dry land after their 14 hour journey. It was a truly emotional experience for everyone lucky enough to witness the event! Thank you to everyone for your support of THE SWIM 2010 . We really appreciate the incredible generosity of the sponsors and the more than 350 individual donors that helped us exceed the goal and raise more than $40,000 for four local charities: Children Today, Casa Youth Shelter, Breast Cancer Angels and Habitat for Humanity.
The Long Beach Press Telegram was onsite to cover the event and THE SWIM 2010 was front page news on Monday, August 2, 2010. CLICK HERE Check out photos CLICK HERE
