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Friars Participate In the Ninth Annual Swim Across America Rhode Island
9/4/2018 5:02:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Friars join with the region’s college swim teams and partner with Swim Across America to make waves in the fight against cancer.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and the national non-profit organization Swim Across America (SAA) will make waves in the fight against cancer with the ninth annual SAA-Rhode Island Swim on Saturday, September 8th at Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett, R.I. This year's swim will raise more than the $175,000.00 goal to support the work done in the Oncology Center at Women and Infants Hospital. The Friars have raised over $24,000.00 thus far this year and have now raised over $175,000.00 in the effort since the swim was founded just nine years ago.
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The event features appearances by USA Swimming stars including three time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, as well as 1948 Olympian and International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee Clara Walker. Athletes from Brown University, Bryant University, Roger Williams University, Providence College, and the University of Rhode Island will join together again for this year's swim. Neighboring student-athletes from Assumption College, Boston University, Holy Cross, Northeastern University and the University of Connecticut are among the largest group of college athletes participating in an open-water swim in the country.
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Providence College Head Coach and SAA-RI Board member John O'Neill credits swimmers and families each of the programs for continuing to grow the effort. "We would like to again thank the leaders of every college program for continuing to join us helping in the fight against cancer. The big winners on this day each year are the patients who will benefit from the outstanding Doctors and Research Specialists at Women and Infants Hospital," O'Neill exclaimed.
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Swim Across America is a non-profit corporation that runs events nationally from Boston to San Francisco to support cancer research at the country's finest hospitals and institutions. Proceeds from the Rhode Island swim go directly to Woman & Infants hospital, the largest and most diverse oncology service for woman in the Northeast, providing a broad spectrum of care for gynecological and breast cancers. It has evolved into a world-renowned, multi-disciplinary facility where clinicians uncover key answers to the questions of cancer and focus on the needs of the patients and families.
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About Swim Across America
Swim Across America is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to raising money for cancer research, prevention, and treatment through swimming-related events. With the help of hundreds of volunteers nationwide and past and current Olympians, SAA is helping find a cure for cancer through athleticisms, community outreach and direct service.
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About Woman & Infants Hospital
Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, is one of the nation's leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. The primary teaching affiliate of The Warren Aplert Medical School of Brown University for obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics, as well as a number of specialized programs in women's medicine. Women & Infants is the ninth largest stand-alone obstetrical service in the country with nearly 8,400 deliveries per year. In 2009, Woman & Infants Hospital opened the country's largest single-family room neonatal intensive care unit.
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Woman & Infants Hospital has been designated as a Breast Cancer of Excellence from the American College of Radiology; a center for In Vitro Maturation Excellence by SAGE In Vitro Fertilization; a Center of Biomedical Research in Excellence by the National Institute of Health; and a Neonatal Resource Services of Excellence. It is one of the largest and most prestigious research facilities in high risk and normal obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics in the nation, and is a member of the National Cancer Institute's Gynecologic Oncology Group and the National Institutes of Health's Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.
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For more information, or to make a donation, please link here:
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http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/OpenWater/RhodeIsland?pg=entry&fr_id=4746
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Go Friars!
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The event features appearances by USA Swimming stars including three time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, as well as 1948 Olympian and International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee Clara Walker. Athletes from Brown University, Bryant University, Roger Williams University, Providence College, and the University of Rhode Island will join together again for this year's swim. Neighboring student-athletes from Assumption College, Boston University, Holy Cross, Northeastern University and the University of Connecticut are among the largest group of college athletes participating in an open-water swim in the country.
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Providence College Head Coach and SAA-RI Board member John O'Neill credits swimmers and families each of the programs for continuing to grow the effort. "We would like to again thank the leaders of every college program for continuing to join us helping in the fight against cancer. The big winners on this day each year are the patients who will benefit from the outstanding Doctors and Research Specialists at Women and Infants Hospital," O'Neill exclaimed.
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Swim Across America is a non-profit corporation that runs events nationally from Boston to San Francisco to support cancer research at the country's finest hospitals and institutions. Proceeds from the Rhode Island swim go directly to Woman & Infants hospital, the largest and most diverse oncology service for woman in the Northeast, providing a broad spectrum of care for gynecological and breast cancers. It has evolved into a world-renowned, multi-disciplinary facility where clinicians uncover key answers to the questions of cancer and focus on the needs of the patients and families.
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About Swim Across America
Swim Across America is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to raising money for cancer research, prevention, and treatment through swimming-related events. With the help of hundreds of volunteers nationwide and past and current Olympians, SAA is helping find a cure for cancer through athleticisms, community outreach and direct service.
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About Woman & Infants Hospital
Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England hospital, is one of the nation's leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. The primary teaching affiliate of The Warren Aplert Medical School of Brown University for obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics, as well as a number of specialized programs in women's medicine. Women & Infants is the ninth largest stand-alone obstetrical service in the country with nearly 8,400 deliveries per year. In 2009, Woman & Infants Hospital opened the country's largest single-family room neonatal intensive care unit.
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Woman & Infants Hospital has been designated as a Breast Cancer of Excellence from the American College of Radiology; a center for In Vitro Maturation Excellence by SAGE In Vitro Fertilization; a Center of Biomedical Research in Excellence by the National Institute of Health; and a Neonatal Resource Services of Excellence. It is one of the largest and most prestigious research facilities in high risk and normal obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics in the nation, and is a member of the National Cancer Institute's Gynecologic Oncology Group and the National Institutes of Health's Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.
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For more information, or to make a donation, please link here:
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http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/OpenWater/RhodeIsland?pg=entry&fr_id=4746
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Go Friars!
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