An update to the story we ran in late August about James Whitcomb, who was preparing for a 10-mile “mega” swim at the Mountain View Aquatic Center to raise funds for a 9/11 organization:
He reports that his “Swim2Help” the Tunnel to Towers non-profit on Sept. 10 raised $20,601, from 119 donors.
Here’s his report—dated Sept. 11—and some photos from the pool:
The 10-mile MEGA swim was accomplished yesterday at 12:47 p.m. EDT. (I began swimming at 6:14 a.m.)
To this moment collectively 105 supporters have contributed $19,017.00. Wow! Well done! Thank you!
It was a great day to swim with wonderful encouragement all throughout.
We had a very precise lap counter and time keeper in Suresh Sharma. Swim time was 5 hours and 48 minutes. I took 3 breaks which totaled 45 minutes.
My wife and our eldest, Philip, set up and kept everything operating pool side.
The Japan American Society of Georgia hosted the live stream. Many have commented that Yoshi Domoto should be a newscaster – he’s got the looks and voice. Go Yoshi-san! You can see a replay at https://youtu.be/C2U6rNsH65M.
Support swimmers (Natalie, Stephen and Jim Reed) provided me much needed motivation to keep swimming despite cramping and general fatigue.
As always, the staff at Mountain View Aquatic Center were phenomenally supportive. From setting up and breaking down to lifeguarding and sharing food with hungry supporters!
Many people stopped in to cheer and keep spirits high.
Each of you played a very important role by sharing your resources. Your time, money donation, sweat and good cheer is very much appreciated. Our vets, first responders and their families will be helped and I know are grateful.
In closing, I sincerely thank each of you for your support of T2T (www.t2t.org) via my MEGA swim. Many hands do make light work and your hands helped make this task easy.
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Congratulations Jim and the Whitcomb’s family and team. Very impressive and Great effort!
Thank you Wendy at EC News for posting this story. I was not aware of this fundraiser, but reading about it via EC News enabled me to make a donation.