Swimmers Participate in Hour of Power

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Nov. 6, 2007) – It was dark and cold but the energy in the pool made all that disappear, as members of the men’s and women’s swimming teams participated in the nation-wide event called the Hour of Power, which raises funds and awareness for Synovial Cell Sarcoma, a type of cancer that typically attacks young men and women in their late teens and early twenties.

This event is a 60-minute workout designed by the Carleton College swim teams in memory of a teammate who recently fell to this disease. The second annual event is the first time that Carleton reached out for national support on this night, and more than 3,000 collegiate swimmers across the nation participated in the 2007 event. Additional information can be found here.

Tonight the Tigers’ workout was a multi-lane relay training session that requires all-out effort and cooperation from all team members. Oxy swimmers worked together to assure that at any given time, all the relays were on the same length or at least on the same 50 yard segment. They were allowed to use any stroke or shift from one relay lane to another to help maintain the same length or 50 segment objective.

Oxy Tiger fish supported each other and finished the set in an hour and 12 seconds, with everyone finishing within 8 seconds of each other.

When asked about the event and the team morale, Head Coach Peggy Carl said, “They did an amazing job. There was a lot of energy, cheering and working together.” Getting Oxy involved for the first time, Carl summed up the whole evening by saying, “It was really quite wonderful to see them embrace the event this way.”

All proceeds from this event will be used to provide a research-driven approach to the diagnosis, treatment and care of all individuals with sarcoma.