Being Worthy of My Heritage: Swimming for a Cause

Class Notes
Class of 2017
Posted on August 17, 2023

On Saturday, August 12th, Madisen Siegel ’17 completed a half-mile swim with friends from Columbia University Women’s Water Polo in Swim Across America’s Boston Open Water Swim. Founded in 1987, Swim Across America hosts charity swims to raise money for innovative early-stage cancer research that has lead to break-through treatments and therapies. Madisen’s team surpassed their fundraising goal by 50%. This year, Boston’s Open Water Swim had the most swimmers in the event’s history and raised the largest amount ever – a grand total of $439,259! Madisen is a former DA Girls’ Varsity Swim & Dive Captain and is excited to have found a way to use swimming for a good cause.

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