UConn SAAC And Honors Council Team Up For "Swim With Mike"
STORRS, Conn. (April 11, 2008) --- The
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the UConn Honors Council will be hosting
a fundraising event for Joe Zinski, a current junior at the University of
Connecticut, on Sunday, April 13. The event will take place at the Wolff-Zackin
Natatorium from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Zinski, an honors student, suffered a diving accident after
his first year at UConn causing him to become a quadriplegic. He receives a
scholarship to attend UConn from an organization dedicated to providing
financial assistance to athletes who have suffered life altering injuries
called "Swim With Mike".
“Swim with Mike” is named after Mike Nyeholt, a three-time
All-American swimmer at USC who suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident in
1981. The program began as a one-time fundraising event and since then has
evolved into an annual swim-a-thon for the Physically Challenged Athlete's
Scholarship Fund, which offers full-tuition and living-expense scholarships for
athletes who had an illness or accident that left them disabled.
UConn’s event will mark the first “Swim With Mike” event
that will be held on the East Coast. In its 28th year of existence,
“Swim With Mike” is an event that is run on the campuses of USC and the
University of Hawaii each year. A total of $7.3 million has been raised since
these events started.
The event at UConn will offer free food and drink. In addition, teams will be
able to sign up for a water volleyball tournament, play sharks and minnows, and
swim laps. Admission is five dollars.
For more information about the “Swim With Mike” event on
Sunday, contact the committee at
UConnHC@gmail.com.
For more detailed information about “Swim With Mike” and
how to make a donation, please visit
http://www.swimwithmike.org/index2.html. |
