Close to 600 hundred swimmers and volunteers participated in the 15th annual Swim Across America Seattle open water swim on Sept. 9 at Luther Burbank Park (South Swimming Beach) on Mercer Island. The swim was organized by national nonprofit Swim Across America to make waves in the fight against cancer — raising a massive $525,000 for the swim’s local beneficiary Fred Hutch Cancer Center. The Seattle swim was established in 2009 and has raised more than $5 million for Fred Hutch Cancer Center and funds early stage projects and cancer research with grants and money raised by the Seattle Swim Across America swim. Courtesy photo
Swim Across America Seattle makes waves to fight cancer
