Sign In

$200

Raised of $7,500

Team RBG

Team participating in Swim Across the Sound 2025

Captained by Dan Head

Our Mission

Friends,

As many of you know, Team RBG will be competing again in the Swim Across the Sound to support St. Vincent's Hospital's Cancer Center. The Swim is a 15-mile open water event that starts in Port Jefferson, NY, and finishes on the far side of Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, CT.

Team RBG is an veteran-led team entered in the Classic (No Wetsuit) category, which means that we'll swim as a relay, taking half-hour pulls while a boat motors slowly alongside us. We have a team of legitimately talented swimmers -- some from the Army Swim Team, some experienced triathletes, and one, Stephen, who played Water Polo at UCLA.

We train hard, but really, the Swim is not about swimming. It's a charity fundraiser that funds community outreach for cancer screenings as well as familial financial support for those who undergo cancer treatments. Alas, my friends, cancer ain’t cheap. The Swim helps pay mortgage and electric bills for those undergoing treatment, taking at least one stressor off of already stressed families.

When you're fighting cancer, you need all your energy to win that fight.

As many of you know, my family has all passed on now, mostly due to cancer. My mother and all of my grandparents died from cancer. My father got cancer but survived, though he struggled mightily with its aftereffects.

As you can imagine, this is an important cause for me. If you can help, please consider it. Large or small, all contributions are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Beat Cancer!!!

Team Members 1

Contributions 0

nrm3xyqooqoi7cfcw82n.webp

Thank you for your support of Swim Across the Sound! Find event details, rules and regulations, schedules, and more at the link below. We invite everyone to learn more about Swim Across the Sound, its mission, and the history of this campaign, now in its 38th year!

St. Vincent's Medical Center is a non-profit organization with Tax ID 83-2550272. No goods and/or services were received in consideration of this gift which is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.