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A London marketing manager has quit his job to spend a year training full-time to match his late father's 1976 Olympic gold medal time. Adam Wilkie is honoring his dad David, a British swimming legend who died from cancer in 2024.
A New Zealand salon owner turned her annual charity fundraiser into a mission to teach children life-saving water safety skills. Brenda Ardern raised $1,000 to help close the swimming skills gap for 130,000 Kiwi kids who've never had lessons.
Australian swimmer Sam Short shattered a Pro Swim Series record that stood for eight years, clocking 3:43.49 in the 400-meter freestyle. The world champion's performance moved him to second in global rankings this season.
The Emmie Smillie Charity Foundation just donated £1.2 million to a dozen UK charities supporting cancer patients and children's healthcare. Football legends including Sir Alex Ferguson and Alan Shearer helped raise the massive sum through charity events this past year.
A Christian funding charity just wrapped up its best year ever, processing $209 million in donations and distributing over 1 million grants to churches and charities. The surge means thousands of community programs got the funding they needed to keep helping people.
A three-time cancer survivor is rallying 71 swimmers to fight pediatric cancer through a beloved Bay Area open water swim that has raised over $7 million in 20 years. The September event honors those lost while funding breakthrough research at UCSF children's hospitals.
Rogers Communications just kicked off a $1 million donation to Alberta children's charities through the Rogers Charity Classic, a golf tournament that's raised over $164 million since it started. Last year alone, the event brought in a record $26.6 million to help thousands of kids access counseling, sports programs, and family support.
Swim Sista Swim is transforming how Black women in the UK experience water, creating safe spaces where they can learn at their own pace. Even confident swimmers are finding community and belonging they never had before.
A six-person charity struggling with costly website updates found a solution that transformed their online presence. Fashion and Textile Children's Trust now reaches 40,000 annual visitors after switching platforms.
A 95-year-old swimmer from south London just shattered five age group world records, bringing her lifetime total to over 100 Masters swimming records. Jane Asher credits friendship, family tradition, and the pure joy of swimming for her decades of success.
A flower rescue charity in England just received its biggest donation ever: 17,000 white roses that would have been thrown away. They're selling them for 25 pence each, turning waste into hundreds of pounds for mental health groups and cancer charities.
The University of Montevallo men's swim team captured their first-ever conference championship just days after the school recommended eliminating their program. Their historic victory came as both the swim and dive programs fight for survival.
Italian swimmer Sara Curtis shattered the 50-meter backstroke world record and became the first Black athlete to hold an individual long-course swimming world record. Her blazing 26.63-second swim in Paris marks a historic breakthrough in a sport working to become more diverse.
Ireland's largest community sports organization has donated over €1.8 million to charities across the island in less than two decades. The GAA just opened applications for four new charity partners to share €100,000 in 2027.
The first Black woman on a U.S. Olympic swim team is diving into the Chicago River this month to raise funds for ALS research. Maritza McClendon, who won silver in 2004, continues using her platform to break barriers and unite communities for good causes. ---
Three hand-painted Porsche 911s inspired by Toy Story characters just sold to an anonymous collector who's donating all $3 million to children's charities. Each custom car took 350 hours to create and will help Big Brothers Big Sisters, the American Red Cross, and Starlight Children's Foundation.
A new feature from rail booking app TrainPal lets travelers donate pennies to railway charities right at checkout. Since 2010, this micro-donation technology has raised £83 million across more than 1,250 charities.
A charity golf tournament in Alberta just shattered records by raising $26.6 million to help children across the province. Since its start, the Rogers Charity Classic has now raised over $164 million for youth programs.
Australian swimmer Cameron McEvoy just shattered a world record that stood for 17 years, proving that unconventional training and perseverance can rewrite the history books. His 20.88-second swim in the 50-meter freestyle erased a mark from swimming's controversial "supersuit era."
British businesses can now donate goods to charities without paying tax, removing a barrier that discouraged corporate giving. The change comes as charity donations have dropped by £1.4 billion in just one year.
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