Oct. 24, 2002
Baltimore, MD -
Members of the Johns Hopkins men's and women's swimming teams raised over $6000 in a swimalong held in the White Athletic Center last Friday afternoon. The money will be donated to the Lauren Thompson Scholarship Fund, which was established over the summer to help needy JHU students.
Thompson, a member of the Blue Jay women's swimming team in each of the last two seasons, died in an accident on June 24, 2002. A memorial service for Thompson was held on campus Saturday afternoon.
JHU women's swimming team members swam from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Friday, while the men swam from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Each athlete swam at least 7000 yards during the event, which was described as very upbeat. The swimmers were sponsored by students, parents, professors, other team members, friends, and local merchants, while the Hopkins baseball and men's lacrosse teams also made contributions.
"The closeness of the team brought them through this tragedy," head coach George Kennedy said. "The swimalong was a wonderful tribute to Lauren Thompson, whose spirit continues to live within our team."
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