The 2008 One Hour Swim

JANUARY 20 AND 27

The 2008 One Hour Swim Is Generously Sponsored By:

Gold
Sponsors

William Carr

Macys and Bloomingdales Manhattan Island Foundation

Silver
Sponsors

Barbie Lane JackRabbit Sports Kast-A-Way Swimwear Speedo Wind Up Records The Phil Zwickler Memorial Foundation

Bronze
Sponsors

Agon Swim

Dr. Louis Catalano

Barakkuda Designs by Kent Lau Gerrard + Tan Metropolitan LMSC

Alan J. Morrison

Parsons Brinkerhoff Scarsdale Bone and Joint Specialists

The 19th Annual One Hour Swim is over. Watch this space for reports on how things went. The event was part of the USMS One Hour Postal Championships, an annual meet held across the country. Swimmers get in the water, swim for 60 minutes without stopping, and get out. The object is to see how far one can go.

Team New York Aquatics uses the event as an opportunity to do something more. Every year we turn it into a fundraising event, a chance to help out local AIDS support organizations. We also hosted a silent auction, which has now concluded.

This year's event raised money for two beneficiaries. The first is the AIDS Service Center NYC, which offers a comprehensive array of services promoting the well-being, empowerment, and stability of persons living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS throughout the City and the neighboring areas. These programs include peer education, training and outreach; specialized women's services; health promotion and harm reduction initiatives; links to medical care and appropriate housing; translation assistance and child care support; HIV treatment education; supportive counseling; and much more. The second is the Ali Forney Center, which provides LGBT homeless youths (aged 16-24) with the support and services they need to escape the streets and begin to live healthy, independent lives. AFC currently provides help for 2,000 persons a year with services including five emergency housing sites, four transitional housing sites, a network of resources in New York City, and a day center that offers clinical and support services. TNYA is proud to be able to help both organizations further their mission.