The One Hour Swim, 2012

The 22nd Annual One Hour Swim was held January 8 at Columbia University and January 28 at John Jay College, and results are now online. 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 this event as an opportunity to do something more than just swim. Every year we turn it into a fundraising event, a chance to help out worthy local organizations. Online donations are still being accepted and can be associated with a particular swimmer if there is someone whose efforts you’d like to support.

This year’s event is raising 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 Immigration Equality, which is the only national organization devoted to the intersection of immigration rights with the lives of LGBT and HIV-positive people. It works to end discrimination against same-sex binational couples and win asylum for LGBT people fleeing persecution.TNYA is proud to be able to help these organizations further their missions.