8th Annual HOUR of POWER

The Sharks, along with 150+ other collegiate swim teams participated in the 8th Annual Hour of Power on Tuesday, November 12th.

The Hour of Power is an effort to remember a fellow Division III swimmer, Ted Mullin, Carleton College, who died of Sarcoma Cancer in 2006.  Since his battle with Sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, his family and friends created this event to rally camaraderie among collegiate swimming programs, and to raise awareness of Sarcoma Cancer (and to raise funds to support related research).  The workout is a dynamic 60-minute relay that requires all-out efforts on every swim.

There are three primary objectives that must be met throughout the Hour of Power:

1. Each swim must be done with an all-out effort - "leave it in the pool!"

2. At any given moment, all the relays need to be on the same length.  Any stroke may be used and team members need to shift from one relay lane to another to help maintain the same length objective.  This will require constant communication and teamwork!

3. For high levels of performance to occur throughout this hour, equally high levels of enthusiastic encouragement must also occur!

We were shooting for one hour of the highest level of collective energy on deck and in the water!  And we achieved it!

I am proud that Simmons participated again this year.  Everyone knows that CANCER SUCKS - but it felt great to join our fellow collegiate swimmers to send a bold reminder!