{"id":314608,"date":"2018-06-16T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=314608"},"modified":"2018-06-15T22:07:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T05:07:10","slug":"detroit-motor-city-mile-to-join-swim-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/detroit-motor-city-mile-to-join-swim-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Motor City Mile to Join Swim Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shannon Dunworth<\/strong> created the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/motorcitymile.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/motorcitymile.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529210963627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGl-bQyzeAqWJC9j9UVDC-O5oSDUQ\">Detroit Motor City Mile<\/a>\u00a0in 1999 as an opportunity for swimmers in the Midwest to give back. Every year, proceeds from the MCM have been donated to charity. Since inception, the MCM has donated over $500,000 in support of local and national charities.<\/p>\n<p>This years MCM will be Wednesday, June 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at Belle Isle Beach in Detroit. Participants may swim a \u00bd mile, 1 Mile or 5K. Age groupers to Masters to weekend swimmers may participate in the MCM.<\/p>\n<p>And as the Motor City Mile looks to 2019, it will come under the umbrella of Swim Across America to become Swim Across America\u2014Motor City Mile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of what we\u2019ve established with the Motor City Mile,\u201d commented founder Shannon Dunworth. \u201cI know we will have an even bigger impact by joining Swim Across America. SAAs resources, infrastructure, goodwill and charity model is impressive. As I got to know the SAA leadership, it became obvious there was a culture and vision fit. I couldn\u2019t be more pleased that the MCM will go on for many more years and be able to make a difference in so many lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re honored to welcome the Motor City Mile to the Swim Across America family,\u201d commented <strong>Rob<\/strong> <strong>Butcher<\/strong>, SAA CEO. \u201cWe want to preserve the history Shannon and his team have created while raising much needed dollars to fund cancer research in the Michigan community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since inception,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swimacrossamerica.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/swimacrossamerica.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1529210963627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFG19-LH4IzrVOHEhtgCrBa0fyvww\">Swim Across America<\/a>\u00a0has funded over $75 million dollars to cancer research. SAA hosts 20 open water charity swims with the proceeds from the swim benefiting a cancer research institution in the community. 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