{"id":616293,"date":"2025-07-02T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=616293"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:39:11","slug":"swim-across-america-motor-city-mile-open-water-swim-makes-waves-to-fight-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-across-america-motor-city-mile-open-water-swim-makes-waves-to-fight-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Across America: Motor City Mile Open Water Swim Makes Waves to Fight Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Hundreds of swimmers and volunteers are gearing up to dive in and make waves at the\u00a07th annual Swim Across America \u2013 Motor City Mile open water swim\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, July 11, 2025, at the\u00a0Belle Isle Beach House\u00a0in Detroit. Participants can choose from .25-mile, .5-mile, 1-mile or 2-mile courses, and land and water volunteers are also needed for this inspirational event. Proceeds benefit the\u00a0University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To register to swim or volunteer, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2bQI2whIEhBLnM6LmFhUmw3l3_0reI6NqI4Q2P4slFn9Um1XLlwEd0jvhtZ_bPQlIYci_OlmMKwEkoDJI1VF_6onic2GgyUDPwmmAhDjRdhTagUXTMNY01A27OCl1KCvSuZ2meLVlyAqQYTghBIgVFNY7zquy886v7B-zlFOv1M1NUUvGU6V7-EguaX0nvPRH5Mac3A6G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2bQI2whIEhBLnM6LmFhUmw3l3_0reI6NqI4Q2P4slFn9Um1XLlwEd0jvhtZ_bPQlIYci_OlmMKwEkoDJI1VF_6onic2GgyUDPwmmAhDjRdhTagUXTMNY01A27OCl1KCvSuZ2meLVlyAqQYTghBIgVFNY7zquy886v7B-zlFOv1M1NUUvGU6V7-EguaX0nvPRH5Mac3A6G&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751560359136000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NPwFWoloKXA0F6LXSHheY\">swimacrossamerica.org\/<wbr \/>motorcitymile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDetroit\u2019s Motor City Mile brings together families, cancer survivors and Olympians who all share one goal: fund breakthrough research that gives patients hope,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Patrick Weiss<\/strong>, event director of the Swim Across America \u2013 Motor City Mile, who is himself a cancer survivor. \u201cWhether you swim a quarter-mile, kayak alongside a friend or cheer from shore, you\u2019re part of a community determined to find better treatments for cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since its founding in 2019, Swim Across America \u2013 Motor City Mile has raised more than $500,000 for the Rogel Cancer Center, supporting innovative studies in immunotherapy, early-detection science and patient-support programs. The Swim Across America grants at Rogel Cancer Center have specifically supported work in pancreatic, bladder, lung and colorectal cancers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of this year\u2019s standout participants in the Swim Across America \u2013 Motor City Mile is\u00a0<strong>Eva<\/strong> <strong>Rodansky<\/strong>, a research specialist at the\u00a0University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center\u00a0and a dedicated member of\u00a0Team Rogel. Eva has swum in the Motor City Mile for four years, but this year she\u2019s taking her commitment to the next level. After completing her usual 2-mile swim, Eva, an elite-level speed skater who qualified for the 2006 Olympic Games, will lace up her Rollerblades and skate\u00a0100K (62 miles)\u00a0around Belle Isle to raise awareness and support for cancer research.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe grants funded by Swim Across America are critical to advancing early-stage research, especially in the face of recent federal funding cuts,\u201d Eva noted. Eva\u2019s journey as an athlete includes testifying before Congress about abuse in elite sports, but she emphasizes that nothing compares to the courage shown by cancer patients and their families. \u201cThis is my way of going the extra mile \u2014 literally and figuratively \u2014 for those impacted by cancer and the research that matters.\u201d. Eva hopes her story will inspire others to get involved and support the next generation of cancer research pioneers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In our lifetime, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer. Swimmers and volunteers join the Swim Across America community so that, together, they can change those statistics. The researchers Swim Across America is funding are the next generation of cancer pioneers.\u00a0In 2025 alone, an estimated 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 618,000 are expected to die from the disease. Yet advances in treatment mean more than 18 million Americans with a history of invasive cancer are alive today \u2014 a number projected to grow to 22.5 million by 2032. Events like the Swim Across America &#8211; Motor City Mile open water swim helps fuel that progress.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nationally, Swim Across America has generated more than $100 million for cancer research since its founding 1987 and has helped fund clinical trials that contributed to FDA-approved immunotherapies such as Keytruda, Opdivo, Yervoy and Tecentriq. Recently, Swim Across America was one of the funders of the breakthrough clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering that showed that immunotherapy alone could successfully treat certain types of cancer.\u00a0Swim Across America also recently announced two first of its kind\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/204ilJuRosFchj4TqGVIjB_EUMTTsDEFSJc_pcxUH665am1XLlwHEHw7nBQdPAEmhYl1Pm3nfd26zj54WgM1RA3oLIzFPikGM_Z9Z4Tn2MVS3eTgkhkFzCmBrbVv2aB7FlsKeKqGrOJP1ODgRgyF_nSZx8SsEB0fY5RGJHYgrDrZEJOOhCOZxM3Mq2resiTWxKYbsKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/204ilJuRosFchj4TqGVIjB_EUMTTsDEFSJc_pcxUH665am1XLlwHEHw7nBQdPAEmhYl1Pm3nfd26zj54WgM1RA3oLIzFPikGM_Z9Z4Tn2MVS3eTgkhkFzCmBrbVv2aB7FlsKeKqGrOJP1ODgRgyF_nSZx8SsEB0fY5RGJHYgrDrZEJOOhCOZxM3Mq2resiTWxKYbsKg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751560359136000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20CEJp_e-Bw89VKGdvftno\">gene editing innovation grants<\/a>, awarded to\u00a0Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy\u00a0and\u00a0Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\u00a0that supports the work of novel gene and base editing techniques used in advanced cancer research, including targeted therapies, immunotherapies and cellular therapies, with the hope that these grants accelerate better, safer and more effective treatments.\u00a0The nonprofit now supports more than 60 research projects each year and has 10 named Swim Across America Labs at major institutions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To learn more about Swim Across America \u2013 Motor City Mile or to register to swim, volunteer or donate, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2v5tHTxnfteC1Fnsjt4CSVm3nSq5AIRR4c-VsgWrUhQdem1XLlwFwzvbwcbJqbHlhCyUzd2VNjXUflHDNRWTjEhBFc4Nbsxz4YWDFPiyT5KratwTkwYoBEb8HjfR7AGy70EuJXdSxDx3r9s6FnB5Bjhhfxlu7UuNLBh4M5aLF9cgMNdX7hL0pUS8Oh6pQGLS0qP7Zy5h6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2v5tHTxnfteC1Fnsjt4CSVm3nSq5AIRR4c-VsgWrUhQdem1XLlwFwzvbwcbJqbHlhCyUzd2VNjXUflHDNRWTjEhBFc4Nbsxz4YWDFPiyT5KratwTkwYoBEb8HjfR7AGy70EuJXdSxDx3r9s6FnB5Bjhhfxlu7UuNLBh4M5aLF9cgMNdX7hL0pUS8Oh6pQGLS0qP7Zy5h6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751560359136000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r_RJIxNGLTsxmFxP7SLYI\">swimacrossamerica.org\/<wbr \/>motorcitymile<\/a>. New this year is also a pool swim that will cap the season on Sunday, September 28, at the University of Michigan Donald B. Canham Natatorium. Athletes and volunteers may sign up for either the open water swim in Detroit on July 11, or the pool swim on September 28, or both events on the Swim Across America &#8211; Motor City Mile website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2xz-TtwZBJBd54mvkek2XylIpsDkXl4MtH3CJf_jI351jm1XLlwHrfTeAedQslrPZv5IzgAHxln20dffe4-7rzpOpo_hf4PaHCf1_V5a56aw6ilMcOn7kYJOrgIB9yZgOr4fPGW1lUaWAfrpzWWDruc5aF8r-VecuHVX4xL3XINuCFEowjt5h28X_mT_C9yROABP0r3Py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jhowardpr-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2xz-TtwZBJBd54mvkek2XylIpsDkXl4MtH3CJf_jI351jm1XLlwHrfTeAedQslrPZv5IzgAHxln20dffe4-7rzpOpo_hf4PaHCf1_V5a56aw6ilMcOn7kYJOrgIB9yZgOr4fPGW1lUaWAfrpzWWDruc5aF8r-VecuHVX4xL3XINuCFEowjt5h28X_mT_C9yROABP0r3Py&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1751560359136000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CEtbzvL8D0DrLR-K-fRnh\">swimacrossamerica.org\/<wbr \/>motorcitymile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167807123 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167807123 BCX8\">\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Swim Across America<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW167807123 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW167807123 BCX8\">. 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