Polar Plunge
03.10.24
Join Swim Across America - Baltimore for our Polar Plunge Kickoff Event! Cancer affects everyone, which is why we're "Making Waves to Fight Cancer" and raising money for cancer research, prevention, and treatment.
- Register
- Volunteer
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Proceeds from the swim will support immunotherapy clinical trials and research at the Swim Across America Lab at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.
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Total Raised To Date
Progress: 2%
Registrations: 118 Goal: 5000Raised of Goal -
Top Fundraisers
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1 -
Craig Dewing ($500.00)
2 -
Matt Donovan ($323.44)
3 -
Ellie Taragano ($206.00)
4 -
Cheyanne Vanderdonckt ($150.00)
5 -
Megan Gangaway ($145.00)
6 -
Meghan Kovacs ($119.00)
7 - Jill Blum ($91.92)
8 - Maureen Cromer ($75.00)
9 - Alana Molino ($52.00)
10 - Ryan Murray ($52.00)
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Team Honor Roll
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1 -
UMBC Swim and Dive ($782.24)
2 - Towson Swim & Dive ($305.80)
3 - UMBC Staff ($117.92)
4 - Ice Donators, Plunging for a Cure ($25.00)
WHAT: Join us for our first Polar Plunge at UMBC - jump in and jump out! Participants will receive swim caps and breakfast. This event is open to everyone as a kickoff to our 2024 fundraising season.
WHEN: March 10, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Registration
9:45 AM: Brief Remarks
10:00 AM: PLUNGE!
Additional waves of plungers will continue until everyone has had a chance to get in the pool.
WHERE: University of Maryland Baltimore County - Retriever Activities Center
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
HOW TO JOIN: Click the register button on this page and get your own fundraising page to send out to your friends and family.
All swimmers and volunteers must complete the waiver found here and bring to the event check-in. If you are under 18, please bring the waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
FUNDRAISING: Participants are encouraged, but not required, to donate $15 upon registering to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Baltimore Swim. We hope participants will join us for one of our pool swims or open water swim later in the year!
If you'd like to make a donation, you may support the polar plunger of your choice by making an online donation. Or you may send a check, payable to Swim Across America, to the address below:
Swim Across America - Baltimore
PO Box 5384
Baltimore, MD 21209
