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Woman with Down Syndrome finishes a swim across Lake Tahoe!
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South Lake Tahoe, Ca. On Tuesday Sept. 25th 2007, Karen Gaffney, a 29 year old avid swimmer known worldwide for being the first person with Down syndrome to complete a relay swim across the English Channel, completed her latest swim challenge. To raise funds for the National Down Syndrome Congress, Karen swam a little over 9 miles across the width of Lake Tahoe. The swim began at 6:07AM from Deadman's Point on Lake Tahoe's east shore. Approximately 6 and a half hours later, Karen finished the longest swim of her life when she pulled up on the western shore at Sugar Pine Point. "I am doing this swim because I can!" says Gaffney, the Portland Oregon native of her Tahoe Challenge swim. "I am raising funds for the National Down Syndrome Congress so that they can continue their work supporting people with Down syndrome and their families. Together we are trying to show that people with Down syndrome are more like everyone else, rather than different from everyone else." Since her Channel swim in 2001, Karen has kept up her string of "Firsts." She completed seven swims across San Francisco Bay while preparing for and competing in the "Escape From Alcatraz," a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz to the St. Francis Yacht Club. In addition, she completed a four mile swim nicknamed "Round the Rock;" A round trip swim from Aquatic Park that goes around Alcatraz Island and back, which took Gaffney two hours & 15 minutes. In August of 2007, Karen swam the length of Donner Lake, a 2.7 mile swim that was sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Masters swimming organization. Funds raised by Gaffney through this swim will be used by the National Down Syndrome Congress to promote awareness and education to the general public regarding the abilities of people with Down syndrome. For more information on how to contribute, log on to www.ndsccenter.org or www.karengaffneyfoundation.com
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KGFoundation
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Karen, Gaffney, Lake, Tahoe,
Woman with Down Syndrome finishes a swim across Lake Tahoe!
Description:
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. On Tuesday Sept. 25th 2007, Karen Gaffney, a 29 year old avid swimmer known worldwide for being the first person with Down syndrome to complete a relay swim across the English Channel, completed her latest swim challenge. To raise funds for the National Down Syndrome Congress, Karen swam a little over 9 miles across the width of Lake Tahoe. The swim began at 6:07AM from Deadman's Point on Lake Tahoe's east shore. Approximately 6 and a half hours later, Karen finished the longest swim of her life when she pulled up on the western shore at Sugar Pine Point. "I am doing this swim because I can!" says Gaffney, the Portland Oregon native of her Tahoe Challenge swim. "I am raising funds for the National Down Syndrome Congress so that they can continue their work supporting people with Down syndrome and their families. Together we are trying to show that people with Down syndrome are more like everyone else, rather than different from everyone else." Since her Channel swim in 2001, Karen has kept up her string of "Firsts." She completed seven swims across San Francisco Bay while preparing for and competing in the "Escape From Alcatraz," a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz to the St. Francis Yacht Club. In addition, she completed a four mile swim nicknamed "Round the Rock;" A round trip swim from Aquatic Park that goes around Alcatraz Island and back, which took Gaffney two hours & 15 minutes. In August of 2007, Karen swam the length of Donner Lake, a 2.7 mile swim that was sponsored by the Sierra Nevada Masters swimming organization. Funds raised by Gaffney through this swim will be used by the National Down Syndrome Congress to promote awareness and education to the general public regarding the abilities of people with Down syndrome. For more information on how to contribute, log on to www.ndsccenter.org or www.karengaffneyfoundation.com
Author:
KGFoundation
Tags:
Karen, Gaffney, Lake, Tahoe,
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