Express swimming participates in the Hour of Power Relays!

On Tuesday evening the Wells Express swim teams, joined by some additional student-athletes, participated in the Hour of Power Relays!

The "Hour of Power" Relay is in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma. Money raised through the "Hour of Power" provides seed funding for the University of Chicago Medicine's (UCM) pediatric cancer research program. The Ted Mullin Fund has supported many research projects over the years including developing earlier prognostic tests for pediatric cancers, Big Data based projects through the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons, the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program and studying inherited dispositions to developing pediatric cancers. With each research project funded, the Ted Mullin Fund is involved in advancing pediatric cancer research and that impact has been evident over time with the development of UCM programs. UCM also hosts Ted Mullin Fund Scholars (PDF) in pediatric cancer laboratories each summer, giving collegiate Ted Mullin "Hour of Power" participants an opportunity to explore their interest in science and cancer biology.

A very big thank you goes out to all who participated, donated, or cheered our swimmers on!

Don't forget to come cheer on our men's and women's swimming teams as they host Medaille College this Saturday starting at 1pm!

GO EXPRESS!!

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