Wells Community Comes Together For “Hour Of Power”

AURORA, N.Y. – The Wells College community joined forces with the school's swimming programs for the ninth-annual Hour of Power Relay for Sarcoma Research on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Wells College Aquatic Center.

The hour long relay, conducted by schools nationwide, honors Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who died in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Each school participating across the nation commenced the event at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The event consisted of continuously swimming for one hour, using relays of any stroke with the objective of keeping all relays in each lane on the same length. Over 160 teams participated nationwide in the event in 2011 with over 8,000 student-athletes coming together to raise funds for the cause. Funds raised through this event support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people.

Numerous student-athletes, staff and faculty came out for the event and took turns in the pool. Other members of the community supported their swimmers efforts by bringing signs and cheers from the stands.

For more information about the Ted Mullin Fund, click here.