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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman Wire

Whitman swimming completes annual ‘Hour of Power’ in remote format

Charlotte Elliott, Sports Editor November 19, 2020

On Nov. 10, the Whitman swimming teams continued their annual tradition of teaming up to remember Ted Mullin, a former Carleton College student, in an Hour of Power. According to a Wire article from...

Whitman students and Walla Walla community members participate in “Hour of Power,” a swim relay race that raised awareness and money for the Ted Mullin Fund for Pediatric Sarcoma Research. Photo contributed by Whitman Athletics.

“Hour of Power”: Nation’s swimmers unite against cancer

Charlotte Elliott, Sports Reporter November 21, 2019

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Whitman’s varsity swim team was joined by members of the Walla Walla Swim Club and other members of the Walla Walla community to raise awareness and money for the Ted Mullin Fund...

Swim Team Makes Big Splash With Hour of Power

Swim Team Makes Big Splash With Hour of Power

Kelsey Peck November 17, 2013
Last Tuesday, collegiate, high school, and club swim teams all over the country participated in the "Hour of Power", a charity event to raise both money and awareness for Sarcoma, a rare soft tissue disease that takes effect all over the world, primarily in young people.
Credit: Marie von Hafften

Whitman swim team supports sarcoma research in relay event

Sarah Debs November 17, 2011
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Whitman College was one of 150 colleges worldwide to participate in the Hour of Power. The Hour of Power is a swim relay consisting of an hour of continuous sprints in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer.

Varsity swimmers ‘leave it in the pool’ for charity

Pamela London November 11, 2010
On Nov. 9, Whitman swimmers joined thousands of other athletes worldwide in the annual Hour of Power, raising money for the Ted Mullin Fund for Pediatric Sarcoma Research.
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