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283 people show wave of support
By Tracy Wheeler
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Sunday, Apr 06, 2008
HUDSON: When LifeCenter Plus hosted a Swim for Diabetes event last year, the turnout was less than impressive.
''I think we might have had three people swimming laps,'' aquatics director Jim Clark admitted.
So he decided this year would be different. And it was. Different enough, in fact, to break a mark in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest water aerobics class.
Unofficially, 283 people took part in the 15-minute workout Saturday afternoon, topping the effort of 247 Norwegians in 2005.
Clark probably won't know for months whether Guinness will validate the record, though photographers, videographers and representatives from the University of Akron and the American Red Cross were on hand to act as witnesses. All the documentation will be sent to Guinness this week.
The 23rd annual Swim for Diabetes was held in 73 pools in eight counties Saturday, with a goal of raising $275,000 for the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, said the association's Lori Izeman. Unlike all those other events,
though, the 283-person Hudson showing ''is a once-in-a-lifetime, history-making event.''
Mary Sullivan was one of the participants, working through the movements of the Hokey Pokey, the Chicken Dance and Hang on Sloopy with her daughter Megan, 6, and son Quinn, 5.
Even though Sullivan has been dealing with diabetes since she was in the sixth grade, she hadn't taken part in the annual swim events because her kids ''couldn't really swim laps, but they could come out and do this, and know that they were doing something that was important to Mom.''
Sheila Szudejko, who brought several of her grandkids with her, said that while diabetes is important, she showed up Saturday ''because we wanted to be part of breaking the record.''
Each participant was asked to donate a minimum of $5, guaranteeing at least $1,415, though many donated more.
Tracy Wheeler can be reached at 330-996-3721 or tawheeler@thebeaconjournal.com.
HUDSON: When LifeCenter Plus hosted a Swim for Diabetes event last year, the turnout was less than impressive.
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