Alyssa founded
fins for swims℠ while a 7th grader at Providence Day School in Charlotte NC. She swims on the Middle School Swim Team and is also a year round swimmer at Mecklenburg Aquatics.
Check out Alyssa's Links:
Alyssa's Blog:
www.finsforswims.blogspot.com Read articles and stories about Alyssa and the fins for swims℠ program here:October 24, 2008 -- Charlotte, SwimMAC Newsletter
Fins for Swims - SwimMAC Athlete Making a Difference! Read full article here ... SwimMAC articleNovember 14, 2008 -- USA Swimming Newsletter
Olympian inspired by 12-year-old
For
the past six months, U.S. Olympic swimmers have been inspiring us to
reach greater heights. Now find out how a 12-year-old swimmer is
influencing a two-time Olympian. Read full article here... USA Swimming Newsletter ArticleDecember, 2008 -- "Kesher" The Jewish Connection For Over 50's Jewish SinglesOlympians Inspired by local 12-year old
December 31, 2008 -- Appearance on FOX NEWS Rising in Charlotte, NC with Mark Mathis(video link coming soon)
February 26, 2009 -- Mitzvah Market, Mitzvah Kid Read full article here ...
Mitzvah Kid Alyssa FischerThis week's Mitzvah Project Profile features Alyssa Fischer from Matthews, NC, who is thinking globally and acting locally. She has the long-term in mind, and is looking for help to spread her fins! March, 2009 --
My School Rocks! Magazine, pages 18-19Fins for Swims by Resa Goldberg
Read full article here
March issue My School Rocks
Mark Gangloff
Mark
made his Olympic debut in 2004, finishing fourth in the 100m
breaststroke. He earned a gold medal for swimming in the prelims of
the 4x100m medley relay in Athens. He also swam in the prelims of the
gold medal winning 4x100m medley relay at the 2005 World Championships
and won the silver in the 50m breaststroke there. Mark earned a gold
medal for swimming in the prelims of the 400m medley relay in the 2008
Beijing Summer Olympic Games; also placed eighth in the 100m
breaststroke.
Mark graduated from the University of Auburn where
he was co-captain of the swim team. He helped Auburn to its second
consecutive NCAA title in 2004. Mark moved to Charlotte in 2007 to
train with coach David Marsh at Mecklenburg Aquatics.
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Mark's Official Website:
www.markgangloffusa.comJeremy Knowles
As a member of the Bahamas Olympic swim team, Jeremy competed in the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, the the 2004 Games in Athens and 2008 in Beijing. He currently holds eight Short Course and eight Long Course Bahamian senior records.
Jeremy is a national hero in The Bahamas for his accomplishment of completing a thirty mile ocean swim at the age of 16. He completed the swim in fifteen hours.
Jeremy graduated from the University of Auburn where he was an All-American. He helped Auburn to the NCAA title in 2003. Jeremy moved to Charlotte in 2007 to train with coach David Marsh. He is a fourth grade teacher at Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School in Charlotte.