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New: 24-Hour Swimathon Supports Berkeley’s June Measure C

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Friday March 19, 2010 - 01:12:00 PM
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CAL Men's Water Polo Team swims in support of ballot Measure C -- a bond measure to save, rehab and improve Berkeley's city pools
Seth Goddard
CAL Men's Water Polo Team swims in support of ballot Measure C -- a bond measure to save, rehab and improve Berkeley's city pools
Berkeley Aquatic Masters (BAM!) kick-off a 24hr swimathon at sunrise in support of ballot Measure C.
Seth Goddard
Berkeley Aquatic Masters (BAM!) kick-off a 24hr swimathon at sunrise in support of ballot Measure C.
Swimmers at the swimathon
Seth Goddard
Swimmers at the swimathon
The Cal Men's Water Polo Team at the King Pool.
Seth Goddard
The Cal Men's Water Polo Team at the King Pool.
Berkeley resident Heather Sarantis, who is nine months pregnant, gets into the water Friday.
Shelley Hayden
Berkeley resident Heather Sarantis, who is nine months pregnant, gets into the water Friday.

The 24-hour swimathon to support Berkeley’s June ballot Measure C—a bond measure to save, rehabilitate and improve the city’s public pools—kicked off at sunrise today. 

The first ones to create a splash was Berkeley Aquatic Masters (BAM!). 

Thirty players from the Cal Men’s Water Polo Team showed up at 8:15 a.m.—at which point the event had already raised $2,700. 

One of the swimmers completed 5,500 meters. 

At 1 p.m., the team had raised over $7,124. Jean, a 84-year-old swimmer, raised $600. 

For more information on the campagn visit www.berkeleypools.org/support-your-pools.html