Hi everyone! I am swimming one thousand meters on Saturday July 11, 2026, to help raise money for Swim With A Mission. This is the 10th annual swim and my third time swimming this event. Last year I swam 1000 meters placing 55th, and my time was 34 minutes. Last year, our team ended up raising $6,584.00 and this year our goal is to raise $7,000. Swim With A Mission is a nonprofit organization that supports returning veterans in our community. One of the ways that Swim With A Mission supports returning veterans is that they fund service dog training to help veterans return back to civilian life. If you would like to help me and my team, all donations, are going to Swim With A Mission 2026
Thank you!
Elise Kroll, Rye'd the Wave
Swim With A Mission
On July 11th, Swim With A Misson is excited to hold it’s 10th Annual Event which consists of competitive swim races. Participants can choose to participate in a 1K, 5K, 10K or 10K Team Relay swim at Wellington State Park in Bristol, NH. There is also an Honor The Fallen and End The Stigma Memorial 5K Team Swim as well.
All participants are encouraged to raise funds that will go to support Veterans who need our help more than ever. Go to swam.org for more details.
Since being founded in 2017, Swim With A Mission has given almost $13.6 Million to service and support organizations that provide critical services to our Veterans.
Every year, SWAM focuses on important needs in the Veterans community and provides grants to worthy Veteran service and support programs. Each organization submits an application for a grant so we can consider how the money we raise each year can make the most impact in the community. The recipient of the grants provide services and support including mental health services, scholarships for children of a parent who died in service, taking care of homeless Veterans, providing rides and financial assistance to Veterans, providing health care services to Veterans, providing permanent housing for Veterans, K9’s for Veterans, and help with PTSD.