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Around the Park: Shipley's annual 12-hour swim-a-thon breaks records

Published 09/04/08

At least 120 swimmers swam 14,511 laps in 12 hours last Saturday during the Shipley's Choice community's annual benefit swim-a-thon.

Courtesy photo by Lynn Harmeyer Matthew Freeman, 9, swims has last lap in the Shipley's Choice Swim-a-thon held Saturday at the communtiy pool and swim club.  He is surrounded by fellow swimmers under the watchful eye of Rod McCullum, one of the event's organizers.
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This Herculean effort blew away last years' 2,115 total laps by thousands.

Shipley's resident Lynn Harmeyer, one of the organizers, equates the mileage to "swimming from Millersville to New York." Something each swimmer would proudly do again, because they were swimming in honor of one of their favorite neighbors - Matthew (Matt) Freeman.

The shining star and inspiration for the all-day swim, Matt, son of Carlton and Penny Freeman, is a fourth-grader at...

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