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Swimmers make waves for cancer cure as Swim Across America raises $400K at Lanier Islands
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Alyssa Hitzel, 12, finishes her 5K swim during Swim Across America’s Atlanta Open Water Swim Saturday at Lanier Islands. Hitzel swims for Dynamo Swim Club in Chamblee. - photo by Erin O. Smith
“Making waves to fight cancer” was the order of the morning Saturday as about 500 people joined Swim Across America to raise money for research about the disease. Lots of waves were created with a bit more than 500 swimmers churning up Lake Lanier in the fourth annual Atlanta Open Water Swim. The event attracted several hundred spectators, in addition to the swimmers.