Latest news with #CLASHEndurance
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Swim with a Purpose: CLASH Endurance Announces New Charity Swim Events with Swim Across America
1-Mile Swim and 100M Dolphin Dash Take Place December 7 at Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA, Fla., June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CLASH Endurance® and Swim Across America are thrilled to announce two new charity swims in Lake Lloyd, located in the infield of the iconic Daytona International Speedway® on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Participants of all ages will have the opportunity to swim alongside notable Olympians in an inspirational one-mile swim or a 100-meter Dolphin Dash with fundraising for critical cancer research as their top priority. Funds raised will support Swim Across America's breakthrough pediatric cancer grants with its beneficiaries and CLASH Endurance's philanthropic partner The NASCAR Foundation. Swim Across America, founded in 1987, hosts 24 annual open-water swims from Nantucket to under the Golden Gate Bridge, and hundreds and pool swims each year that fund cancer research and patient programs, raising more than $100M to date. Swim Across America has funded transformative trials that led to the FDA-approved immunotherapy cancer medications Keytruda, Opdivo, Yervoy and Tecentriq. The organization has also supported Memorial Sloan Kettering's landmark trials including the recent Phase II clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine showing an 80% success rate treating MMRd cancers with immunotherapy alone. Swim Across America also recently awarded the first-of-their-kind gene editing innovation grants to Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to advance safer, more effective targeted treatments. "Swim Across America, CLASH Endurance and The NASCAR Foundation joining together makes so much sense as The NASCAR Foundation helps so many kids who are battling cancer," commented Rob Butcher, CEO of Swim Across America. "To have a Swim Across America charity event in Daytona on the CLASH Endurance Family Weekend means we will make even bigger strides together in the fight against cancer." The NASCAR Foundation is a leading charity that works to improve the lives of children who need it most in NASCAR racing communities through the Speediatrics Children's Fund and the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. Serving as a designated 4-Star Charity by Charity Navigator for its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency, it has contributed more than $50 Million to impact the lives of more than 1.7 million children nationwide since 2006. "We are excited to be a part of the new Swim Across America swims during the CLASH Endurance weekend at Daytona International Speedway. We truly appreciate the many years of support from our friends at CLASH and it is a privilege to team up again to help improve the health and well-being of kids across the country and in our race communities," said Nichole Krieger, vice president and executive director of The NASCAR Foundation. On December 7, when hundreds of swimmers and volunteers dive into Lake Lloyd to make waves to fight cancer, one-mile swimmers will be required to raise at least $400 by event day; swimmers under 18 will raise a minimum of $200; Dolphin Dash participants can register for$50 and have no fundraising minimum. To register as a swimmer or a volunteer, visit CLASH Endurance CEO Bill Christy says, "We are proud to collaborate with Swim Across America that continues to make a lasting impact in the cancer community. This is a cause that has touched all our lives and we are honored to further support the fight at one of our flagship event weekends." Each December when much of the country battles snow, more than 3,000 participants ranging in age from four to 80+ will take on the speedway through a variety of events including a 5K, kids' triathlon, duathlon, aquabike, triathlons, Test Track and Redline Relay. CLASH Endurance strives to provide a festival-style weekend, which in addition to free activities for spectators and athletes alike, include a wellness expo, food trucks, beer/wine garden and much more. The weekend kicks off with a festive "Jingle Jog 5K" on Friday evening with a start and finish at ONEDaytona. Participants, including those in jogging strollers, will experience Florida's "Magic of Lights" holiday display taking them under the iconic grandstands of the speedway. The Swim Across America 1-mile swim and Dolphin Dash will help cap-off the weekend on Sunday, December 7. "We have swum in some incredible venues and Daytona International Speedway is certainly one of the most iconic," noted Olympic swimmer and Swim Across America Ambassador Rowdy Gaines. "To have a Swim Across America charity swim in Daytona is going to be extra special - I will definitely be there!" CLASH Endurance® is an innovative endurance event company led by athletes with a passion to provide exceptional race experiences at iconic speedways across the U.S. CLASH embraces inclusion and welcomes athletes of all ages and abilities, from elite professionals to first-time participants. The popular CLASH Endurance DAYTONA event is held at the Daytona International Speedway®, home of 'The Great American Race"- the Daytona 500, and has been featured on NBC and Fox Sports 1/2. Each February, the Daytona Beach Half Marathon & 5K takes athletes on a scenic tour of Daytona and its numerous landmarks and attractions. In addition, CLASH Endurance Miami in March continues to draw a decorated pro field, collegiate athletes from dozens of prestigious universities and weekend warriors for a challenging course at the historic Homestead-Miami Speedway®. Follow The NASCAR Foundation on Facebook at or on X at @NASCAR_FDN. For more information visit Swim Across America hosts open water and pool swims in numerous communities nationwide, from Nantucket to under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. More than 150 Olympians swim with the organization, including Michael Phelps, Kate Douglass and Missy Franklin. The organization supports more than 60 cancer research projects annually and has ten named Swim Across America Labs at major institutions nationwide. To learn more, visit or follow on social media @SwimAcrossAmerica on Facebook and @SAASwim on Instagram. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Clash USA, LLC Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Miami Herald
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen among winners at America's Triathlon Cup in Homestead
There was racing of a different kind at Homestead-Miami Speedway over the weekend, and it did not involve cars. Former Olympians and college standouts from across the United States and more than 26 countries competed in triathlon events on the speedway grounds. The events were sponsored by CLASH Endurance. The America's Triathlon Cup Miami took competitors on a draft-legal sprint-distance triathlon comprised of a 750-meter swim, a 20K bike and 5K run all within the speedway. Gwen Jorgensen, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, won the women's elite division and Reese Vannerson, a member of USA Triathlon's elite development squad Project Podium, won the men's. Jorgensen won by dominating in the 5k, and finished in a time of 55 minutes, 41 seconds. The 38-year-old mother of two won four World Triathlon Cup races during the 2023 season and on Friday ran the day's fastest 5k (16:58) to secure her first win of 2025. 'It was super windy. Thankfully, I've been in Boulder where there are 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts every day, so I've had practice in the wind. I knew that was going to make it tough,' Jorgensen told USA Triathlon. 'It's really special to have my family here and have a race in the United States. It's really rare to have racing in the U.S., and you look at the start line with how many athletes were here today who took the opportunity to race — that was probably the biggest start field I've ever raced in.' Gina Sereno (USA) led the women's field out of the swim. Several groups were seen on the bike and then Jorgensen dominated the run. Mexico's Marcela Alvarez Solis placed 2nd at 55:45 and Danielle Orie (USA) crossed at 55:55. On the men's side, Igor Dupios (France) led out of the swim and Vannerson dominated the run. His first-place time of 49:54 was followed by Dupois in second place with a time of 50:12 and Darr Smith (USA) was third in 50:14. 'All in all, I'm really happy with my race. The bike was a lot harder than I anticipated with the strong winds. Big ups to everyone out there. It was really hard, hot day,' Vannerson said. 'The guys at the front of the pack are no slouches; one of them (Seth Rider) has an Olympic medal, Darr I've looked up to for a long time, so to track them down means a whole lot. I'm just blessed.' More than 100 college triathlon teams competed in the Collegiate Club National Championships. Clare Anne Dasso of Queens University of Charlotte crossed the line in the draft-legal portion in 58:55 and UCLA's Edoardo G. Leone completed the same race in 52:00. In the Olympic distance, Annie Meeder of Univ. of Colorado (Boulder) finished in 2:07:58 and Mark Romano of the U.S. Air Force Academy came over the finish line at 1:51:13. AJ Cuddeback won the non-binary Olympic-distance event category with a time of 2:40:48. In the Mixed Team Relay race with each completing a super-sprint triathlon. Queens Univ. of Charlotte earned 1st place at 1:03:18, followed by Univ. of Colo (Boulder) at 1:04:59 and in 3rd, United States Naval Academy at 1:05:12.
