English Channel Swim for ALS Research

March 5, 2018

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Marathon Swimming For A Cause

A Long Swim has raised $500,000 for ALS research, dedicated to the groundbreaking and collaborative research
at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, one of the top
ALS research laboratories in the world.

Swimming the English Channel

Doug McConnell, with the help of his A Long Swim Team, became only the 48th person over age 50 to
swim the English Channel, in 14 hours that were divided between heavy waves and pitch black darkness.

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The Team Goes for A Long Swim – Part 2

This is the second of a three-part series on Doug’s swim across the English Channel. Read part 1 here, and check back on Monday for part 3. The English Channel Swim – how it begins The swim actually starts from

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August 26, 2011

Doug and Susan McConnell renew their vows

Three Celebrations in One; Susan Gets Her Rock

After the English Channel Swim We finished the Channel swim on August 22nd in the inky black of 3:00 a.m. I badly wanted to grab a rock from the beach to give to Susan, as this swim is every bit

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August 11, 2011

Stung is the New Black

Let’s Talk Jelly Fish Lots of people are talking about jellyfish these days. The environmental activists will say, “You know, the oceans are warming everywhere, so there are swarms of jellyfish where there never have been before.” I don’t doubt

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May 27, 2013

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The Team Goes for A Long Swim – Part 2

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