The swimming & diving teams did their part in an "Hour of Power" relay to help raise awareness and money for sarcoma research.

On Nov. 8, The College of Wooster's men's and women's swimming and diving teams joined thousands of athletes from collegiate, high school, and club teams across the nation in the 11th-Annual Ted Mullin "Leave it in the Pool" Hour of Power Relay for Sarcoma Research.

The "Hour of Power" event honors those who are fighting or have succumbed to cancer, including former Carleton College swimmer Edward H. "Ted" Mullin, who died from synovial sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in Sept. 2006. The annual swim relay has grown from 15 teams in its first year to over 170 teams and more than 8,000 athletes in recent years.

Participating teams engage in continuous relays of any stroke for a full hour of all-out swimming.

In the event's first 10 years, participating teams have raised over $630,000 to support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma.