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1 2 36th Annual

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

April 2, 2016 Uytengsu Aquatics Center and Howard Jones Field University of Southern California

7:30 AM Treasure Chest Opens (in front of the Lyon Center)

8:00 AM Registration and Pool Opens Masters Swim Workout – Diving Well Spirit Relay – “Pilalas Challenge” – Yell Leader Marathon Begins

9:00 AM Kid’s Corner Opens Silent Auction Opens & Entertainment Begins

9:30 AM Swim Clinic

10:00 AM -12:00 PM Football Practice on Howard Jones Field

11:00 AM Barbecue Opens

11:30 AM Biggest Splash Contest

12:00 PM -1:00 PM Photos with Traveler (Howard Jones Field)

12:00 PM -12:30 PM Presentation of the Claire Snow Award Trojan Marching Band Photo of Swim Scholarship Recipients

12:30 PM Football/Song Girl Relay

12:30 PM Red Section Silent Auction Closes 12:40 PM White Section Silent Auction Closes 12:50 PM Blue Section Silent Auction Closes 1:00 PM Yellow Section Silent Auction Closes 1:10 PM Green Section Silent Auction Closes

2:00 PM Barbecue Closes

3 April 2, 2016

We are celebrating the 36th year of Swim With Mike, thanks to all of you who have participated financially and those who donate your time to this event every year. I have to extend a special thank you to both Ron Orr and Mara Redden for their continued dedication of this event over the past 36 years. Although their actions are silent, they are heard loudly around the country.

I would also like to thank the Swim With Mike Board Of Directors, our volunteers, student staff, swimmers and fundraisers. Their time, involvement, input and overwhelming support are what have kept this program growing. To those who are able to donate, large and small, it’s because of you that we have been able to help over 187 Physically Challenged Athletes receive a college education so they can create a future for themselves.

I would like to extend a special thank you to Pat Haden and the USC Athletic Department for their vision and support to continue the expansion of this one-of-a-kind program, along with the other Universities that are now a part of our Swim With Mike family.

Finally, thank you to our incredible recipients and their remarkable families, whose courage and determination keep us all grounded. These recipients continue to inspire us daily. Without the combination of all of the above mentioned, the past 36 years would not have been possible to accomplish the following:

• $16,817,930 Total raised since inception • $900,000 Total scholarship dollars awarded in 2015-16 • 57 Current scholarship recipients in 2015-2016 • 187 Total scholarships granted • 60 Total sports represented • 91 Total universities represented

Sincerely,

Mike Nyeholt

4 Swim With Mike Mission Statement

To provide financial resources for the advanced education that paves the way for physically challenged athletes to overcome their tragedies and realize their full potential.

Established in 1981, Swim With Mike was started following what was planned as a one-time event: a Swim-a-thon organized by former teammates of Mike Nyeholt. Mike, a three-time All American swimmer at USC who graduated in 1978, ranked ninth in the U.S., 13th in the world and a competitor in the 1976 Olympic trials, was paralyzed from the chest down following a motorcycle accident in January 1981.

The first event was held in March of 1981 as Swim For Mike, to raise money to purchase a specially equipped van for Mike. The Swim-a-thon was highly successful, raising $58,000; significantly more than was needed for the van. At Mike’s suggestion, the excess funds were used to create the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, the only one of its kind in the country.

Since 1981 Swim With Mike has become an annual event held at Uytengsu Aquastics Center at USC. The annual event will be held at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center on the USC campus. Recently, the University of Connecticut, Arizona, UCSD, Roll with Cole, Hawaii, The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, El Toro High School, UCSB, Cal and Stanford have held satellite Swim With Mike events to raise money for the USC Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.

Potential recipients are located through media outreach, USC community members, Swim With Mike Board members and supporters, rehabilitation facilities, hospitals and the USC Admissions and Financial Aid offices. When volunteers come across information about newly injured athletes, they make initial contact to introduce the Scholarship Fund and determine the possible interest in pursuing or continuing university education.

Eligibility requirements for scholarships are applicants must:

• Have participated in organized athletics prior to the illness or injury • Have suffered an illness or injury resulting in a physical disability which, substantially limits every day activity (e.g. paralysis, blindness, cancer, amputation, head injury) • Meet the admission requirements of a four year or graduate level institution • Make satisfactory progress towards their degree after college acceptance • Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 cumulative and be “in good academic standing” • Demonstrate financial need

For more information visit: www.swimwithmike.org or email [email protected]

5 Patrick C. Haden Director of Athletics

Charles Griffin Cale Director of Athletics’ Chair April 2, 2016

Welcome to the 36th Annual Swim With Mike. As Trojan alumni, Cindy and I are always proud of the incredible accomplishments of USC’s student-athletes on the field, the courts, in the pool and in the classroom. Perhaps even more so we are humbled by the Trojan Family’s association with Swim With Mike and the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund which is unique, long lasting and selfless. As Director of Athletics I appreciate that our staff and student-athletes dedicate so much of their time and treasure helping other athletes who due to their physical limitations could not get an athletic scholarship but can compete in the classroom.

We are so thankful to all of those who have worked so hard and financially supported the efforts to make the Uytengsu Aquatics Center a reality and a world class facility that will serve as headquarters for Swim With Mike for many years to come.

The scholarship fund that Ron Orr and Mike Nyeholt started 36 years ago has helped 187 athletes who were victims of life altering injuries or illnesses get a college education, the key to an independent and prosperous future. Seventy of these students attend or attended USC. Perhaps even more remarkable is the fact that Swim With Mike scholarship recipients have attended 90 different schools from coast to coast thanks to the hard work and dedication of thousands of volunteers, swimmers, sponsors and donors, many of them USC student-athletes. Can you believe that Swim With Mike scholarship recipients have attended USC’s Pac -12 rivals Arizona (10), Arizona State (2), Cal (3), Colorado (3), Oregon (1), UCSB, Stanford (5) Washington State (1), Oregon State (1) and yes even UCLA (2)? What about the fact that Stanford, Cal, Arizona, UCONN, UCSB, El Toro High School and UC San Diego host Swim With Mike events on their campuses organized by the scholarship recipients themselves along with the coaches and student-athletes at those institutions? In the 2015-16 academic year Swim With Mike sponsors 57 scholarships at 41 different schools.

Thanks to all of you who participate in Swim With Mike here at USC or at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Stanford, Hawaii, UCONN, Arizona, UCSB, Roll with Cole and in all of the other fundraising activities. I won’t be swimming (I can barely float!) but my check is already written and I will be cheering for all of you. Fight On!

Patrick C. Haden Charles Griffin Cale Director of Athletics’ Chair

6 University of Southern California· Department of Athletics. 3501 Watt Way· Los Angeles, California 90089-0602 Tel: 12131 740-4154 • Fax: (213) 740-6732 • www.usctoojans.com Left to right: Pat Haden, Mike Nyeholt, and Ron Orr 7 Swim With Mike Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board Mike Nyeholt Retired Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of Capital Group Companies, Los Angeles

Founder & Executive Director Ron Orr Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Southern California

Event & Volunteer Coordinator Mara Redden Volunteer fundraiser and event planner

Kathleen DeCristo Former Assistant Director of Development - University of Southern California Athletics

Nick Enriquez Attorney Advisor, Social Security Administration Office of Disability San Bernadino

Thomas Fuelling Retired CEO of Lawry’s Foods and a current member of Lawry’s Restaurants Board of Directors

Bruce Furniss Senior Director Berkabia Real Estate Advisors

Becky Gramstrup Director of Development, USC Athletics

Kaia Hedlund President of Kaico Sports. Director of Recipient Relations for Swim With Mike

Nate Higgins Graduate Management Associate Toyota Financial Services

Todd James Co-founder of Newscrack.com & Portfolio Manager Capital Group Companies

Jennifer Johnson Senior Attorney - The Law Office of Jennifer R. Johnson

Loretta Abdun-Nur Joseph Educator/Business Owner/Specializes in Fundraising for Non-Profit Organizations

Helaine Lopes USC Lecturer, Human and Evolutionary Biology

Michelle Lynch Fixed Income Senior Business Analyst, Capital Group

Gregg Millward Senior Director of Development & External Relations. Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy USC

8 Neil Macready Vice President of Development, Providence Tarzana Medical Center Foundation

John Naber Principal, Naber & Associates, Inc. (Broadcasting, Speaking, Consulting)

Mike Navarro J.R. Navarro & Associates Inc., Los Angeles; Advertising/Marketing/Promotions

Marilee Pischel Associate Athletics Director - University of Southern California Athletics Business Affairs

Dan Redden Organization Development Consultant

Troy Remelski Founder Conquest Media LLC

Dan Rosenthal CEO UnitedHealthcare West Region

Mike Sample Senior Associate - Cornish & Carey Commercial, Newmark, Knight, Frank

Anita Sen Owner/Operator Anita Sen Public Relations

Patrick Stanton Marketing Consultant

Betsy Thomas Founder Project Walk/President Thomas Capital Inc.

Michael Thomas Founder - Project Walk, franchise owner - Coca Cola Company, Associate Miami Project

Betty Van Wagener Retired School Psychologist for Preschool through High School

Patrick Walsh Senior Vice President and Wealth Management - Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Stephany Walsh Spirit of Troy Band, Norris Cancer Hospital Auxiliary Board

Don Winston Retired Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Southern California

Elizabeth Winston Development Consultant

9 THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS $25,000 and above $10,000 to $25,000 $5,000 to $10,000

Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family Wallis Annenberg Kim Carson Sandy & Dan Bane John & Hilda Arnold John & Janine Colich Avery & Andy Barth William Bagnard The Fritschner Family Kevin Clifford Beta Theta Pi Foundation William McMorrow Fischmann Family Foundation Jack & Barbara Cameron Jared & Donna Murayama Bob & Bernice Gogo The Centofante Family John Naber’s 60th Birthday Pat & Cindy Haden The Crawford Family Blake Quinn Brian & Susan Kennedy The Norris Foundation Christopher & Dana Reeve Mike & Toby Navarro Todd James Foundation Mike Nyeholt Trader Joe’s Rick Rice Jason & Rena Pilalas Richard & Loretta Joseph Family Rosenthal Family Robert & Ann Ronus Karin Larson Ed & Gayle Roski The Van Wagener Family Stephen R. Miller Cesar Segovia Linda & John Seiter Mara & Dan Redden Wells Fargo Tod Spieker

CENTOFANTE ANNIVERSARY CLUB ($100 for each year of Swim With Mike, currently $3,600)

Mary Ella & John Bitzer Chris Cantwell & Family Jim & Sue Femino Marianna & David Fisher Nate Higgins Art & Libby Jacobson Michael & Kathy Ker Christine Ofiesh Lars & Joanne Reierson Patrick Stanton

10 THANKS TO OUR LANE SPONSORS

Margaret Abdun-Nur Hardcore Swim, Inc. Brett Pheffer Ralph & Sigrid Allman Greg & Terry Hargrave The Ramage Family Steve Auth Richard Hunsaker Cheryl Ruff Mike & Jean Beckman Hugh Hunter Darlene Bolles Russell Glenn & Christina Bedford Billy & Sally Hurt Roy & Jean Scharer Kat Begovich Scharrell Jackson Kenneth Schroeder Eric & Kim Belcher Stephen Jenkins Stan Schultz Ron & Lois Bloom James John Conrad & Dianne Schweitzer Bobby Bostic Jennifer Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Dave Sell Steve Botsford Anses & Louise Joseph Al Shonk Michael & Bobbie Bozick Fred Kay & Suzanne Rabe The Family of Claire Snow F Mackenzie Brown Jackie & Gerald Kehle James & Ginny Shelton Edward & Candy Bubar Dorothy Kim Jay Shepard Chuck & Jessie Cale Eran Klein John & Kristi Simmons Jon Cameron Rick & Heather Kline Robert & Dorrie Simms Michelle & Tom Carter Michael & Sherry Kramer Judy & Bob Spare Leonard Cole Jim Lavalley Max & Mary Stites Roger & Michele Dedeaux Jeff Lewis Phil Swan Engemann Bob & Kathy Lycette Rodney Swan The Dedeaux Family Charlie & Mary Lou Lyons Cress Templeton Patsy Dewey Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lyons Ron & Janet Tepper Sam Diannitto Neil Macready Michael & Betsy Thomas Paula & Pat Donahue The Robert Malcom Family Peter & Carrie Tilton Joe & Cathy Durrett Prem Manjooran Kathee Toyama Sam Elias Garo Mardirossian Trojan Club of San Diego Robert Elliott Jim Maxwell & Family Claire Von Konynenburg Michael & Debbie Felix Kirk McGowan Joanne Waddell Brian Finnigan Mack McInnis Jr. Dennis, Lisa & Brandon Warner Kurt Frederick John McNamee Mark Weaser Terry Fredricks Family Fred & Marilyn Michaelian Brad & Darci Wentz William & Mary Fausone Marilyn Mikos Dave Werbelow & Jeannie Flint Tom & Sherry Fuelling Jon & Melinda Muller Berlyn & Eleanore Wible Will & Linda Gassett James Mullory Kandi & Ed Wopschall Doreen Gee Robert & Karen Murvin Raymond Yates Mark Gibello Edmund C. Olson & Family In Memory of Paula Brown Steve Gilner Larry & Adrienne Olson In Memory of Shirley Maxwell Herb & Kathy Goodman Terry Osteen In Memory of Mark Schmitmeyer Lloyd & Renee Greif Randy & Karen Park Ada Paulsen

11 2016 ENDOWMENTS, CHALLENGES AND CLUBS

THE YVONNE BOGDANOVICH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

This endowed scholarship was established in 2013 when Yvonne Bogdanovich generously contributed $250,000 to guarantee one of our scholarships in perpetuity. Yvonne’s generous gift will go far in ensuring that her family will continue to support physically challenged athletes for generations to come.

Current recipient of this endowed scholarship is: Spencer Fox

THE JENNIFER WALSH ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

This endowment was established in the memory of Jennifer Walsh who was a recipient of Swim With Mike in 1993. In 1994 Jennifer lost her battle with Osteosarcoma Cancer. Jennifer’s family began this endowment in 1994 and each year contributors have the opportunity to donate to the Walsh Endowment.

Current recipient of this Endowment is: Nick Ekbatani

MAYER-LEAHY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

The Mayer-Leahy Scholarship Endowment was established by a gift of $250,000. All income generated from this endowment will go to a USC Swim With Mike Scholarship. Pat Haden originated this gift prior to him becoming the Director of Athletics at USC.

Current recipient of this Scholarship is: Jack Jablonski

THE KARIN LARSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR

This endowment was established in 2011 when Karin Larson generously contributed $500,000, the largest single donation in the history of the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund. This gift established an endowment for a Swim With Mike Executive Director position, in perpetuity.

WILL AND LINDA GASSETT OPERATING ENDOWMENT

Will and Linda Gassett made the initial gift of $100,000 to establish the Swim With Mike operating endowment. The income from this endowment will be used for the operations of Swim With Mike so all donations can be applied to scholarships.

THE CENTOFANTE ANNIVERSARY CLUB

The Centofante Anniversary Club was started by Al Centofante at the 10th Anniversary of Swim With Mike to honor each Anniversary of the event with a $100 gift. An example of this donation is: 36 years of Swim With Mike will equal to a $3,600 donation. In keeping with the tradition after Al’s passing, the family foundation matches all new increases and members.

THE MILLER CHALLENGE

To date, the G. Williard Miller Foundation has contributed over $250,000 to the Physically Challenged Athlete Scholarship Fund. Through the generosity of the Chairman Stephen Miller and the inspiration of Mike Thomas, the Miller Foundation is matching all the donors who contribute the $360 annually or $10 for each year of Swim With Mike.

THE TOD SPIEKER CHALLENGE

The Tod Spieker Challenge is matching monies raised from all Swimmers participating in the Masters Challenge and all funds raised at the 6th Annual Cal Swim with Mike up to $15,000.

12 SILENT AUCTION RULES

PLEASE READ THE RESTRICTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE PLACING A BID

Auction items will be displayed beginning at 9:00 A.M. (TENTATIVE, PENDING PROGRAM & RELAYS) and designated areas will close at the times shown below. Notice will be given of the imminent closing of the Areas by the Public Address Announcer.

SECTION CLOSING TIME RED 12:30 PM WHITE 12:40 PM BLUE 12:50 PM YELLOW 1:00 PM GREEN 1:10 PM NOTE: Items may be purchased and picked up within 15 minutes after an auction area has closed. Shipping charges will be incurred if we have to mail the item/items to you.

1. Bid must meet the minimum bid and increment requirements to be accepted as valid.

2. Please write (legibly) your first and last name and phone number on the bid sheet with your correct bid amount. Illegible entries will NOT be accepted.

3. Bidders on items containing alcoholic beverages MUST be 21 years of age (with ID).

4. Values set on items are estimates only and are not warranted by Swim With Mike.

5. Dates of trips or services have been set by the donor and must be used accordingly. All vacation and travel times or services are subject to availability and are not the responsibility of Swim With Mike.

6. Once your bid is written on the bid sheet, it may not be removed, nor may the bid sheet be removed from the table at any time. All sales are final and there will be no refunds, exchanges or submissions. The person whose name appears opposite the highest bid at the time the bidding is closed is responsible for purchasing the item.

7. The closing bid circled by the Silent Auction Committee Member constitutes the winning bid. In the event of a dispute, the Auction Official shall determine the winning bidder.

8. Payments can be made by cash, check (payable to Swim With Mike) or credit cards (Master Card, Visa or Discover). Any bidder not making arrangements for payment in full prior to 2:00 PM at the Silent Auction Check Out Tables will forfeit the right to purchase the item or service. The next highest bidder will then be contacted and offered the item or service at the price he/she bid. All items must be removed from the auction area by 2:30 P.M.

9. All items are sold “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied. Some items are subject to conditions and restrictions as specified by the donor; these items listed on the bid sheet and/or on the letter or certificate. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SILENT AUCTION!!!!

13 SILENT AUCTION PRIZES

AMUSEMENT/ENTERTAINMENT PHOTOGRAPY Autry National Center Figge Photography Inc. THEATRE & TRAVEL Cerritos Center for the Performing Roclord Studio Beverly Hills Picture Framing Arts Glendale Center Theatre Fiesta Charity Show RESTAURANTS Grand Canyon Railway The Huntington Library BJS Restaurant & Brewhouse Hearst Castle The Museum of Tolerance Brents Deli Krikorian Premium Theaters The Dance Doctor Productions Carlsbad Firefighters Association Sawdust Art Festival Fillmore & Western Railroad Local 3730 Travel1Vacation.com Medieval Times Dandy Don’t Homemade Ice Cream Tray and ornament Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Dukes’s Huntington Beach USC Travel Hollywood El Pollo Loco Merle Norman Cosmetics Elmer’s WINE Pacific Symphony In-N-Out Callaway Winery Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Kings’ Seafood Company Custom glasses and wine So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ PRP Wine International Visit with Traveler at his home with Maestro’s Wine Of the Month Club photos Naples Rib Co. Pasta Roma MISCELLANEOUS HOTELS Pick Up Stix Inc. Crown Pacific Dental Arts Aquarius Casino Resort Pie n burger Financial planning consultation Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort Red Onion Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Harrah’s Rincon The Melting Pot Investment Management Hilton San Diego Resort The Warehouse Restaurant Graphic Design Miracle Springs Resort & Spa Wally’s Desert Turtle Hair Products Omni Hotels Kings Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant/ Riverside Hotel & Casino Resort Catering Sheraton Waikiki Resort SPORTS Navarro & Associates St. James Club Joanne Asman & Traveler OPI Products, Inc. Terranea Resort Dodgers Teeth Whitening Dave Hobrecht Artist Valinda’s Art for the Soul JEWELRY HardCore Sport Energy Muse Jewelry LA Kings Jan Dyer’s Jeweler Los Alamitos Race Course AND MORE!!!! Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers Paddle Boards Vartan’s Fine Jewelry Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Southern California Trophy MASSAGE USA Swimming Massage Therapy Center USC Associates USC Diving MUSEUM USC Men’s Basketball Japanese American National USC Swimming Museum USC Water Polo Los Angeles County Museum of Art USC Women’s Basketball Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee

14 PREVIOUS WINNERS PRESIDENT GERALD “OUR “ FORD 1913 - 2006 President Gerald & Betty Ford IN HONOR OF A LIFETIME OF HELPING PEOPLE 1988

Merlin Olsen 1989

Anita De Frantz 1990

Betty White 1991

Billy Shoemaker 1992

Rafer Johnson 1994

Dave Taylor 1995

Christopher Reeve 1996

Tommy Lasorda President Gerald Ford will be deeply missed by Swim With 1997 Mike. His involvement dates back to two years after his son, Wallis Annenberg Steven, started swimming at the event. In 1988, at the 8th 1998 Annual Swim with Mike, President Ford was named the first Honorary Chairman of the Physically Challenged Athletes Lynn Swann Scholarship Fund. This honor is now known as the President 1999 Gerald and Betty Ford PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE AWARD, Mara Hunter-Redden recognizing philanthropic individuals. 2000 Ford was a key part of one of the best memories of Swim With Jason Sehorn 2001 Mike. In order to kick off the 8th Annual Swim event, Mike Nyeholt visited Ford at his home in Palm Springs and gave him Rod Dedeaux swim lessons. Mike’s shirt read, “I Swam with Gerry”, and Ford’s 2002 read, “I Swam with Mike”. This Classic event will be a part of Swim With Mike history forever. Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete 2004 Ford left a legacy. He may be gone, but he will not be forgotten. His spirit will live on with the Swim With Mike Kevin Sorbo family forever. 2005

Cody Unser 2006

15 Victoria Arlen Nicholas Balenger Southern New Hampshire University George Mason University Fall 2018 Spring 2018

Victoria’s life drastically changed in Nick is from Oceanside, California 2006 when she was diagnosed with where he grew up and fell in love with a rare condition known as Transverse sports. He enjoyed baseball, soccer, Myelitis and Acute Disseminated basketball, tennis and snowboarding. Encephalomyelitis. Sadly, Victoria After the family moved to Virginia Nick lost the ability to speak, eat, walk and concentrated on baseball winning move. After being in a vegetative the 2012 Virginia State Championship state (yet fully aware of everything going on but unable to while earning a 3.8 grade point average communicate) her doctors wrote her off as a lost cause with and National Honors Society accolades. Nick was just a little chance of recovery. After 4 years, although paralyzed starting to receive recruiting calls from college coaches in from the waist down, Victoria proved the doctors wrong the summer before his senior year when his family traveled and began to move, speak and eat. She beat the odds and to Maui on vacation. On the first day he dove into a wave and not only recovered but has since become an accomplished broke his C4-C5 vertebrae on a sandbar. The next thing Nick motivational speaker, actress, model and swimmer. Victoria knew he was laying on a hospital bed in the same hospital he participated in the 2012 Paralympic Games earning 1 Gold was born in 17 years earlier. Nick was able to return to school and 3 Silver medals in swimming. She also holds multiple and graduate with his class walking with a walker across the World, American and Pan American Records. Now working stage to receive his diploma. Nick was in Washington D.C. for ESPN, Victoria was a TV broadcaster for the summer visiting his grandparent on September 11, 2001 and saw the Special Olympic World Games held in Los Angeles. Victoria Pentagon after the attack. He knew then he wanted to give is a Liberal Arts major. back to his country to make sure anything like 9/11 never happened again. Nick is majoring in Global Affairs with a minor in Criminology.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Abigail Bennett Christian Bonilla Brigham Young University Azusa Pacific University Spring 2019 Summer 2017

Abby grew up in the heart of Utah’s ski Chris played many sports as a child country and spent the winters skiing including baseball, basketball, and with her family. She also played team flag football. Likewise, during his sports such as soccer and lacrosse. On adolescent years, he spent several February 14, 2011 at the age of fourteen summers at a sports program at CSULA. Abby suffered a T12/L1 spinal cord In high school, he was on the track and injury due to a skiing accident. While field team, qualifying for league finals, adapting to life as a paraplegic Abby found the National and at sixteen Chris ran his first marathon. A few months later Ability Center in Park City and learned to mono ski, waterski he fractured his C 5, 6, and 7 vertebrae in a diving accident and scuba dive. She also threw herself into her studies and leaving him a quadriplegic. Once his injuries became stable, was honored as Jordan High School’s Sterling Scholar in Chris started to view his rehabilitation as his own personal Science and as a member of the National Honor Society. She sport. As a result, he became more independent and is able also participated in A Cappella and Virtuosa choir, taught to perform many daily activities on his own. He continues to piano lessons and volunteered many hours helping others. train and has turned his efforts to academics and his future Abby loves singing and playing her guitar. She also loves to career. Chris received his B.A. in Psychology from Cal State travel and is planning on studying abroad in London. Every University, Los Angeles, in 2013. His personal experiences month she volunteers in at a Physical Therapy school to help with his injury changed his perspective about the well-being teach the students about treating patients with spinal cord of others. For this reason, he is now working on a Masters injuries. Abby is majoring in biology and hopes to go on to Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) at Azusa medical school. Pacific University. Ultimately, he desires to obtain his license in MFT and be a tool that aids individuals with their concerns and struggles.

16 Justin Brasher Corben Brooks University of Nevada, Reno University of Southern California Fall 2017 Fall 2018

Justin grew up in Oak Grove a small Corben grew up in Mt. Shasta, town in Birmingham, Alabama. Justin California where he played baseball, wrestled and played football for Oak basketball, football and golf competing Grove High and played basketball in his and excelling in all but baseball in high spare time. The small town boy had big school. His parents encouraged his love time dreams and he had always wanted of sports but insisted that scholastic to be a doctor. On July 18, 2011, one achievement came first. Corben’s goals month after high school graduation while Justin was driving started with the Air Force Academy and a career as a fighter he hit some gravel and the car slid off the road, smashing pilot and morphed into a desire to attend the US Coast Guard into a tree, throwing him out the back window where he Academy to learn to fly rescue helicopters. By his senior year broke his neck, resulting in quadriplegia at the C 4-5 level. he had a tremendous amount of confidence that he would Six weeks in the UAB Hospital in Birmingham to stabilize achieve all of his goals. On the third day of his senior year him led to four months at Shriners Hospital in Sacramento. Corben started for the Mt. Shasta Bears at outside linebacker. It was there that he met Teri Thrasher and her nephew Zack On the third play of the scrimmage he delivered a clean who was also recently injured. Teri introduced Justin to her hit but landed on his head breaking his neck. C4 and C6 friend Karen Nyeholt Park who introduced him to Swim With vertebrae were cracked and C5 was disintegrated and he was Mike and encouraged him to apply for a scholarship. Teri told that he would never walk, move or live on his own again. and Karen supported Justin throughout his rehabilitation After three months in the hospital he was able to return to and he has made great progress gaining more and more school and graduate on time albeit with a change in plans independence. Justin’s majoring in Biology. in his path but no change in his desire to succeed. Corben was admitted to many elite schools and chose to attend USC. Corben is majoring in Public Policy & Development.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Natalie Buchoz Zackary Collie University of Southern California California State University, Fullerton Fall 2015 Spring 2018

Natalie was always the California girl Zack was an active kid who loved to playing softball, volleyball, swimming, ride dirt bikes, snow board and surf and cycling and spending her free time in was on the Yorba Linda High School and on the ocean. In her freshman year wrestling team. He is the oldest of four in high school she decided to focus children and was accustomed to being on softball with the hopes of playing in charge. On May 31, 2010 Zack was intercollegiate ball at the Division I at Newport Beach with friends. At the level. Natalie’s path changed forever on December 29, 2007 end of the day they ran into the water for one last swim. The when a skiing accident resulted in a cervical spinal cord injury water was cold so they decided to all run in together. Zack and the experts told her that she would need 24 hour care for dove under a wave but his head hit a sandbar really hard and the rest of her life. She refused to accept that prognosis and suddenly he was floating towards the jetty unable to feel a put all of her efforts into intense rehabilitation. After four thing. His friends pulled him from the water and called the years she was able to stand and walk short distances with lifeguards. He spent the next three months in the hospital assistance and perform many tasks on her own. Her goal and transitioned home where he adjusted to his new is to walk, then run but in the meantime, Natalie intends to world as a C4 incomplete quadriplegic after a life changing use her degree in public relations to be a voice for others in experience at the young age of 15. Zack went on to graduate overcoming adversity and help find a cure for paralysis. from high school and matriculated at Cal State Fullerton. He knows that he will need to rely more on his brain than his physical strength and knows that with hard work and his scholarship from Swim With Mike he will be successful.

17 Drew Delis Robert Dudzisz Pepperdine University University of New Hampshire Fall 2015 Spring 2017

In August 2010 Drew was sitting on top Robbie hails from Sanford Maine where of the world. He was a star soccer player he played many sports before settling at the University of San Diego and was in on baseball, soccer and ice hockey about to start his last semester and in high school. He led the soccer team senior season. An economics major, in goals and assists both his junior and Drew had a 3.6 gpa and was studying senior year and was voted team captain for the LSAT but still found time to work of the ice hockey and baseball teams as part time and surf as much as he could. Drew volunteered a senior. Before his senior baseball season began he was in 10-15 hours a week in a program called World Renegade, an automobile accident that resulted in a C6-7 spinal cord training young athletes, and traveled to Mammoth Mountain injury. Three months later he met the coach of Northeast for some pre season high altitude training. On the way Passage Quad Rugby Team who encouraged him to join the home, the SUV swerved out of control, rolled onto it’s roof team. The first time he made contact at practice he fell in and burst into flames. Three persons lost their lives in the love with the sport. He started serious training and after 2 accident and Drew was miraculously pulled from the flames years of physical therapy and weight training he was ready to by an off duty Sheriff who witnessed the accident. After attend college at the University of New Hampshire majoring three months in the hospital, 17 surgeries and a below the in Sociology. knee amputation Drew returned to school to complete his final semester. He was admitted to Pepperdine Law School and plans to become extensively involved in Swim With Mike by playing an active role in helping young athletes achieve their new goals in life.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Nick Ekbatani Molly Fausone University of Southern California University of Michigan Medicine Spring 2016 Spring 2019

Nick faced much adversity in his early Molly competed in Cross Country, years but he learned to persevere and Swimming,Basketball,Volleyball, found sanctuary in sports where he Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Skiing, and Hockey focused on football in high school. along with her twin brother Mike and His hard work and dedication earned her younger brother Andy. She played Nick a full scholarship to play football Varsity Soccer her freshman year at at UCLA where he started for two Loyola Academy High. In the summer years and earned a tryout with the St. Louis Rams. After prior to her sophomore year she made the Varsity Cross graduation he worked as a marketing coordinator with Country roster when she suffered a diving accident that ESPN and traveled around the country marketing for Nike left her paralyzed from the chest down. After her accident Football. Life was good and compared to his long days and her coach encouraged her to continue with sports. She nights training and studying at UCLA it was simple until one completed her junior and senior season on the varsity team, fateful night in July 2012 when a speeding taxi van collided training and competing with a hand bike. Since her injury with Nick’s motorcycle. He suffered head trauma, nearly bled she has completed three half marathons. Molly attended to death and was given a less than 10% chance of survival. Stanford University with a major in Biology and is now at His left leg was amputated and multiple follow up surgeries Michigan. In her Freshman year she worked with Senior depleted his savings. Nick plans to do more with one leg Swim With Mike recipient Joe Kay and the Stanford Men’s than he ever could have done with two. He has taken up Volleyball Team on the 3rd Swim With Mike-Stanford. She boxing, swimming and sprinting and hopes to compete in went on to take the reins organizing the event and helped the Paralympics. Nick has taken up motivational speaking keep it going after graduation. Molly is studying medicine at and is working on his M.B.A. at USC’s Marshall School of the University of Michigan, the third Big Ten school to host a Business. Swim With Mike scholarship recipient.

Spencer Fox Cory Greenbaum University of Southern California Stanford University 2018 Spring 2016

Spencer has been an athlete all of his life Life before Cory’s injury seemed pretty but at the age of 13 his sports, life and normal to him. As the third child out of focus were changed forever. He started four in a very active family Cory started playing his favorite sport of basketball playing basketball and soccer at the at the age of four and he also played age of six and tennis at eight. His mom soccer, baseball and football. For fun he would not allow him to play football rode mountain bikes in the summer and but as a New York native he became snow boarded in the winter. Then a snowboarding accident a huge fan of the Yankees, Giants and Knicks. At the age of in February of 2010 resulted in a broken neck and paralysis at 13 Cory was in an auto accident that resulted in a C4-C5 the C4-C5 level. He needed a ventilator to breathe and the spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. The accident took the doctors prepared him for life in a wheelchair. After his release life of the driver and changed Cory’s life forever. Training from the hospital Spencer became a much more disciplined turned to rehabilitation and a renewed focus on academics. athlete as he was competing against himself and his spinal His life became more intense resulting in several high level cord injury. He learned new adaptive sports like surfing and internships and admission to Stanford University where rugby and started a rigorous rehabilitation schedule with the he became the fifth Cardinal Swim With Mike scholarship goal of walking and regaining independence. Spencer and recipient. Cory has taken on a leadership role for Swim With his family became involved in planning and fundraising with Mike Stanford and is now completing his fourth year with the Swim With Mike at UC San Diego while he was still in high program. school and they continue to be active with Swim With Mike. Spencer transferred his competitive streak to the classroom and he excelled in his high school, graduating with a 4.3 GPA and gaining admission to USC as a chemical engineering major.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Lori Hammond Tyler Hoog UC Davis University of North Carolina Spring 2017 Chapel Hill Spring 2017 Lori played basketball, volleyball, soccer, competed in gymnastics and Tyler comes from a very athletic family loved dance. She played softball for with many of his elders playing in the 13 years and in High School served college and professional ranks. His as captain of the volleyball and goal was to follow in their footsteps softball teams, winning a CIF Softball but it was always made clear to him Championship in her junior year. After that academics and a post sports graduation she matriculated at UC Davis, majoring in Animal profession was key to a successful life so he balanced his Science with the goal, set in kindergarten of becoming a life and always made school a priority. Tyler played football, veterinarian. She played intramural sports and gained a baseball, basketball and hockey and excelled in all. At the newfound passion for backpacking. After her sophomore age of 17 an automobile accident changed everything and year, Lori took a 30 mile backpacking trip through Yosemite two days later he told his father that if he couldn’t move he and climbed Half Dome. Forty-eight hours later on July didn’t want to live. While it has been difficult to adjust to life 16, 2008 Lori had nagging muscle pain and went to the as a quadriplegic at the C 4-5 level Tyler has learned to take hospital. After three hours of emergency spinal surgery she nothing in life for granted and has used his platform to talk awoke to find that she had developed a rare spinal arterial to and inspire others who may have their own adversities. venous malformation that compressed her spinal cord 80-90 He challenges others to imagine how much better their life, percent and left her paralyzed at the T5 T7 level. After more their job, their relationships would be if they never took than nine months of intense rehabilitation at Sharp Hospital another thing for granted. and Project Walk she is able to travel short distances using a walker. Lori is back in the game and continues her path of becoming a veterinarian as she studies Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis.

19 Ben Hulin Joseph Hunsaker Bethal College Oregon State University Summer 2015 Fall 2018

Born in Michigan, Ben played soccer Joe has always been a hard worker and basketball and went on to Bob dedicated to being the best in the Jones University where he graduated classroom and sports and tried to help in 2004 with a B.S. in Health Fitness others when he could. His interest and Recreation and went on to work in math let him to participate in his as an Outdoor Education Instructor. Castle View High Schools Science, In September of 2006 a motorcycle Technology, Engineering and Math accident left him a T5-T6 Paraplegic. After 5 weeks of Academy. Joe and his brother started their own landscape intense inpatient therapy he refocused his life and his goals maintenance business in high school and built houses in and started training at all sorts of sit down sports. Within Mexico with their church group. He earned several First Team 7 months he pushed his first half marathon and has since Academic All State Awards for earning a 3.5 GPA or higher. come to excel at push-rim and hand-cycle racing, downhill As a sophomore he played on the Varsity football team and skiing and basketball. Ben has completed his Master of Arts the wrestling team and was selected as team captain of both in teaching and earned his certificates in Health and Physical teams his senior year. He earned First Team All Conference Education. He plans to develop adaptive programs for honors in football for both offense and defense and had students in schools. earned First Team All Conference honors in wrestling. He was on course to compete in the state championship tournament again when in the final match of the regular season prior to regionals he dislocated the C6 vertebrae in his neck resulting in paralysis. After emergency surgery he did intense rehabilitation at Craig Hospital before starting school at Oregon State University where he is studying Business.

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Patrick Ivison Jack Jablonski University of Southern California University of Southern California Spring 2016 Spring 2019

Patrick was a very active child when on During his high school years Jack made September 24, 1995 he was walking the varsity tennis team as a freshman, home with his mom. A distracted driver played baseball on top AAA teams and didn’t see them passing behind the car made his high school varsity hockey and the back bumper clipped Patrick team as a sophomore. That hockey and pulled him under the car. When his team was exceptional and won the mom pulled him from beneath the car Minnesota State High School Hockey there was no pulse and he had stopped breathing. A witness Tournament in 2012. Ten of Jack’s teammates received to the accident rushed over and began CPR and mouth to Division I College scholarships. Jack’s goal was to play mouth resuscitation. He revived before the paramedics professional hockey for an NHL team and he was on track to arrived and was life-flighted to Children’s Hospital where he meet that goal when on December 30, 2011 during a high was diagnosed with a C4-C5 incomplete spinal cord injury. school game he was hit from behind and crashed headfirst Patrick tried every adapted sports he could find but surfing into the boards. His spinal cord was completely severed became his passion. He was able to travel the world for resulting in quadriplegia. The amateur and professional competitions and has competed in the US Open of Surfing hockey world went into overdrive supporting him and he every year since 2006. Through Project Walk he met Betsy realized instant fame as he lay in the hospital bed. Famous and Mike Thomas and learned about Swim With Mike. He players and entire visiting teams came to see him in the attended his first Swim With Mike while still in the 6th grade hospital and lend support. Once he was out of the hospital and has attended every event since then, including Swim a few media interviews led to Jack’s hosting a weekly show With Mike San Diego. Patrick is majoring in Television and about hockey “Hockey Night in Minneapolis” and if all goes Film Production. as planned a future career in broadcasting after USC.

20 Benjamin Johnson Luis Jovel University of North Dakota University of Illinois Spring 2016 2018

Ben grew up in North Dakota and Luis was 12 years old when he was hit played basketball, football and baseball by a police cruiser while crossing the as a child and was introduced to track street in front of his house. He played and field in middle school. He focused football with the Damascus Cougars on the pole vault in high school and had dreams of playing professional where he excelled and was hoping it ball when he grew up. His accident would lead to a college scholarship. resulted in paralysis and destroyed his His life changed on October 19, 2011 when a motorcycle chances of playing professionally but it increased his interest accident resulted in transection of his spinal cord at the T5 in watching and studying football as well as basketball level and complete paraplegia. After surgery to fuse Ben’s and baseball. He played bocce ball and competed on the spinal column with titanium rods he was flown to Craig track team for Unified Sports and served as the Manager/ Hospital in Denver Colorado where he spent several months Statistician for his high school Basketball and Football Teams. rehabilitating his body and learning to transition to his new Luis also served as a sports writer for Allied Softball, Soccer, reality. Ben’s cousin, Brandon Johnson is a USC graduate Swimming and Basketball. Sports have motivated him to and Swim With Mike alumnus and their aunt Jennifer is a work hard and keep moving forward which earned him Swim With Mike board member. Ben is pursuing a degree in admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Psychology and hopes to help people who are dealing with where he is majoring in engineering. Luis will do everything life challenges. possible to succeed at whatever he does.

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Aaron Loy Jeff Mahlum UC Santa Barbara University of Wisconsin 2018 Spring 2019

Aaron began his athletics career at the Jeff’s dream of becoming a physician age of four playing soccer in England developed at a young age from a love where his family lived for two years. of learning and a genuine curiosity He has played many sports since but surrounding the complexity of the settled in on soccer and lacrosse. After human body. He was always active in picking up lacrosse in the 8th grade, sports playing baseball, basketball and Aaron made the La Costa Canyon High volleyball and in high school varsity School varsity team as a sophomore and scored the overtime soccer and tennis. While an undergraduate at Wisconsin game winning goal in the 2012 CIF San Diego Section he became actively involved in Volunteers for Intercultural Championship game. He traveled the nation playing lacrosse and Definitive Adventures. As Vice President he organized and choose to attend UC Santa Barbara because of their a trip of thirty students to Costa Rica and Nicaragua where excellent Lacrosse Club as well as the academic reputation. they worked closely with Central American physicians He also played Varsity soccer for two years winning two to provide medical services to persons in impoverished CIF San Diego Sections Championships. In college he also communities. On July 30, 2011, following a diving accident, played intramural soccer and was a member of several other Jeff found himself lying motionless staring at the bright clubs on campus. Following his first midterm exams of his lights in the emergency room. A Flight-For-Life transported freshman year Aaron contracted bacterial meningitis. This him to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee for spinal fusion led to the amputation of both legs below the knee, multiple surgery. He never forgot his neurosurgeon’s words “ don’t complications and the challenges of learning to walk with worry my friend, I am confident you will become a doctor two prosthetic legs. Aaron is determined that his challenges someday.” Jeff missed one semester then returned to school will not alter or define him. He continues to be resilient, and graduated on time before entering the University of adventurous and active to the best of his abilities. Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

21 Jennifer McCallson Ezra McPhail University of Southern California University of Minnesota, Duluth Spring 2017 Spring 2016

Jennifer has always been a very active Ezra was born to play hockey. He and outgoing person. She competed learned to skate at 2 ½, was playing in gymnastics from childhood which, AAA hockey by the third grade and along with her bouncy and playful made his high school varsity team as personality, led to the extreme sport a freshman and played for the Granite of competitive cheerleading. At the City Lumberjacks. While the team was age of 20 while competing nationally in Chicago for a showcase tournament, in college on a club all-star team, she collided with a male Ezra went to go check a player on the fore-check. And his teammate. He landed on her neck and she was rendered legs were knocked out from under him throwing him head a quadriplegic. Since that day she has learned to live first into the boards resulting in an incomplete spinal cord independently, taught adaptive aerobics, coached all-star injury – anterior cord syndrome at the T5-T6 level. A month cheerleading, graduated with the highest honors with after being released from the hospital he started playing a B.S. in Sports Management, and has mentored others sled hockey and has competed internationally. He also has with spinal cord injuries across the country. Jennifer loves learned to mono-ski and plans to expand to summer sports kayaking, reading, cooking and all mediums of the arts. She such as hand cycling. Ezra is majoring in marketing and has has competed in half-marathon hand cycling races. She is dreams of someday working with a college or professional working on a masters degree in social work at USC, where hockey team while continuing to advocate for and encourage she hopes to later empower adults and children, with a others to participate in disabled sports. broad range of needs, who want to build a thriving life for themselves.

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Jorge Mendoza Shane Mosko Cal State Los Angeles Florida International University Spring 2016 Spring 2017

Jorge was born in Mexico and moved Shane grew up in South Florida playing to the US as a child. He played many soccer and later high school football. sports then hit his stride as a member On September 30, 2012 Shane was in of the basketball team and track teams a single car accident that ejected him at El Camino Real High School. Soon thirty feet out of the vehicle resulting in after high school a life-long vascular a T12-L1 incomplete spinal cord injury. malformation began to limit his activity Shane was in an induced coma for a for the next five years as he tried to save his leg. He ultimately month and when he regained consciousness he found his chose to have elective surgery to remove his right leg below life changed forever. Sports had always been his outlet and the knee. This tough decision gave him his life back albeit six months post injury he started participating in a sports with new challenges and opportunities. Jorge completed his program while still completing rehab. He learned to mono AA degree at Los Angeles Community College in Liberal Arts ski, waterski and wakeboard. Shane hit the gym as before his with an emphasis in Math and Science leading to his studies accident and participated in triathlon and marathon posting in Exercise Science at Cal State Los Angeles. As an amputee a 1:55 for 26.2 miles. He loves to fish and participates on Jorge has competed in many elite level competitions in wheelchair basketball and sled hockey teams. Shane had triathlon and running and ran his first marathon in 2013. the opportunity to serve a critical role in the development He loves to surf and compete in “mud runs”. Jorge has of the Ekso (robotic exoskeletal ambulation) program at served and continues to serve as an advocator, mentor Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and served as an ambassador and example for individuals with physical limitations. for the company traveling the nation. He has walked short distances in long leg braces with a walker and is taking huge steps towards his recovery and his education.

22 Kendra Muller Ronana Nelson Brigham Young University UCLA 2019 Spring 2019

During the summer before high Ronan was born in Okinawa, Japan school Kendra’s goal was to make when his Marine dad and nurse mom the varsity soccer team. She made were stationed there. The family the team and won the cross country eventually settled down in Encinitas, state championship as well. On May California and Ronan started playing 27, 2011 following her freshman year soccer and, at the age of 10, learned Kendra’s life changed drastically when rugby, inspired by his Irish family. As a column of bricks holding up the hammock she was lying a high school freshman he gave up soccer for football and in collapsed and fell on her. In the hospital for three months rugby becoming the first freshman on varsity rugby in his unable to walk she couldn’t breathe, talk, eat or sit up in high school’s history. On April 7, 2012 Ronan’s life changed bed. Painstakingly relearning the most basic of tasks taught forever during a rugby game. In one play gone wrong, Ronan Kendra that she could do much albeit differently and her was tackled and his C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae were crushed, drive and spirit helped her achieve a 4.0 grade point average causing a spinal cord injury. During surgery to repair the and she was admitted to many schools before settling on trauma done to his vertebrae, Ronan had a stroke causing BYU. She served as a student body officer at Riverton High temporary blindness. Although he regained his sight, he School, President of her church youth group and was a is still paralyzed from the middle of his chest down. Being member of the national honor society. Kendra continues forced to the sideline Ronan worked hard at his rehabilitation, to enjoy sports such as fencing, swimming, paragliding, but wanted to return to the game he loved, so he started kayaking and hand biking. She is also a member of the Utah coaching for his high school and club team followed up by Scorpions wheelchair rugby team. Kendra enjoys excelling a position at UCLA. Ronan is the second Swim With Mike and has always pushed for the highest goals. scholarship recipient to attend UCLA.

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Marty O’Connor Jake Olson Chapman University University of Southern California Spring 2017 Spring 2019

Marty’s main childhood ambition Jake lost his left eye at 10 months of was pretty simple: be the best at age to a rare form of cancer of the retina everything. Starting at the age of five called retinoblastoma. His right eye he competed in swimming, soccer, was preserved through chemotherapy baseball, basketball and football. In and radiation even though the cancer high school he continued to play returned eight times. Jake developed a football and baseball, but later focused love of sports playing soccer, football, on volleyball. His passion for snowboarding grew and he baseball, golf, water polo and basketball. He also plays guitar, started the first ever snowboard club at his high school. surfs and sky dives. At the age of twelve he selected golf and He went on to compete at the University of Colorado in football to be his primary sports. Soon after, the doctors told snowboarding and volleyball, and developed his analytical Jake that his remaining right eye would need to be removed writing skills as a Film Studies major. He had several great and he would be totally blind. Jake had developed a love for internships in sports broadcasting and published articles USC and its football team in particular. He let it be known covering teams such as the Lakers and Clippers before that he wanted to see one last USC football game before pursuing a job in sales where he excelled. He was in the he lost his sight and his wish came true. After going blind, middle of pursuing his career when on August 12, 2012 Jake’s relationship with USC football grew. Jake relearned to he fell down a set of stairs resulting in paralysis from the play football as a long snapper, and golf. He went on to play shoulders down. He could have given up and abandoned both at Orange Lutheran High. He became the starting long his rehabilitation, but instead he tapped into the athletic snapper his Junior and Senior year. He developed greater qualities he possesses to overcome this challenge. Marty is ambitions to play at USC where he enrolled after he received relentless and with his MBA, there is no doubt he will thrive a Swim With Mike scholarship. Jake’s twin sister Emma also again. enrolled at USC and is serving as a member of the Swim With Mike student staff.

23 Alex Pass Nicolas Picciolo Denver University Loyola Marymount University Spring 2016 Spring 2017

Alex played Junior Varsity and club level Nick has always been active and played soccer, Pop Warner football, basketball sports as long as he can remember. and wrestling. He started playing He played high school football and soccer at the age of four. Even when he baseball at Notre Dame High School was not playing organized sports Alex of Sherman Oaks. An ACL tear in a was riding dirt bikes and swimming team scrimmage forced Nick to sit out with his friends. On June 6, 2007 he was his sophomore football season and he in a diving accident, which resulted in a spinal cord injury re-injured it during the spring baseball season. In his senior and paralysis at the C 6-7 level. After attending Vanguard year he focused on baseball and was selected team captain University as a freshman Alex was awarded a scholarship leading the team to the quarterfinals. During his freshman from Swim With Mike. Alex graduated from Vanguard year at the University of Arizona he decided to focus on University in 2013 with a degree in History/Political Science. academics but stayed active playing pickup basketball and After a law internship in the office of Jennifer Johnson, he is working out consistently. Three days before he returning to pursuing a degree in law at Denver University. school for his sophomore year Nick suffered a C 6-7 spinal cord injury while body surfing at Zuma Beach. He took a year off from school for rehab and transferred to Loyola Marymount University where he is majoring in economics. He is determined to be successful and says that “athletics helped me to develop a strong work ethic, a resilient attitude and a disciplined focus.”

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Zachary Pickett Ryan Porteus University of Southern California University California at Santa Barbara 2018 2018

Throughout his childhood Zach Ryan has a great love for the outdoors played just about every sport but and being active and combined all concentrated on swimming and soccer. this by competing in sailing, surfing, After nine years of soccer he decided swimming football, basketball and to try water polo and quickly became a soccer while also enjoying mountain starter on his high school varsity team. bike riding, snowboarding and After water polo season was over he skateboarding. His high school team swam for Aqua Sol and lifeguarded in the summer. Three won the CIF Div. IV Championship in 2009 and he raced days before the start of his junior year at Ponderosa High sailboats for the Mission Bay Yacht Club. After graduating School Zach dove into a lake and hit his head on the bottom. from Mission Bay High School in 2011 Ryan entered UC He broke his C-7 vertebrae resulting in three months of Santa Barbara. A couple of weeks into his freshman year recovering in the hospital. When he returned to school he Ryan broke his neck at the C6 level as he slipped on a boat served his term as Junior Class President while maintaining dock and clipped his head on the end of a dock. He was a 4.16 grade point average and completing his Eagle Scout partially paralyzed from the neck down. The rehabilitation rank in Boy Scouts. As part of his physical therapy Zach began process has taken a long time but he slowly recovered some to swim again and eight months after his injury competed movement in his legs enabling him to stand and walk with in and won the 50 meter backstroke at the 2013 Paralympic support. Since being injured Ryan continues to exercise, surf, National Championships. During his senior year he returned ski, swim and has returned to competitive sailing making to the water polo team, an extremely difficult proposition the United States National Team as a skipper using adapted without the use of one’s legs. Zach is now a business major. equipment. Ryan returned to UC Santa Barbara where he continues his studies as a engineering major.

24 Jacob Rainey Scoba Rhodes University of Virginia University of Southern California Spring 2017 Spring 2016

Jacob considered football to be his Sports and music have always been greatest love and was equally dedicated a part of Scoba’s life. From little to his academic pursuits transferring league baseball to track and field he schools twice while in high school to went on to play football at Bowdoin better his skills and opportunities. He before enlisting in the US Navy. While was getting a lot of attention from ACC stationed in San Diego he played on schools after his sophomore year and his ship’s rugby team, continued with expected that there would be many scholarship offers after his running and coached the younger children in his family. his junior year. In a pre season scrimmage on September 3, Everything changed when in November of 2009 following a 2011 Jacob, playing quarterback took a quarterback keeper planned surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm he to the left, cut back, blacked out and hit the ground. When awoke to find that he was paralyzed from the waist down. he came to he saw that his leg was sticking out sideways. A While lying in the hospital in complete despair came the severed artery, shattered knee and leg kept him in ICU on realization that it was not the world’s responsibility to stop the verge of death after vascular surgery in an unsuccessful and wait for him to rejoin it, but rather his obligation to heal attempt to save his leg which was later amputated above the and get out and rejoin the world. Scoba plans to use his knee. Nine surgeries and a month in the hospital resulted Masters in Social Work to help others that have sustained in a missed tri semester. After months of rehabilitation traumatic injuries encounter this major life crossroads. The Jacob returned to the football field with a prosthetic leg for toughness learned from sports and his USC education will his senior year. He captained the team and threw for three help him accomplish these goals. touchdowns, and he has transitioned to a student coach position at the University of Virginia. He hopes to use his business degree to pursue a career as a sports agent, general manager or coach.

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Theresa Riedel Kristina Ripatti John Paul the Great University University of Southern California Fall 2016 2019

Therese, an outstanding high school Kristina a former soccer player and Los basketball player, earned a scholarship Angeles Police Department Officer to play at the University of Idaho. She was paralyzed from a gunshot wound played one year earning Western while patrolling with the Southwest Athletic Conference All Academic Team Division’s gang enforcement detail honors but when her coach left she on June 3, 2006. With the unwavering transferred to Vanguard University. On support and unconditional love of her September 20, 2008 at a pre-season team gathering at the husband and fellow LAPD officer, Tim Pearce, who was the beach Therese, an accomplished surfer, dove into a wave as first one to find her after she was shot, and her 3 year old she had done thousands of times before. This time her head daughter, Jordan, Ripatti has changed the course of her life hit a sandbar and broke her neck resulting in quadriplegia and accomplished some very inspiring feats in the process. at the C5 level. After moving home to San Diego where she Unable to continue her career as a police officer Kristina attended community college part time while working hard at planned to start school at USC in the fall of 2007 but the rehabilitation at Project Walk and with a personal trainer, she arrival of her son Lucas Braeden on February 13th caused returned to school full time at John Paul the Great. Therese is her to redo her plans. Kristina began her studies in the fall majoring in media communications and new evangelization of 2008 and was be the first recipient of the Jennifer Walsh and teaches adaptive self-defense clinics with the Jing Shen endowed scholarship. She took a break and returns in the fall Kuoshu program. of 2015 to pursue a masters degree in Social Work

25 Garrett Robinson Troy Russell Southwestern School of Law Western New England Spring 2018 2018

Garrett played soccer as a child and Troy started playing baseball and was on his high school varsity football basketball early. His success in team. Garrett was participating a sports baseball led him to develop a goal to fundraising race his junior year called play in the big leagues. At the age of a “Poker Run”. The participants were 13 he was given the opportunity to on dirt bikes and Garrett took a bad play AAU baseball for the Connecticut fall which left him paralyzed at the T7- Capitals. At Ellington High School Troy T9 level. After battling to get quality medical care, he was played baseball and basketball on the varsity teams and was transferred to Northridge Hospital where he had a successful gearing up to play both sports in his senior year. While in surgery to stabilize his spine. Referred by his surgeon Garrett high school, on vacation in Rhode Island, Troy and his friends worked with Kevin Taylor Isaacs at the Center of Restorative were running around and Troy dove in the water hitting his Exercise where he thrived and was introduced to SWM head on the sand bottom. He was face down in the water alumnus Mike McNamara and SWM Board member Loretta and couldn’t move or yell for help. After being transferred Joseph who encouraged him to apply for a SWM scholarship. to the hospital he was diagnosed with a fracture of the Garrett, who was originally told he would never walk again, C5 and C6 vertebrae. Initially Troy was totally paralyzed was able to walk with a walker at his high school graduation. but hard work and dedication resulted in great progress Disabled sports have become a part of his very active life and and Troy was able to matriculate at Western New England he enjoys handcycling, mountain biking as well as getting University to study Criminal Justice and Homeland Security. back to the desert in his dune buggy. Troy’s family and friends started a golf tournament to assist in his rehabilitation expenses and Troy donated part of the proceeds to Swim With Mike.

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Tyler Schihabel Ashley Schutz Utah Valley University University of Southern California Spring 2016 Fall 2015

Tyler started playing football at the Ashley grew up in Santa Barbara with age of eight and was the starting a love for the water. She competed on quarterback at Independence High her high school swim team and excelled School since his freshman year. He in her studies, earning admission to also played basketball and was on NYU’s Stern School of Business. She the wrestling and baseball teams. His interned at Warner Music Group and free time was spent water skiing, wake KOCH records, and spent semesters boarding, and snow skiing. Tyler played the best football studying in Florence, Italy and Melbourne, Australia. Soon game of his life on Friday September 3 to start off his junior after graduation Ashley realized that the corporate world season, but two days later, while riding his ATV at Oceano was not for her and she started researching psychology Dunes State Park he took a 30 foot fall down a sand dune and social work graduate programs. Then, in December of suffering a T4 complete spinal cord injury and paraplegia. 2008, an automobile accident threw all of those plans into Tyler turned his focus towards getting better and was disarray. She sustained a C 4-5 spinal cord injury and spent able to attend Project Walk where he met Betsy and Mike the next four months in the hospital and in-patient rehab, Thomas who encouraged him to apply for a Swim With Mike eventually moving to Carlsbad to attend Project Walk. It was Scholarship. Tyler graduated a semester early and focused there that she discovered that her body was still capable of on college applications, learning to live independently and doing many things that she thought were lost forever and in September of 2012 became the first Swim With Mike where she met Mike and Betsy Thomas, and Swim With Mike scholarship recipient at Boise State University, a school that Scholarship Recipients Dani Schirmer, Matt Thomas, Patrick had been recruiting him at the time of his accident. Since Ivison, and Jennifer BouLahoud. Ashley is thrilled to have then, Tyler transferred to Arizona State and then Utah Valley the opportunity to pursue her degree through USC’s online University where he will graduate on time with his class. program as it allows her to maintain her current team of doctors and therapists.

26 Nichole Sheridan Amberley Snyder University of Texas, Arlington Utah State University Fall 2016 Spring 2018

Nichole played soccer for as long as Amberley was born in California, the she can remember. As soon as she second of six kids. She started riding could walk and kick a ball she was on a horses at the age of three and took team. At just thirteen her whole body riding lessons every week. At the age mysteriously began to shut down. of seven the family moved to Utah After hundreds on tests and many stays and she got her first horse. Rodeo in the hospital it was determined that soon became her passion and she she had Transverse Myelitis/Myelopathy. High school was was very successful, winning many saddles, buckles and difficult at first as she missed two years while in the hospital. championships. She also served as State President of the Her goal had been to play soccer but there was no chance of Utah Future Farmers of America. On January 10, 2010 she doing that from her wheelchair. She decided to try out for was driving through Wyoming when she looked down to the “Trojan Men”, the spirit squad that supports the football check her map and veered off the road into a fence post team at games. High school football is a really big deal in on the side of the freeway resulting in a broken back at the Texas. In Nichole’s Senior year she was president of Trojan T12 vertebrae. The thought of paralysis was daunting but Men, a finalist for Prom Queen, a member of the Student not riding again was simply not an option. It took a while to Council and the National Honor Society. She is now majoring convince her doctors but four months after the accident she in Interdisciplinary Studies. was back on a horse with her back brace on and straps tying her to the saddle. Soon after she was competing in barrel racing and rodeos and leading the Utah State women’s team as captain competing in barrel racing and breakaway roping. Amberley is pursuing a Masters Degree in school counseling.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Cole Sydnor Carlos Terrazas University of Richmond University of Arizona Spring 2017 Fall 2015

Swimming was Cole’s first sport then Carlos played basketball and tennis as a soccer and basketball, however, in young man and after high school went middle school he found his true on to study at the University of Texas, passion in Lacrosse. Plans to play NCAA El Paso. During his sophomore year Division I lacrosse were dashed on Carlos and friends traveled to Austin August 11, 2011 when Cole and three for a college football game. On the way of his friends spent the afternoon at home as Carlos slept in the back, the “The Rocks” along the James River, at a spot known for its driver fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the road and when boulders and rapids. As he dove into the water to swim he awoke and tried to correct the car flipped over ejecting back for lunch, Cole noticed some rocks to his left and, Carlos through the back window and into a tree resulting altering his dive path, he dove out far and hard. A sudden in a spinal cord injury at the T6-T7 level and paralysis. Three impact, audible thud, severe headache and a crunching months in the hospital followed by rehabilitation forced sound, followed by the inability to grab a breath or move at Carlos to miss a semester of school however while in Houston all, came next. Cole’s friend rescued him before the raging he was introduced to wheelchair basketball. He completed rapids carried him down river to, what would have been, a bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Education certain death. Months in the hospital and rehabilitation led in the Spring of 2013. Carlos tried out for and made the Cole to transition to a new lease on life albeit in a wheelchair. wheelchair basketball team at the University of Arizona While he can no longer play the same sports, Cole coaches where he is studying for a masters degree in rehabilitation lacrosse, youth basketball and wheelchair basketball. Cole counseling. attends the University of Richmond majoring in Psychology with a neuroscience concentration. Cole hopes to attend medical school and become a neuropsychopharmacologist.

27 Greg Thomas Vijay Viswanathan – Boulder, CO Quinnipiac University University of Colorado Spring 2016 Spring 2016

As is typical for an 11 year old boy, Greg Vijay has always been active in sports, spent Christmas Eve of 2004 opening from T-ball and little league baseball presents and playing video games with to junior varsity basketball and cross- family and friends. When he woke on country in high school. To pursue his Christmas morning with lower back academic career along with his love pain his parents attributed it to all for running, climbing, and skiing, Vijay the sitting on the floor. As a numb enrolled at the University of Colorado, sensation began to travel up one leg and then the other the and was involved in a climbing accident at the end of his first family immediately rushed to the emergency room. After a semester. Vijay fell over 80’, severing his spinal cord at the few days he was unable to breathe and was diagnosed with T6 level, an injury resulting in complete paraplegia. Due to Transverse Myelitis. Greg went from a very active young the extensive damage to his spine, it was necessary to fuse athlete who played baseball, soccer, basketball, football, all of the vertebrae from T3 to L1, and stabilize the fusion hockey and loved swimming to a kid in a wheelchair. After with two titanium rods. Vijay completed his rehabilitation at three months in the hospital where he had intensive therapy Craig Hospital near Denver, and remains extremely active, and kept up with school through tutoring he was able to learning and testing innovative “sit-climbing” techniques move his toes. That gave him the motivation to work very for paraplegic rock climbers, and helping pioneer human- hard on his strength and he gained the ability to walk short powered backcountry access techniques for sit-skiers. Vijay is distances with crutches. Greg graduated from high school as currently pursuing a dual degree in Finance and Accounting a member of the National Honor Society. The business major at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Vijay plans to plans on a full recovery and knows the future is bright. use his degree to pursue a career in Finance and wealth management.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Tyler Vitello Zack Wentz Montclair State University University of Southern California Spring 2016 Spring 2016

Tyler grew up in a small town and Zack grew up playing baseball, played baseball, basketball, track and basketball, football, golf, soccer, his favorite sport football. His Dad and tennis but he was always most coached him in baseball and the whole passionate about tennis. As a freshman family went to every game. His parents at Menlo Atherton High School he was didn’t have much money but they MVP of the tennis team and a league instilled hard work and education ethic champion. As a sophomore he spent in him. Tyler was a scholar athlete on the honor roll at Saddle a semester in Switzerland attending an American school Brook High and was being recruited to play college football. focused on skiing, hiking, biking, and climbing in addition He was a week away from sending in his college applications to rigorous academics. After returning home, a blood clot when in the last game of the season he lined up for special engendered from a simple fall while abroad resulted in T1 teams kick-off return. He was tackled by an opponent and paraplegia. After three months in the hospital Zack returned thrown to the ground, breaking his neck at the C4 through C6 to school within a week and while he was unable to graduate levels. A prayer vigil for Tyler drew more than 1000 people. with his class as he missed an entire semester he excelled He worked harder in rehabilitation than he had ever worked in the classroom. In sports he switched gears to play table at anything and was able to gain some mobility and the tennis and wheelchair tennis and made the Paralympic ability to walk short distances but still suffers from myopathy, Team for the US Open. Zack is majoring in Economics, and is nerve damage and other issues which compromise his daily working towards attending the London School of Economics life. Tyler has made the Dean’s list at Montclair State and is during his junior year. He is a passionate musician who enjoys on his way to a bright future. making beats, rapping, and playing the piano.

28 Matt Wesley Austin Whitney Notre Dame University of California at Berkeley Spring 2017 Spring 2016

Matt played football, soccer, baseball Since the age of 13 Austin played and basketball in middle school and football and lacrosse. In high school concentrated on football and weight he played lacrosse on a US national lifting at Lake Central High School in team in England and his Santa St. John Indiana. His future goals were Margarita Catholic High School team to be of service to others and felt that won the California Division II state a career in the medical field would championship. His life changed accomplish this. He did well on his SATs and had been suddenly when, right after his high school graduation, accepted into Butler University’s physician assistant program an auto accident left him a T12-L1 paraplegic. Ten days and his senior football season had started off well. A mid- after being released from the hospital, he started school at season football practice session started off as usual. Matt Saddleback CC. He transferred to UC Santa Barbara then UC was on defense and tackled the running back like he had Berkeley where he received a degree in History and Political done hundreds of times before. After the whistle blew the Science. Austin has spoken to thousands of California high three other players piled off of him and he tried to get up school students about the myth of youth immortality, the but couldn’t move. At the hospital it was determined that importance of attitude, and disability advocacy. He worked he had dislocated the C4 and C5 vertebrae in his neck and he with UC Berkeley’s medical research department on an was flown to Northwestern University Hospital where he had exoskeleton-like suit that would allow persons with spinal spinal surgery. He realized that a career in medicine may cord injuries to walk. At graduation, Austin walked across the not be feasible so he considered law as his cognitive abilities stage to receive his diploma using the exoskeleton. Austin would be more important than the physical. Matt quickly worked with the Cal Water Polo team and other students to became an advocate for himself and others with physical develop Swim With Mike – Cal, now in it’s third year. After disabilities and hopes to use his law degree to continue taking a year off to work, Austin is back at Cal pursuing a Law helping others. Degree.

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

Stephen Wilson Jeffery Wood University of Southern California San Diego State University Spring 2017 Spring 2016

Stephen’s passion for sports started Jeff grew up in San Diego and played as a young boy when he lived in baseball, ran track and surfed. In 2004 Anchorage Alaska and spent much he developed Lebers, a genetic disease of his time outdoors cycling, running which resulted in legal blindness. and snowboarding. He later played Thanks to a scholarship from Swim basketball, soccer and football. In 2007 With Mike Jeff completed his bachelor’s an automobile accident resulted in a degree in Kinesiology in the fall of 2009 spinal cord injury at the L1 level. Initial devastation turned to and is pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at San Diego a focus on physical therapy to regain independence. Stephen State. Jeff competed on the USC track team and has trained relocated to Los Angeles where he found a spinal cord injury with the USA Paralympics Team. Jeff was very involved with specific rehab clinic and enrolled in El Camino College where Swim With Mike while on the USC Campus and plans to stay he majored in Mechanical Engineering and maintained a 3.7 involved for a lifetime. Jeff started his own tutoring and gpa leading to admission to USC. His interest in engineering training business, Bases Loaded Fitness. Jeff uses the support and spinal cord injury led to appointment as an ambassador of Swim With Mike, his family and friends and his faith in God for ARGO, a medical technology company where he is to give him his “drive” and direction to know that he can working on an exoskeleton design. Post graduation Stephen succeed even with his challenges. hopes to make adaptive devices for persons with disabilities.

29 Ann Yoshida Pacific University Spring 2016

Ann, a graduate of Mililani High School, has a B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Hawaii and an M.R.C. from Utah State University. Upon completion of th her degrees, Ann worked as a private 36 Annual rehabilitation counselor, a public supervising counselor in NV, and a professor of Occupational Therapy in S. Korea. Ann continues to acquaint herself with her true potential by competing in canoeing, surfing and off-road handcycling. In 2012, winning a bronze medal at the Va’a World Sprints and being the first woman to trek Nepal on an off-road handcycle, she continues to challenge her abilities. During her Nepal venture, she was able to talk with and inspire hundreds of locals to live their best life with or without a disability. Likewise, a few were inspired to get out and trek with her. Ann strongly believes in giving back to the community; wherever she is, Ann is committed to her passion of helping people experience full community inclusion through meaningful and purposeful occupation. Ann lives by her saying: “When we focus on being normal, we exclude the possibility of being extraordinary.”

2015-2016 Swim With Mike Scholarship Recipients

30 SWIM WITH MIKE ALUMNI WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Jessica Duhon

Jess graduated from San Diego State University in December 2014 with a dual Masters in Exercise Physiology and Nutritional Sciences. She is an adjunct Professor at San Diego State University in the Kinesiology department and California State San Marcos in Exercise and Nutritional Science Departments. She is still very active at Project Walk as a client and as their nutritional counselor. Jess enjoys sharing the knowledge she has gained in the health and wellness sports performance fields. She continues to give back to Swim With Mike and is an active member of the Swim With Mike University California San Diego organizing committee.

Mike Dieringer

Mike graduated in 2012 with an Interactive Media degree from USC’s school of cinematic arts. Soon after his graduation he moved to Maui and married his longtime girlfriend Erin Nago. He telecommutes to the mainland for FPS (feet per second) Products designing parts to be manufactured and is currently working as lead designer for Ceron. He designed an AR10 lower receiver and modified a 12 Gauge alarm system. He also designed an animation showing a concept for a (CRDC) Creative Research and Design Center. Mike enjoys 3D printing and rapid prototyping, drone racing, metal fabrication, and welding. For fun he likes to create metal art like stainless steel roses and heat treat them to create different colors.

Jake Robinson

Jake graduated in 2013 from the University California San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in biology and then in 2015 with a master’s degree in Neuroscience. After completing his degree, Jake decided to take his dream- backpacking trip to Europe where he visited 13 countries over 5 months , all on a shoestring budget. The trip was transformative to Jake showing him that along with an education he can complete anything he puts his mind to. He plans to carry this mentality with him through medical school in the near future. In the meantime he plans to find some work in healthcare or biotech while planning his next trip. Jake has been very involved in Swim With Mike UCSD from it’s inception and is thrilled to help provide opportunities for others.

31 Congratulations Graduates of 2015-16

NATALIE BUCHOZ DREW DELIS NICK EKBATANI BEN HULIN PATRICK IVISON BEN JOHNSON EZRA MCPHAIL JORGE MENDOZA ALEX PASS SCOBA RHODES TYLER SCHILHABEL ASHLEY SCHUTZ CARLOS TERRAZAS GREG THOMAS TYLER VITIELLO AUSTIN WHITNEY JEFF WOOD

32 To my SWM Family:

In a time where I felt I had lost everything, you gave me so much.

I’ve learned that a “setback” can ultimately be a setup for a comeback. Becoming a USC MBA sets the stage for an EPIC comeback in my life and I couldn’t have done it without your unconditional love & support.

Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for inspiring me to believe in myself.

Eternally grateful, Nick Ekbatani Master of Business Administration USC Marshall School of Business

Congratulations to Drew C. Delis Graduating Class of 2016 Pepperdine University School of Law

We want to thank all of the wonderful and supportive people that helped Drew to achieve this goal.

Swim With Mike is an extraordinary organization and we as a family will be forever grateful for all of the kindness and support they extended to Drew.

We look forward to being a member of the Swim With Mike family for countless years to come.

Dean, Meg, Pat, Drew and Miles

34 Thank You Swim With Mike For Your Generosity!

Thank you to the Swim with Greg Thomas Mike Foundation for your Quinnipiac University 2016 generous support in helping Greg pursue his degree in Finance & Accounting finance!

USC Master of Social Work, 2015

Thank you to the Swim with Mike Family for making this dream a reality!

Congratulations Patrick! We are so proud of all you have accomplished! Your positive attitude and love for family, friends, and life inspire us every day. Swim With Mike Family: Thank you for making all this possible! Love always, Nana, Grandpa, Derek, Mom, and Sam

Class of 2016

For I know the plans I have for you Plans to prosper you and not harm you Plans to give you hope for the future Jeremiah 29:11

Alex… You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So….get on your way!

We love you, Mom, Dave, Taylor and Jordan

36 I want to thank the Swim with Mike Family for their unwavering support throughout my undergraduate years at USC to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. Swim with Mike’s continued support has also allowed me to pursue and receive my Doctorate Degree of Physical Therapy at San Diego State University. It has been quite a journey. Without support from Swim with Mike, I know I would not have attained the level of education and professional degrees I now hold.

Additionally, I want to thank my family because they continue to go above and beyond for me and believed in me at times when I was not sure I believed 100% in myself. This was my final year to receive Swim with Mike’s generous funding support. I look forward to supporting Swim with Mike through my work as a physical therapist and as a financial contributor.

It is truly an honor to call Mike Nyeholt a friend of mine, as well as the entire Swim with Mike family. Thank you all for allowing me to pursue my dream of becoming a physical therapist.

JEFF WOODS

37 “Thank you SWM for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime.” -Tyler Schilhabel

“Tyler, we’re extremely proud of the milestones you continue to reach and the path you’re on. Go get em!” -Love, Mom & Dad

“THANK YOU SWIM WITH MIKE!”

CONGRATULATIONS TO GREG THOMAS, CLASS OF 2016

Hamden and North Haven, CT Congrats Vijay! www.quinnipiac.edu

38 JUNE 4, 2016

2016 Swim With Mike Satellite Events

9th Annual Swim With Mike UCONN

Swim With Mike UCONN was started 9 years ago by Joe Zinski, a UCONN student that received the scholarship after a diving accident his sophomore year. John Tartaglio the 2nd UCONN Student to receive a Swim With Mike Scholarship graduated in 2014.

39 The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee is Proud to Support Swim With Mike

San Souci Beach to Duke Kahanamoku beach 2.348 Mile Open Ocean Swimming Challenge

The 47th Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim will be held on Monday, September 5, 2016. Enter the Swim With Mike Masters Challenge and win a trip to Hawaiʹi for the 2017 Swim Www.waikikiroughwaterswim.com & www.swimwithmike.com

2016 Swim With Mike Satellite Events

10th Annual Stanford Swim With Mike May, 2016—Avery Aquatic Center

Benefitting the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund And 2016 Stanford Scholarship Recipient Cory Greenbaum

www.gostanford.com - www.stanford.edu

40 Cal’s 6th Swim With Mike April 17, 2016 12:30 – 2:30 – Spieker Aquatics Center - Berkeley, CA

A warm thank you to Tod Spieker, and the Swim With Mike Family!

2016 Swim With Mike Satellite Events

th y 7 6 Annual Ma Pool Party and Celebration y PM at UC San Diego’s Canyonview Aquatic Center Join UsA!M ~ 1 9 FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST • RELAY RACES • KID’S CORNER Saturda ENTERTAINMENT • LOG ROLL • KAYAK JOUSTING • PRIZES

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41 2015-16 Swim With Mike Recipient Colleges Across the Nation

Brigham Young University University of Colorado Boulder Utah Valley University Denver University Utah State University University of North Dakota University of Minnesota Duluth University of Wisconsin University of Illinois Oregon State University Notre Dame University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire University University of Nevada Reno Western New England University UC Davis University of Connecticut Quinnipiac University UC Berkeley Stanford Montclair State University

UCLA George Mason University Southwestern Law School Roll With Cole UC Santa Barbara Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Azusa Pacific University University of Richmond Pepperdine University CSU Los Angeles University of Virginia USC El Toro High School Loyola Marymount John Paul the Great University University of North Carolina CSU Fullerton Chapman University Bethel University

UC San Diego Florida International University

San Diego State University University of Arizona University of Texas Arlington Legend

Waikiki Rough Water (Hawaii) Main Event Satellite Swim Participant School

42 2015-16 Swim With Mike Recipient Colleges Across the Nation

UC San Diego Florida International University

San Diego State University University of Arizona University of Texas Arlington Legend

Waikiki Rough Water (Hawaii) Main Event Satellite Swim Participant School

43 4th Annual Swim With Mike Arizona June 7, 2016—5:00 —10:00 pm La Cocina 201 North Court Ave., Tucson

Benefitting the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund And Physically Challenged Athletes at the University of Arizona

10% of all sales will go to support Swim With Mike

2016 Swim With Mike Satellite Events

El Toro High School’s Inaugural Swim With Mike March 19, 2016 10:00 – 12:00 El Toro High School Aquatics Complex, Orange County, CA

The Dayʼs Exciting Events

10:20 am - OC First Lap 10:30 am - Swim a Thon and Water Polo Tournament 12:00 noon - Meet the Scholarship Recipients 1:40 pm - Awards Ceremony

44 2nd Annual Gauchos Swim with Mike Fundraising Event! Sunday, April 10th 11 AM - 2 PM | UCSB Recreation Center Swim-a-Thon Cannon Ball Contest Relay Races Raffle, Prizes, and MORE!

@gauchosswimwmike Gauchos SWM @gauchosSWM

2016 Swim With Mike Satellite Events

The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Congratulates Swim With Mike on 36 years of success supporting Physically Challenged Athletes

Kickoff Swim With Mike Week with us March 25-April 1, 2016 Rose bowl Aquatics Center - 360 North Arroyo blvd - Pasadena, CA rosebowlaquatics.com

45 SWIM WITH MIKE ALUMNI Jesse Aros - USC Martin Hernandez - USC – B.A. Communication Eric Baker- Arizona - B.A. Communications Jason Hetzer - USC – B.A. Journalism Christian Barton - Cal Western School of Law - J.D. Nate Higgins - USC - M.B.A Business Administration Molly Bloom - Colorado – B.A. Psych/Linguistics Molly Higley – USC – M.A. Social Work Milan Bobde - USC – M.S. Engineering Daryl Holmlund – USC – M.A. Teaching Jennifer BouLahoud - USC B.A., M.S. Psych/ Neuroscience Carlos “Mike” Hoover - USC – B.A. Music Ed. Joseph Broc - Hawaii Pacific – Communications Matt Howard – Oregon – B.S. Human Physiology Robert Brooks - USC – B.A. Public Relations Ian Jaquiss - USC – B.A. English Lit. Brandon Burke - Vanderbilt - B.S. Biochemistry Alex Johnson - USC – B.S. Business Administration Chris Cantwell – USC - Ph.D. - Engineering Brandon Johnson – USC – B.A. Poly Science Steve Coniglio - USC – B.A. Entrepreneur Erin Kaupp – USC – B.S. Kinesiology Steve Contreras - Colorado Joe Kay - Stanford – B.A. American Studies James Cook - Virginia Tech - B.A. Mechanical Engineering Jeff Keith - USC – M.B.A. Finance Brandon Crider - Texas Arlington - B.S. Poly Science Adam Kellerman – Arizona Criminal Justice Jihoom Kim-Lliff Theology- M.A. Pastoral & Spiritual Care Jamie Danskin - USC – M.A. OT Suzy Kim - USC – Medicine Kemal Demirciler - USC – Ph.D.. Engineering Tiffane King - UC Irvine - J.D. Law Matthew Devlieger - Calvin College - B.S. Biology Christian Kingsley – CSU San Marcos Mike Dieringer – USC - B.A. Interactive Media Keith Kitamura - Hawaii – M.A. Ed/Counseling Andrew Donnellan – Arizona – B.A. Media Arts Elizabeth Kolbe – Stanford – J.D. Law Tricia Downing - Regis - MA-Disability Studies Chris Kreutzberg - USC – B.A. Bus Administration Jessica Duhon - San Diego State - M.S Physiology & Kevin Law - Arizona Nutritional Sciences Crista Lawrence-Adamson - USC – B.A., M.A. Biology Chris Emauel - USC – Int. Relations/Pub. Policy Sharon Lee - University of La Verne - B.S. Biology Nick Enriquez – USC/Southwestern - Law Dylan Levine – Arizona, Ramapo College Tom Everette – Whitman – B.A. Poly Sci/Phil Kevin Lewis - USC Matt Farmen – Arizona – B.A., M.A. Civil Engineering Regan Linton – USC, Regis, UCSD - M.F.A. Amy Foster – Maryland – J.D. Law Marc Little - USC - Law Matt Fritch – Drexel – MBA Cory Lovato - UC Irvine - J.D. Law Mike Fritchner – USC – B.A. International Relations Andrew Luk - UCLA - B.S. Political Science Mark Fuglevand – USC – B.S., M.S. Accounting David Lupash - USC – Economics. & Philosophy Kie Fujii - UC Berkeley - B.S. Integrative Biology Shirley MacDonald – CSU Long Beach Matt Geriak – USC – PHD Pharmacy Scott Madden - USC – Bus Administration/Marketing Ken Gibson – CSU Fullerton – B.A. Business Fulutusi Mailo - BYU Hawaii - B.A. Math Patrick Gillespie – USC – B.S. Aerospace Engineering Dana Mathewson – Arizona – B.A. Speech Dr. Marianne Grew - USC – Medicine Becki McCafferty-Melli - USC – MBA Tom Haig - WSU - B.A. Broadcast News Brook McCall - UNC Chapel Hill - M.P.H. Public Health Donald Hammond – USC –Law Doug McCormack - USC - B.A. Political Science Jeff Harris – Penn – M.A. City Planning Mike McNamara - USC – Sociology, Recording Paul Heckler - USC – B.S. Finance Nate Miller - Arizona - B.S. Architecture Colin Heffern – M.A. Landscape Architecture John Morris - Colorado State - B.S. Economics Arthur Hemingway –USC – B.A. English, MEd Bryan Morrison - USC – M.S. Bio. Med. Eng. Chad Hendrickson - USC – B.S., M.S. Civil Engineering Rob Mucho – USC – B.S. Marketing Luis Hernandez - USC – B.A. Bus Administration Ryoko Nakajima – USC – B.A. Cinematic Arts

46 SWIM WITH MIKE ALUMNI Mike Nyeholt – USC – B.A. Business Administration Brian Williams – CSU Long Beach – B.A. Sociology Corey Obungen - U. Puget Sound - B.S. Exercise Science Andrea Wilson – Columbia – B.S. Nursing Matt Oka - USC – B.A. Business Administration Kris Wilson - Nebraska Wesleyan – B.A. Psychology Asley Olson - USC - B.S. Communications Jim Winston - USC – M.A. Cinema Ellie O’Neill –Syracuse – Business Joe Zinski - UCONN, Pennsylvania - Ph.D. Molecular & Cell Rocky Paneno –USC – B.A., M.E. Education Biology Sam Paneno –UC Davis - Law Allison Pittman-Brown - USC B.S. Accounting Patricia Pogodzinski – Maryland Institute College B.F.A Taylor Price – Georgetown – B.A., M.A. Joey Pulford - USC – B.S., M.S. Planning Jessica Radmilovic – CSU Sacramento – M.A. Recreation Therapy Sarah Reinertsen - USC – M.A. Broadcasting Edgar Rico - USC - M.S. Social Work Michael Roberts – Illinois – B.A. History Jake Robinson - UCSD - M.S. Biology Jay Robinson-Duff - U. San Diego - B.S. Mechanical Engineering David Rodarte - CSU Long Beach - M.S. Counseling in Higher Education Jason Rothbard - USC – B.A. English Dani Schirner - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - M.A. English Literature Lena Schoemaker – Stanford – B.S. Biology Joseph Seidman – UCSB - B.A. Psychology John Siciliano - USC – MFA Clay Stanley - Texas Austin Erick Stanton – Barry University John Tartaglio - Fairfield U – B.S. Biology, UCONN - MBA Travis Taylor - University of Iowa - Rehabilitation Counseling Matthew Thomas - Colorado State - M.E. Civil Engineering Yvonne Thomas - USC - M.A. Teaching Kei Usami - Fordham - B.A. Business Administration Finance David Van Wagener – Texas - Ph.D.. Chemical Engineering Richard Vietor - USC – MBA Desiree Vines - Arizona - B.A. Special Education/ Rehabilitation Jennifer Walsh - USC Tyler Warnock – USC – B.A., M.A. Communication Kory Wiita - Ohio State - B. A Business Admin. Marketing Matthew Wild - UC Berkeley, UC San Diego

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10th Annual Claire Snow Award the world’s largest sporting event. He served on the World Cup Executive Committee and on the city’s Host Committee for the 1992 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four and the 1993 NFL Super Bowl. Swim With Mike 2016 Volunteer of the Year Awarded to Mike Navarro Navarro has maintained a supportive relationship with his alma mater. He is a Life Member of The Women of Troy, USC Associates and the USC Trojan Marching Band Spirit of Troy, and is a member of The Committee. He served on the USC Women’s Athletics Board of Directors and the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.

his year Swim with Mike is proud to announce Mike Navarro as the recipient of the 2016 Claire Snow Volunteer Family of the Year Award. Mike has donated his advertising and marketing talents to Swim with Mike for much of our 36- Navarro’s son, David, is a gifted musician and television host who is the recipient of an MTV Video award and numerous yearT history and has enormously helped us in our efforts to raise scholarship funds for physically challenged student Grammy nominations, and whose band has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also hosts athletes. Over the years, Mike has enhanced endeavors to further the mission of Swim with Mike with the branding of our a political talk show on ABC Radio. Mike’s brother, Gabriel Jr., was also a television host and was inducted into the message, designing and producing campaign materials and our outreach information. Mike is a prominent advertising/ Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013. Toby Navarro, Mike’s beautiful and talented wife, is a commercial actress with dozens marketing professional headquartered in Los Angeles, and we are most fortunate to have him on our SWM team. of commercials currently running on television, radio and the web. Educational Activities/Background The Navarros live in the Brentwood area with their two younger sons. Gabe is a student at Long Beach State and Henry Mike attended USC on an athletic grant, and was a member of USC’s Conference Championship Men’s Gymnastics attends Palisades Charter, where he is a member of the school’s championship Cross-Country team. Team. He was a featured sports columnist and editorial cartoonist for the school’s newspaper, The Daily Trojan, and was Please join us in congratulating Mike Navarro as our Swim with Mike “2016 Claire Snow Volunteer of the Year!” Rally Committee Chairman and an active member of the Student Senate, the Songfest Committee and the Interfraternity Council. He served as director of the sophomore men’s honorary and was president of the senior men’s honorary. After Past Swim With Mike graduation, he was elected alum ni president of his fraternity, Kappa Alpha, and was chosen to be master of ceremonies at his class reunion. In high school, he was a letterman on both the swimming and gymnastics teams and worked as “Volunteers of the Year” a lifeguard and as a Red Cross-sanctioned Water Safety Instructor during summers. Award Recipients

Professional 2007 Oscar Mendoza Mike began his professional career with Campbell-Ewald Advertising, serving as account executive/liaison to national 2008 television networks on client-sponsored shows for Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corporate, Delco and Don & Debbie Ludwig Firestone. He then joined Atherton-Privett Inc. as account supervisor on the Hawaiian Punch, Seven-Up, Jerseymaid 2009 and Vogue Tyres accounts. He later joined Grey Advertising, where he became Senior The Walsh Family Vice President and Director of Client Services for the agency, working primarily on 2010 the America Honda, Shakey’s Pizza, Catalina Swimwear, and the U.S. Department The Pilalas Family of Transportation accounts as well as others. 2011 Jack & Barbara Cameron Following a 13-year career at Grey, Navarro formed J.R. Navarro & Associates Inc., an 2012 advertising/marketing firm serving Oldsmobile, Pacific Theatres, Wells Fargo and the Loretta Abdun-Nur Joseph Los Angeles Convention & Visitors’ Bureau, among others, and winning numerous 2013 creative awards and recognition. His musical work for commercials is listed in Great Michael & Betsy Thomas Songs of Madison Avenue. Other clients have included Mitsubishi Motors, Angel View, 2014 Citizens Business Bank, Sanwa Bank California, Goodwill, The Petersen Automotive Vandy & Betty Van Wagener Museum, Los Cabos and Cancun Tourism Bureaus, Road & Track Magazine, and many 2015 more. In 1991, after designing the graphics for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Tom & Sherry Fuelling and Sports Arena and the Olympic Festival, the follow-up event to the 1984 Olympics, Summer Games, Navarro authored the successful bid for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Toby and Mike Navarro The Navarro Family at home, l-r: Henry, Toby, Mike, Gabe and Dave. 48 Page 1

This award is named for Claire Snow, a devoted and giving woman whose level Community of commitment to her family, friends and SWM is legendary. For fifteen years, Claire was involved with swimmer registration, constantly dedicating hours of her time. Navarro has served on the Board of Directors for the Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson, Taper & Douglas theatres), the Claire also trained the USC Helenes to help. Her presence has left an indelible mark International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, and as a founding Member of the Los Angeles Sports Council. He is a on the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund that will never be forgotten. recipient of commendations from Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County and the U.S. State Department. his year Swim with Mike is proud to announce Mike Navarro as the recipient of the 2016 Claire Snow Volunteer Family of the Year Award. Mike has donated his advertising and marketing talents to Swim with Mike for much of our 36- Navarro’s son, David, is a gifted musician and television host who is the recipient of an MTV Video award and numerous yearT history and has enormously helped us in our efforts to raise scholarship funds for physically challenged student Grammy nominations, and whose band has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also hosts athletes. Over the years, Mike has enhanced endeavors to further the mission of Swim with Mike with the branding of our a political talk show on ABC Radio. Mike’s brother, Gabriel Jr., was also a television host and was inducted into the message, designing and producing campaign materials and our outreach information. Mike is a prominent advertising/ Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013. Toby Navarro, Mike’s beautiful and talented wife, is a commercial actress with dozens marketing professional headquartered in Los Angeles, and we are most fortunate to have him on our SWM team. of commercials currently running on television, radio and the web. Educational Activities/Background The Navarros live in the Brentwood area with their two younger sons. Gabe is a student at Long Beach State and Henry Mike attended USC on an athletic grant, and was a member of USC’s Conference Championship Men’s Gymnastics attends Palisades Charter, where he is a member of the school’s championship Cross-Country team. Team. He was a featured sports columnist and editorial cartoonist for the school’s newspaper, The Daily Trojan, and was Please join us in congratulating Mike Navarro as our Swim with Mike “2016 Claire Snow Volunteer of the Year!” Rally Committee Chairman and an active member of the Student Senate, the Songfest Committee and the Interfraternity Council. He served as director of the sophomore men’s honorary and was president of the senior men’s honorary. After Past Swim With Mike graduation, he was elected alum ni president of his fraternity, Kappa Alpha, and was chosen to be master of ceremonies at his class reunion. In high school, he was a letterman on both the swimming and gymnastics teams and worked as “Volunteers of the Year” a lifeguard and as a Red Cross-sanctioned Water Safety Instructor during summers. Award Recipients

MIKE NAVARRO

2016 Recipient of the CLAIRE SNOW VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD For your time and dedication to Swim With Mike FIGHT ON! With Gratitude, The Children and Grandchildren of Claire Snow

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T h a n k y o u , T o b y N a v a r r o ,

f o r n o t g i v i n g M i k e t o o m a n y h o u s e h o l d c h o r e s t o d o s o h e c o u l d d o o u r s t u f f a n d b e c o m e o u r S w i m W i t h M i k e V o l u n t e e r O f T h e Y e a r !

Mara Ron Mike

51 GIFTS IN KIND

ALTA WATER WENDY GREEN ABBATE BODY ARMOR SUPERDRINK YOGURTLAND C2 REPRODUCTIONS CAVEMAN CHICK-FIL-A CHUCK & JOE LEIMBACH COCA-COLA DAN STIMMLER FATBURGER FOX SPORTS WEST GO GIRL ENERGY GRANT NICHOL & CALCOPA MASSAGE SCHOOL HARD CORE SWIM INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SEAFOODS JERSEY MIKE’S JOANNE ASMAN & TRAVELER JR NAVARRO & ASSOCIATES LESAL CERAMICS LESLIE’S POOL SUPPLIES LETTERHEAD FACTORY PRINTING LIONSGATE MARK AND KAREN TANIMURA MERLE NORMAN MICHAEL ADLER & FAMILY NEURO BEVERAGES NIKE OPI OSCAR MENDOZA AND HIS AMAZING TEAM OTTER POPS POWERADE QUIKSILVER REGENCY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SC LOGO PROMOS SUBWAY TACO BELL / THE COX FAMILY TOES ON THE NOES TOPS AND DOWNS TOWN & COUNTRY RENTALS TRADER JOE’S TYR USC BOOKSTORE USC CREDIT UNION USC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY USC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES USC HOSPITALITY SERVICES USC MEN’S & WOMEN’S ATHLETIC TEAMS USC SUNSMART ATHLETES USC TRANSPORTATION

52 VOLUNTEERS

Archives & Yearbook Lyon Center Staff Loretta Abdun-Nur Joseph Rich Rodriguez Justine Gilman Barbecue Oscar Mendoza Massage Booth Grant Nichol & Calcopa Public Relations/Media Massage School Cindy Somer Anita Sen Volunteer Signage Wendy Abbate Event Coordinators Kathleen DeCristo Organizations Mara Hunter Redden Trojan Knights Becky Gramstrup Beta Theta Pi Helenes Entertainment Society 53 David Freeman Trojan Athletic Senate (The Biggest Splash) Trojan Dance Force USC Trojan Marching Band USC Athletics USC Song Girls USC Recreational Sports/Lyon Center Staff USC Division of Biokin https://www. General Store theergochair.com Kensiology and Physical Therapy Pat Walsh USC Occupational Therapy Stephany Walsh USC ROTC USC Spirit Leaders Information Booth Kaia Hedlund Public Announcers Kim Carson Pat Stanton Rich Fernandez Leland Waters Nancy Atkinson

Kid’s Corner Ellen Burson USC Women’s Basketball Nancy Lynn Horton

53 VOLUNTEERS

Registration Kathy Murbach Patel Marilee Pischel Steve Pischel Mark Patel Louie Smolensky Lynn Dino

Recipient Hospitality Tom Fuelling Sherry Fuelling Jennifer Johnson Dan Redden Gregg Millward Mark & Karen Tanimura

Treasure Chest JoAnn Nyeholt JoAnn Jacks Don Ludwig Debbie Ludwig Ada Paulsen Bernie Degener & Family Marilyn Atha Suazo Carol Mannino Christy Joy Phillips

Video Display Board & Online Giving James Gagnon Iyoni Rice

54 VOLUNTEERS

Tank Top Design Amanda Schroeder

T-shirt Design Steve Kramer

Team Participation USC Lacrosse Team USC Football Team USC Men’s Swim Team USC Women’s Swim Team USC Women’s Basketball Team USC Men’s Dive Team USC Women’s Dive Team

Silent Auction Becky Gramstrup Helaine Lopes Jeff & Cathy Crowther Emma Olson Maria Riley Natasa Siljkovic Kandi Wopschall

Website Andres Anton-Diaz Michelle Yin

55 VOLUNTEERS

Satellite Swim Locations Arizona Drew Donnellan, Joe Kay, Dave Herr-Cardillo, Eric Baker, Nate Miller, Carlos Terrazas

Cal Bear SAAC, Cal Athletic Department, Mike Sample, Austin Whitney, Brian Schnugg, Kelly Naze

Stanford Cardinal Council, John Kosty, Cory Greenbaum, Stanford Athletics Department

UCSB Kelly Walsh, Kate Berger Madry, Gaucho SAAC, UCSB Athletics Department, UCSB Recreation Department, Ryan Porteous, Aaron Loy, Kimmie Kreuzberger, Nicolette Lambright, Katie Records, Eddie Sanchez, Sydney Bast, Hallie Brauner, Miranda Schrader, Maelyn Adornetto, Chase Lemley, Gregg “Old Man” Wilson, Katelynn Davis and Rufus Wollo

San Diego Betsy Thomas, Mike Thomas, Dave Koch, Denny Harper, Bill Cohn, UCSD Athletics, UCSD Recreation, Nancy Phillips, Doan Hohmeyer, Celia Brewer, Jennifer Kayler, Laurie Wood, Jeff Wood, Jake Robinson, Marcus Robinson, Laurie Robinson, Jennifer McCallson, Jessica Duhon, Patrick Ivison, Spencer Fox, Ashley Shutz, Debra Shutz, Kaia Hedlund, Eric Thomas, Carleen Doan (Project Walk), Danny Jacobs (UCSD Beta Chapter), Alexis Rimer, Christian Barton, David Kobrinetz, Shayna Kobrinetz, John Porteous, Jason Dillon, Ron “Sickie” Marcikic and Greg Hamilton.

Hawaii Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee, Rainbow Aquatics, University of Hawaii Swimming & Diving Team

Roll With Cole Cole Sydnor, Clement Sydnor, Kelly Sydnor

Rose Bowl Kurt Knop, Chad Durieux Aquatic Center

UCONN Trish-Ann Hawthorne

56 FUNDRAISING IDEAS FOR SWIM WITH MIKE

Olympian John Naber Supports Swim With Mike

USC graduate, multi gold medal and world record holder John Naber, found a great way to raise money for Swim With Mike. John turned 60 this year and in honor of his big day, John’s wife put together a Poker Tournament birthday bash. 45 people attended, including other Olympians, Swim With Mike recipients and Mike Nyeholt. The buy in was a $50 minimum with unlimited re-buys. Autographed Olympian & sports memorabilia were part of the prizes. The tournament raised $5,000 and the winner was none other than Mike Nyeholt, himself!

Thank you John Naber for your generosity!

57 THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENT STAFF Head of Student Staff Lizzie Chaconas & Carlie Matel

Max Allen Zach Pickett* Animesh Agrawal Annie Sager Coby Crosby Abby Slovick Spencer Fox* Sammy Solomon David Freedman Zack Wentz* Sarah George Stephen Wilson* Paul Hachigian Michelle Yin Patrick Ivison* The Trojan Knights Jack Jablonski* The Helenes Valerie Johnson * Swim With Mike Recipients Lindy LaPlante Emma Olson

58 USC Viterbi proudly supports Spencer Fox, Stephen Wilson and every Swim with Mike scholarship athlete from around the country.

Spencer and Stephen – you are a true inspiration, and we are extremely proud of your achievements.

Fight On! viterbi.usc.edu University of Southern California

59 In Memory of a Great Trojan with a Vision Dr. John Abdun-Nur (1925-2008) Co-founder of Tarzana Square and Medical Center

Anses Joseph Co. RICHARD JOSEPH 18403 Ventura Blvd. Manager of the Center Tarzana, CA 91356 Tarzana Square and Medical Center (818) 881-8100 (818) 881-9652 Fax

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61 Michael E. Adler ’86, MBA ’92 The USC Alumni Association President, USC Alumni Association proudly supports Board of Governors Patrick E. Auerbach EdD ’08 Associate Senior Vice President Swim with Mike for Alumni Relations

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62 It’s a Family Affair!

Dan Meredith Maddy Michael Class of ‘81 Class of ‘82 Class of ‘14 Class of ‘12

Fight On! The Rosenthals 63 NuStep® is a proud sponsor of Swim with Mike

“ When I found NuStep, I got some of my freedom back. I’m able to use the NuStep independently and exercise my entire body. I look forward to the day when all gyms have NuSteps.” –Natalie Buchoz

USC student and 2013 recipient of a Swim with Mike scholarship. Natalie is recovering from a spinal cord injury she sustained in 2007.

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64 Change lives.

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65 INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A STRONGER CALIFORNIA Banc of California believes that everyone should have the opportunity to achieve their dreams. We are proud to support Swim with Mike in their work to provide physically challenged athletes with scholarships to help them realize their full potential.

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Thank you for believing in me! FIGHT ON! Michael Fritschner, Trojan 2013

67 CONGRATULATIONS TO “THE OTHER MIKE”

Mike Navarro For years Mike Navarro has worked behind the scenes to help Swim With Mike succeed. For his many efforts we honor him with the Claire Snow “Volunteer Of The Y ear” Award. Thank you, Mike. Swim On! Kathleen Campos Elise and Bob Ebbert Donn Carper Mike, thank you for your creativity, Thanks for all you do for the “Swim.” Mike Nyeholt is in the water. your professionalism, and most of all Mike Navarro walks on it for your sense of humor! Mara H. Redden USC Athletics! Thank you, Thank you, Barbara Hedges THANK YOU, Mike! Lindalee Baumgarten Congratulations, Mike, well deserved. Marilyn Atha Suazo Bob Clifford Wendy Green Abbate Big Congratulations! So well deserved. Mike, Congratulations on a Congratulations and thank you for ALL of magnificent and well-deserved your creativity and hard work! Fight on! Jeff and Helen Brooks honor! All the best. Kaia Hedlund Dick Peck Ellen Burson Congratulations Mike on a Mike Navarro and SC are synonymous! Mike . . . one of the most well-deserved honor. committed Trojans I know! Nancy Miller Tony Maier What about your household chores? Katie Hare

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69 for pTEN RESEARCH to CURE PARALYSIS

The Z Fund and the Wentz Family are so very fortunate to be associated with the Swim With Mike Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.

The Z Fund was established to support the ground-breaking development of research therapies that regenerate nerve connections and restore function after a spinal cord injury.

As Swim With Mike has allowed so many physically challenged athletes to realize their full potential, the Z Fund looks to have the same effect on improving the quality of life for those with paralysis and other neurological disorders.

For more information on supporting this research, please contact Tania Jope at [email protected] or at (949) 824-5925.

FIGHT ON!

70 The USC Associates Proudly Supports Swim with Mike

The University of Southern California’s premier academic support group since 1959

Widney Alumni House | 635 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089 | (213) 740-8722 | www.usc.edu/associates

71 72 The Paralysis Resource Center is a FREE national source of informational support with a variety of services for people living with paralysis, their family and caregivers.

For more information visit: ChristopherReeve.org or call 1-800-225-0292

73 USC Marshall School of Business Congratulates Swim with mike

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For more information or if you would like to support the Villa Park High School club, Paracletes for Athletes, please contact Brooke and Troy Furniss at [email protected]

75 The PAC—12 Conference supports Swim With Mike & Congratulates Physically Challenged Athletes receiving scholarships at the following PAC12 member institutions. Arizona, Cal, Colorado, Oregon State Stanford, UCLA, USC And Alumni of: Arizona State, Oregon and Washington State

76 Michael and Betsy omas have been on the Board of Directors for Swim With Mike for the past 15 years. Graduates of USC they spent 18 years working in South America before relocating to San Diego in 1989. A tragic automobile accident in 1998 broke Michael’s neck. Since then both have become real believers and activists for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery. ey would like to thank all of the donors who support them every year and the San Diego Team that makes the UC San Diego SWM event so successful.

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78 Paralysis is no longer permanent. There are 1.3 million Americans living with paralysis from a spinal cord injury. They were all told paralysis was permanent.

Science has changed that. Paralysis is no longer permanent. The miracle is out there. It’s called epidural stimulation and it has already helped patients regain functions and mobility they were told they’d never have again.

Our goal is to fully fund the first patients in an new epidural stimulation research project by one of the best medical centers in the world, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This is the next step to getting epidural stimulation into wider practice.

To help us take this next step, text the word SCORE to 91999 to pledge any amount. www.BEL13VEfoundation.org 79 Swim With Mike Would like to thank

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Your Message Here

Whether for your business or organization, as a tribute to a loved one or congratulating a friend, an advertisement in the official Swim With Mike annual yearbook is a great way to support physically challenged athletes.

All proceeds go directly to the Swim With Mike Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.

To have your message in the 2017 Swim With Mike Yearbook, call or email Loretta Abdun-Nur Joseph [email protected] (818) 419-7181

Fight On!

80 congratulations to Joe Hunsaker and all of the Swim-With-Mike Scholarship Recipients! The San Gabriel Trojan Club Sean Kennally, President 273 North Grant Street · Canby, OR 97013 503-266-3456 · canbylaw.com Proudly supports

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82 Swim With Mike would like to thank BRIAN KENNEDY & REGENCY ADVERTISING For donating 10 Billboards Throughout the Los Angeles Area

Thanks to your generosity, these billboards have raised public awareness of the Swim With Mike Foundation.

Brian Kennedy, you are a great Trojan Fight On!!!

83 2229202_17344 8.75x11.25 4c The legacy of leadership

Great leaders leave a mark on the communities they serve. They bring people together, create a consensus and work hard to make positive change. What is accomplished today can last for generations.

We proudly salute the 36th Annual Swim With Mike.

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