UF Swimming & Diving Volunteering with C.A.M.P. Gator to Appear on ESPNU Wednesday & Thursday
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Gainesville, Fla. – Fans of the University of Florida swimming and diving teams can watch their favorite athletes on ESPNU's “Stories of Success – An SEC Weekly Academic Special,” on Wednesday, June 15th, at 7 p.m. ET. The one-hour program will re-air on Thursday, June 16th, at 2 p.m. ET on the same network.
On April 15, 2011, ESPN camera were on hand as a group of UF swimmers and divers, along with other UF student-athletes, attended P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville for a C.A.M.P. Gator event. The student-athletes participated in an Olympics-type field day, mentoring at-risk youth, while spending quality time with them.
Read Gainesville Sun Article: “Gator mentors, local students pair up for shared success”
C.A.M.P. Gator is an innovative leadership mentoring program that pairs athletes and non-athlete student leaders from the University of Florida with at-risk elementary and middle-school boys and girls from high poverty schools in the Gainesville community. Many of the mentees participating in our program have discipline issues, high absentee rates and below average academic achievement.
UF Swimmers & Divers Participating in the Event:
Teresa Crippen
Robby Kennedy
Anthony Lewark
Cameron Martin
Kirsten Smith
Jonathan Speed
Jason Taylor
