• 2008 HOP Photo Galleries -- Carleton College -- other teams

• List of 2009 Registered Teams -- (Over 130 teams! If you participatd and didn't register, please fill out the form above...More than 6,200 athletes were signed up this year!)

• Cancer Sucks™ Merchandise Order Form

• Donate to the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research at the U of Chicago

Who: All NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Programs and all other interested swim teams.

What: "Hour of Power" Relay in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Funds raised through this event support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma in young people. When the event began in 2006, 15 teams joined together to raise team spirit, cancer awareness and $11,000. Last year, the number of participating teams exploded to 104, including 85 college and university programs, 17 high school & club teams, and two students-abroad teams. In 2008, these nearly 6000 athletes raised over $50,000 for the Fund, bringing the three-year total to more than $100,000.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 5 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Central or 5 p.m. Mountain/4 p.m. Pacific

Where: Your program's Home Pool

DETAILS:

The fourth annual "Leave it in the Pool" event features an “hour-of-power” relay practice on Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. EST/4 p.m. CST or 5 p.m. MST/ 4 p.m. PST. The set is one of the Carleton College Knights’ favorites and the team felt it would be appropriate to run a “Leave it in the pool” practice consisting of continuous relays, any stroke, all-out swimming, for an hour, with the objective of keeping all relays in each pool on the same length.

(Click here for a description of the “Leave it in the Pool – Hour of Power” Relay Swim Set)

Swimming the "Hour of Power" simultaneously across the country on one afternoon adds to the spirit and fun of the relay. However, those teams unable to participate at the scheduled date/times are encouraged to hold a relay event whenever possible.

The participants in the event are asked to gather pledges and donations for the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.

The University of Chicago will provide each participating team with information well in advance of the event to aid in the fund-raising effort, as well as material regarding sarcoma, the type of cancer that claimed Ted's life.

We encourage participation to raise team spirit and cancer awareness whether or not your program is able to fund raise.

About the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research:

Funds raised for the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research act as seed funding for the University of Chicago pediatric sarcoma research program, allowing collaborative efforts between clinicians and physician-scientists in the identification of the causes of sarcoma, at the most basic molecular and cellular levels. With a team of dedicated pediatric oncologists, orthopedists, and radiation therapists in place, the Ted Mullin Fund has enabled the University of Chicago to recruit Stephen X. Skapek, M.D., an expert in the study and treatment of sarcomas. Dr. Skapek and team aspire to translate new scientific discovery into improved therapies for cancer patients like Ted. (View the University of Chicago's report here.)

For more information: Contact Rick Mullin, rmullin9@comcast.net, 847-971-5003

2009 List of Registered TeamsParticipants (as of Nov. 10, 2009):

Atlantic Coast Conference: Georgia Tech
Big East: Cincinnati, Georgetown, Providence, Villanova
Bluegrass Mountain: Johns Hopkins
CAC: Univ. of Mary Washington, Salisbury
CCC: Colby-Sawyer, Univ. of New England, Regis (MA), Roger Williams
CCIW: Carthage, Illinois Wesleyan
CCSA: Radford
Centennial: Bryn Mawr, McDaniel
Empire 8: Hartwick, Nazareth, Stevens Inst. of Tech., Utica
GNAC: Elms, Norwich, Simmons
IIAC: Luther
Independent: Chapman
Ivy League: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Princeton
Liberty League: Rensselaer Polytechnic, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Union (NY)
Little East: Keene State, Western Connecticut State
MAC: Lycoming
MIAA: Albion
MIAC: Augsburg, Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint John's (MN), Saint Mary’s (MN), St. Olaf, Univ. of St. Thomas
Midwest: Beloit, Grinnell, Knox, Lawrence
NCAC: Allegheny, Oberlin, Wabash, Wittenberg, Wooster
NEAC: Wells
NESCAC: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity (CT), Tufts, Wesleyan (CT), Williams
NEWMAC: Babson, Clark (MA), MIT, Mount Holyoke, Springfield, Wellesley, Wheaton (MA), Worcester Polytechnic
Northeast 10: Bentley
Northwest: Lewis & Clark, Univ. of Puget Sound, Whitman, Whitworth
OAC: Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio Northern, Wilmington
ODAC: Randolph-Macon
ODAC/Bluegrass Mountain: Washington & Lee
Patriot League: Bucknell
SCAC: Colorado College
SCIAC: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Univ. of La Verne, Occidental, Whittier
SUNYAC: Fredonia State, Oswego State, SUNY Cortland
UAA: Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Univ. of Chicago, Emory, Washington University (Mo.)
WIAC: Univ. of Wisc.-Stevens Point

Students Abroad: Namibian Amphibians (Windhoek, Namibia); La Posta Simbólica de la Católica (Santiago, Chile); Swimming Thunder from Down Under 2009 (Townsville, Australia)

Club Teams: Clinton County YMCA (Wilmington, Ohio); Knightcrawlers Masters Swim Team (Northfield, Minn.); Lake Forest (Ill.) Swim Club; Little Rhody Aquatic Club (Cumberland, R.I.); Marquette Club Swim Team (Milwaukee, Wis.); Middlebury (Vt.) Aquatic Club; NASA/Wildcat Aquatics (Evanston, Ill.); New Trier Swim Club (Northfield, Ill.); Rockford (Ill.) Marlins Swim Club; Soda Moms Water Polo Team (Lafayette, Calif.); Team Millennium (River Forest, Ill.); Team Penguins (Wilmette, Ill.); West Austin (Texas) Athletic Club Masters;YAC Swimming (Yakima, Wash.)

High School Teams: Culver (Ind.) Academies; Decorah (Iowa) H.S.; Falls Church (Va.) H.S.; Glenbrook North H.S. (Northbrook, Ill.); Glenbrook South H.S. (Glenview, Ill.); Hill-Murray School (Maplewood, Minn.); J.S. Morton H.S. (Cicero, Ill.); Lake Forest (Ill.) H.S.; New Trier H.S. (Winnetka, Ill.); Wilmington (Ohio) H.S.

"Hour of Power" Participation Facts & Figures

PHOTO SLIDESHOWS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
• 2008 HOP Photo Galleries -- Carleton College -- other teams
• 2007 HOP Photo Gallery -- Carleton College