Local Y Enthusiast Will Attempt to Swim Death’s Door to Raise Money for Swim Programs on Aug 15

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by in Quiet Sports

Local swimmer, Margaret Carroll plans to swim across Death’s Door on Sunday, August 15 to raise money for the Door County YMCA.

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Death's Door Passage at the northern tip of Door County, WI

Carroll will set out from Northport very early in the morning while the waters are calm in her efforts to swim the 4 miles across to Washington Island.  She will swim unaided, but be accompanied by kayakers and a boat during the crossing, stopping midway to take a break near Pilot Island. If water temperatures and weather are not conducive to a safe crossing, she will try again on a calmer day to make certain this is a safe venture.

When asking why she choses to support the Y, Carroll says, “I’m excited to do a fundraiser for the Y because to me the Y is one of the biggest assets in living in Door County. I regularly swim at the Sturgeon Bay Program Center and love the facilities and staff! The YMCA is a real community center for us, we are so lucky to have such excellent facilities for the size of our community. I can’t say enough about the great staff and the excellent programming to promote healthy lifelong activities.”   “We are surrounded by water on the Peninsula. The learn to swim programs at the Y are essential for both young and old to be able to enjoy the Bay and Lake Michigan. Swimming is one of the most relaxing and healthy activities and it’s easy on the body…There are so many miles of shoreland where the water is only waist high, it’s really a safe activity and so refreshing on a summer day.”

Margaret Carroll swimming around the Peninsula in 2009

Last summer Carroll swam around the entire Door Peninsula. She had planned to do it as a fundraiser, but she was still relatively new to the area so she set off on her own. As she rounded the tip of the Peninsula last summer, she said, “when I looked across to Washington Island, I thought, someday I want to try to swim across.”

If you would like to make a pledge to the Door County YMCA in honor of Margaret Carroll’s swim, checks can be sent to Door County YMCA, 1900 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235 with a note indicating the pledge is in recognition of “Margaret’s swim”.  All pledges will go towards enhancing swim programs at the Y.

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