PHILANTHROPIC CHAMPIONS

Cassie Worth, Dylan Miller and Lainey Weiland

In 2020, Xavier College Preparatory swimmer Kelly Scott became aware of the toll the pandemic took on many young people in our community. She approached Valleywise Health Foundation with the idea of a virtual swim relay and Swim for the Light was born!

Since 2020, Swim for the Light has continued on each year, championed by members of the Xavier and Brophy swim and dive teams. In 2021, seniors Ashleigh Baros, Grace Hull and Jack Sorenson carried the torch and turned the event into an in-person fundraiser and relay. In 2022, seniors Cassie Worth, Dylan Miller and Lainey Weiland led the fundraising effort.

Since the beginning of Swim for the Light,