Providence College swim team raises $19,000 for cancer

PROVIDENCE – Providence College's Division I swim team is no stranger to success with a top-five finish in this year's Big East Conference. But last Saturday the Friars took home a different kind of trophy: the "SAA College Cup," given to the team that raised the most money for the Swim Across America (SAA) open-water mile, an annual fundraiser dedicated to fighting cancer. The New England event was co-sponsored by Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Swim Across America.  SAA

PROVIDENCE – Providence College's Division I swim team is no stranger to success with a top-five finish in this year's Big East Conference. But last Saturday the Friars took home a different kind of trophy: the "SAA College Cup," given to the team that raised the most money for the Swim Across America (SAA) open-water mile, an annual fundraiser dedicated to fighting cancer. The New England event was co-sponsored by Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Swim Across America.  SAA is a nati…