Photos by Marta Rusek

On Saturday, May 30th, Fitness Alive hosted its first ever Race to Raise fundraiser, a competition to win pool records all while raising money for a good cause. We’re thrilled to announce that through your generosity, we raced $1,530 to put toward swim lessons this summer with our community partner, Children’s Village. We’ll be hosting their summer camps for swim intensives with our coaching staff, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Race to Raise was one heck of a day with 12 races for kids and adults and 18 winners who will be commemorated on Fitness Alive's Pool Records Board for a year. Here’s a list of our winners:

25 Backstroke:
Nola Silberman
Skylar Shields
Olivia Guarnieri
Maddie Maiorana

25 Breaststroke:
Jacob Fogdall
Lillian Retz
Charles Mutean
Maddie Maiorana

50 Freestyle:
Henry Abramoff
Tilde Goldenberg
Maxwell Guarnieri
Alex Maiorana

100 IM:
Margo Harris-Franco
Skylar Shields
Maxwell Guarnieri
Alex Maiorana

25 Freestyle:
Zayden Retz
Aanya Mammen
Brian Gieckel
Lili May Mutean

25 Butterfly:
Nola Silberman
Tilde Goldenberg
Emily Chau
Berlin

Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed — including our pals and neighbors at Aldo and Manny’s, who contributed 50% of their proceeds that day to the cause. And a big thanks to our staff who donated their time to ensure the day ran smoothly.

We can’t wait until next year!