Bob Coakley
Bob Coakley is the Treasurer of the COED Media Group and a board member of Swim Across America, Inc. (SAA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming-related events.
Swim Across America
With the help of over 1,500 volunteers nationwide in the USA and nearly 5,000 swimmers including past and current Olympians, SAA has raised over US$41 million to help find a cure for cancer through athleticism, community outreach and direct service.
Since 1987 SAA has grown to hold dozens of events all over the country, each with its own distinct personality. From San Francisco to Boston Harbor, Swim Across America began as a grassroots organization with events developing organically. Now, those events raise hundreds of thousands of dollars - and money raised is still given to local beneficiaries which happen to be some of the best in the world. Its motto is Make Waves to Fight Cancer.
The SAA community is made up of swimmers, friends, parents, sons and daughters, teachers, coaches and the well - meaning. Many of its most loyal supporters aren't swimmers, but honor family and friends by donating, volunteering, or by helping Swim Across America raise money in its continued effort to find a cure.
Swim Across America is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
Leadership
Its board members include Hugh Curran, Bob Coakley, Pam Ryan, Matt Vossler, Evan Vosburgh, M.D., Rob Butcher, Jean Fufidio, Jack Salerno, Kevin Shine, Doug Towne, Burt Zweingenhaft. Its Scientific Advisory Committee includes Evan Vosburgh, M.D., Luis Diaz, M.D., and Alan Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Its CEO is Rob Butcher
Video Introduction
External links
- Highest Grossing Open Water Charity Swims In The World
- Janel McArdle Retires While Making Waves To Fight Cancer
- Swim Across America
- A Two-fer Swim Across America
- GoSwim Across America
- GoSwim Across America
- Wall Street Journal on Swim Across America: A 'Kinder, Gentler' Fundraiser
- Open To Swim Across America
- Kitty Tetreault Gently, Firmly Pushing Onshore And On Deck
- Tampa Bay Makes Waves To Fight Cancer
- Marathon Swimming
- Swimming Across America
- Mosharraf Khan Represents Bangladesh Around The World
- The $1.3 Million Swim - Long Island Sound Open Water Swim
- Raising Green In Greenwich
- Thank God It's Friday
- It Is A Swell Day For Secret Love In Boston
- The Wait Is Fun Around Boston Harbor
- In The Dawn's Early Light, Swim Across America In Boston
- Nantasket Beach Swim
- A Two-fer Swim Across America
- Swim Across America Boston Harbor
- Kitty Tetreault Gently Firmly Pushing Onshore And On Deck
- The Wait Is Fun Around Boston Harbor
- It Is A Swell Day For Secret Love In Boston
- In The Dawn's Early Light, Swim Across America In Boston
- John Szum Gives It His All
- Pam Lazzarotto, A Swim Angel In Disguise
- Swim Angels Make Everything Better
- Raising Green In Greenwich
- Half A Million Reasons To Make Waves To Fight Cancer
- Michael Phelps To Make A Huge Splash In The Open Water
- Staci Brode Loving What She Does In The Open Water
- San Francisco, Thanks A Half Million
- Janel Jorgensen McArdle Scores Twice
- Ahmed Zaher, Staci Brode: Working Out Working Together
- Women versus Men In The Open Water World
- Will Boston Follow Beijing, London, Rio And Tokyo?
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming
- Chloë Cleared, Coaching To Continue
- Tony Sibio And Crew Have Millions Of Reasons To Give
- Boston Throws Swim Cap Into 2014 Olympic Ring
- 5,000 Reasons To Give Hope
- Melodee Nugent, Swimming For Miles And Miles
- When Things Do Not Go As Planned
- Chloë McCardel Talks About The Channel
- Tectonic Shifts In American Swimming
- 2015 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
- WOWSA...Swimmers To Be Celebrated At Big Chill Swim
- 2015 WOWSA Awards - Performance Of The Year Voting
- 6.3 Million Reasons To Swim Across America
