Meet Swimmer Chris Calby

Swim Across the Sound is this Saturday, August 2. Please join us for a family fun day on the water - all for an incredible cause.

Swimmer and cancer survivor Chris Calby shares his story about why he swims across Long Island Sound. Thank you Chris for your dedication and support of this important fundraiser.

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"I'm participating in Swim Across the Sound solo this year after a few years of doing the relay with my high school team (Fairfield Prep 2007, 2008) and following that, my masters swimming team (New Canaan YMCA 2024). I didn't fully embrace what it meant to be a Swim Across the Sound participant until after the swim last year, I got a LinkedIn message from our boat captain sharing some of his experience and, in particular, his reflection on my participation in the swim.

I was diagnosed with bone cancer in August of 2005 and had surgery for a knee and partial femur replacement in December of that year. I'm swimming because I think it is important to highlight that while cancer is a disease that physically attacks people's bodies, there are long-lasting repercussions that go just beyond what patients deal with physically.

I'm proud to help make a difference in the lives of patients in the community."