Local Swim Enthusiast Crosses Death’s Door for Door County Y
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Erin Hoffman in Quiet Sports
Local swimmer, Margaret Carroll, swam across Death’s Door on Sunday, August 22, while raising $500 for the Door County YMCA.
Margaret Carroll
Carroll set out from Northport very early in the morning and swam the 4 miles across to Washington Island, stopping midway to take a break near Pilot Island. Mike Boryk accompanied her in his boat during the crossing and Margaret said she could not have done it without his support. Margaret had planned to do the swim one week earlier, but the weather are not conducive to a safe crossing. The water was rough in the beginning of the swim, but she stuck with it and things calmed down as she progressed.
“The Y is appreciative of Margaret taking the initiative to do this swim as a fundraiser for the Y. It is the support of members like Margaret that allows the Door County YMCA to do so much in the community.”, says Cindy Weber, Financial Development Director at the Door County YMCA. “Thank you to Margaret for her efforts and to all that made a donation in her honor.”
When asked why she chose to support the Y, Carroll said, “I’m excited to do a fundraiser for the Y because to me the Y is one of the biggest assets in living in Door County. I regularly swim at the Sturgeon Bay Program Center and love the facilities and staff! The YMCA is a real community center for us, we are so lucky to have such excellent facilities for the size of our community. I can’t say enough about the great staff and the excellent programming to promote healthy lifelong activities.” “We are surrounded by water on the Peninsula. The learn to swim programs at the Y are essential for both young and old to be able to enjoy the Bay and Lake Michigan. Swimming is one of the most relaxing and healthy activities and it’s easy on the body…There are so many miles of shoreland where the water is only waist high, it’s really a safe activity and so refreshing on a summer day.”
Last summer Carroll swam around the entire Door Peninsula. She had planned to do it as a fundraiser, but she was still relatively new to the area so she set off on her own. As she rounded the tip of the Peninsula last summer, she said, “when I looked across to Washington Island, I thought, someday I want to try to swim across.”
If you would like to make a pledge to the Door County YMCA in honor of Margaret Carroll’s swim, checks can be sent to Door County YMCA, 1900 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 with a note indicating the pledge is in recognition of “Margaret’s swim”. All pledges will go towards enhancing swim programs at the Y.
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