Dozens Participate in Bayfrog Open Swim – Erie News Now [Video]

There were clear skies and calm waters on the bay, Sunday morning, the perfect condition for a swim.

Dozens of swimmers and even some of their companions dove right in to support service men and women for the Bayfrog Open Swim.

Abigail Rose, a swimmer from Minnesota explained why she came to Erie to swim, “We want to swim all five Great Lakes, so this is a wonderful opportunity to swim at Lake Erie and support the incredible, Uncommon Grit Foundation and everything they do.”

The Erie Bay Swim was a tradition for several years before it took a hiatus. It returned last year as part of the Bayfrog Open, which is a culmination of events that raises money for the Uncommon Grit Foundation,, an organization that supports veterans and service men and women. Pete Scobell, a former Navy Seal came up with the idea to bring the swim back.

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