2023–2024
Scholarship Recipients
A Beacon of Light and Hope
Pursuing education is a roadmap for recovery after traumatic injury. It is a chance to pursue a new chapter, offering student-athletes who are driven and competitive by nature, a sense of purpose, independence, and well-being. Completing a degree and excelling in the classroom is up to the individual—a path forward. We welcome you to meet our current recipients and learn more about their triumphant stories.
“Swim with Mike has given me the chance to transcend all my goals."
Jonathan Jimenez
University of Southern California
“Swim with Mike has given me the chance to transcend all my goals through two things my injury was unable to take—an education and a family.”
Read MoreAlex Uppenkamp
San Diego State University
"I feel very fortunate to have the Foundation's support. School has always been something that I have found pleasure in as I enjoy the challenges of learning new things and applying those to life. I am looking forward to achieving my academic goals and helping other newly injured athletes along this journey."
Read More"Swim with Mike has been a pillar I can rely on every semester..."
Josh Brewer
University of Texas Arlington
"Through the ups and downs of my educational journey, Swim with Mike has been a pillar I can rely on every semester. Thank you Swim with Mike!"
Read More“The UGA Chapel bell is where students go to celebrate personal victories."
Nadia Burns
University of Georgia
“The UGA Chapel bell is where students go to celebrate personal victories. Because of the ripple effect Swim With Mike has created, I get the opportunity to ring it in celebration of being at this school and in honor of everything Swim With Mike has achieved over the last 40 years!”
Read MoreEducation is the Great Equalizer:
A Path Forward for Student-Athletes to
Realize New Opportunities
The impact of an educational scholarship is two-fold: it develops the individual and it illuminates a new path after a catastrophic, life-altering event. Beginning an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program levels the playing field and allows scholarship recipients to reimagine their future and reshape themselves as individuals. The positive energy and challenges faced in the classroom builds self-esteem, self-reliance, and the ability to achieve great success as an independent person. The university experience offers the fundamental building blocks to pursue professional passions, stimulate innovation, and move their life forward.
As student-athletes, Swim with Mike Foundation scholarship recipients are challenged to push through life-altering obstacles and serve as pillars of courage and hope for those that follow in their wake.
By supporting a campaign, you are enabling current recipients to ride the wave of the Ripple Effect where they can raise money to help future student-athletes achieve success through an academic scholarship.
