Chicago dad to swim in Lake Michigan to raise money for cancer
Steve Schlegel is swimming as a cancer patient and in honor of his daughter who died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at 31 years old.
By Lynnea DomienikChicago dad to swim in Lake Michigan to raise money for cancer
Steve Schlegel is swimming as a cancer patient and in honor of his daughter who died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at 31 years old.
By Lynnea Domienik
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Swim Across America, an event that raises money for cancer research, returns for its 29th year in Chicago this weekend. Participants will swim at the Ohio Street Beach.
Reset talks with one team captain about why he’s swimming in the event.
GUEST: Steve Schlegel, participant in Swim Across America; captain of team Anne, Mike and Friends