The swim season may have ended last weekend for the Great Bend Panthers, but members of the swim team will be back in the pool this weekend as they “Swim to a Wish”, a 100-mile relay to raise funds for the Make a Wish Foundation.

Team members will be completing a non-stop 100 mile relay that will extend over two days and nearly 48-hours. Swimmers will take turns completing one-mile swims until their goal is reached. The event that will take begins at the Barton Community College pool on Friday, , has a goal to raise $5 thousand dollars with 100-percent of the proceeds going to Make a Wish of Kansas. The hope is that a family from Great Bend will be able to benefit from the funds raised at this event.

If you have questions or wish to make a donation, you can call coach Steve Beaumont at 620-282-2754 or coach Keith Moeder at 620-603-6033. You can make checks payable to Make a Wish and a receipt will be provided for tax purposes.