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Athlete Approved and Pace Pal (Underwater Pace Clock) are putting out a $1,000 Matching Challenge 

This effort is to support Anthony Ervin in his efforts to fundraise for his World Cup Tour 2012. Support is sparse for Olympic athletes and we are taking action to solve this problem!

Olympic Gold Medalist, Anthony Ervin, created a fundraising campaign to support his travels around the globe to compete in the World Cup Circuit 2012. He will be representing the United States at stops in Dubai, Doha, Stockholm, Moscow, Berlin, Beijing, Tokyo, and Singapore. However, his expenses for this global tour are not covered in full. In an effort to fund his trip, he reaches out to his fan base to help raise $10,000.

Athlete Approved and Pace Pal will match every donation until we reach a total of $1,000!

To participate, please email us and indicate how much you will contribute to the $1,000 Matching Challenge. Then make your donation to Anthony.

Time to step up and make it happen! 🙂

POST UPDATE: We did it with your help. See below for article on details:

$1,000 Matching Challenge Complete!

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Bobby is the Aquatics Director at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. He works with beginner to advanced level swimmers. He has developed a variety of swim programs for children and adults that includes learn-to-swim, competitive, and masters.

In masters swimming, he is the Head Coach of the 2023 USMS National Championship team and won 3 individual masters national titles.

He is the Race Director of the world famous Trans Tahoe Relay, which is an 11 mile race across Lake Tahoe with over 1200 participants.

At The University of Michigan, Bobby was a 6x NCAA All-American and a 13x Big Ten Champion. He also won a Short Course National Championship. He was named captain his senior year and was a member of two Big Ten Championship teams.

On the international level, in Bobby was a member of the United States Junior Pan Pacific team. He swam at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China, winning a gold medal as anchor of the 4X100 Freestyle Relay. He also represented the United States as a member of the Pan Am team, winning two silver medals.