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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
UNR Grad Swims Lake Tahoe in Father’s Memory
To Benefit the Solace Tree
Kick-Off Event: Saturday, August 3 at 8:30 a.m.
at North Tahoe Beach, King’s Beach
Reno, NV (July 30, 2013) — Robby Schlesinger, 23, has spent the last few months preparing to swim the perimeter of Lake Tahoe in the memory of his father, Bob Schlesinger, who accomplished the same feat twice in the early 1990s. While his father swam for charities such as the American Cancer Society and Save the Rainforest, Robby will be repeating the same swim to benefit the Solace Tree, whose message inspired him after he lost his father five years ago.
Robby is training extensively for his swim this August, which will kick off from Camp Solace at North Tahoe Beach in King’s Beach on Saturday, August 3, at 9:00 a.m. and take place in various legs, consisting of several miles a day in 50-60 degree water, spanning several days. While the training is arduous and the challenge is daunting, Robby finds motivation in the memory his father. “My dad always prided himself on being the guy that brought people together,” says Robby, “and I think that’s what we should shoot for too.”
Bob Schlesinger swam lake Tahoe 23 years ago while his son was still an infant. When Robby was 15, his father was injured in a car accident that eventually left him with severe chronic pain. After years of struggling with his condition, Bob Schlesinger took his own life.
As his family grieved,