Here’s a cool look at the way one group is using swimming to support a great cause.
The video above is from PATHSTAR, a non-profit dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles, particularly among the Lakota American Indian tribe in South Dakota. Native Americans have the highest rate of diabetes of any ethnicity in the U.S., PATHSTAR notes, and the group is working to help one segment of the Native American population avoid that disease through fitness events.
One of the organization’s major events is the yearly Alcatraz swim, where a group heads to San Francisco for a week and trains to swim the famous open water course near the island.
You can check out the video above for more information, or you can visit the PATHSTAR webpage by following this link.