Ohio State Hosts 13th Annual Sync Cancer Swim-a-Thon
10/7/2025 9:17:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State artistic swimming team hosted the 13th annual Sync Cancer Swim-a-Thon on Sunday, Oct. 5 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The event, held in honor of former Buckeye Emily Marsh Fleming's courageous battle with breast cancer, raises money for the Team Buckeye Peloton.
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With a common goal to "sync" cancer, the Buckeyes were joined by friends, family and fans at McCorkle for their unique take on a peloton. Those in attendance swam laps and raised money for the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.Â
This year, the team surpassed its $15,000 fundraising goal and had over 100 swimmers in attendance. The team also reached its 2025 goal of surpassing over $115,000 in all-time donations.Â
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The event was created by Marsh-Fleming and Ohio State coaching staff to create a unique version of the Pelotonia bike challenge that she loved and participated in on multiple occasions. Before she lost her battle, Marsh-Fleming was excited to create an event that would pay it forward and continue to live on in support of the fight against all forms of cancer.
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Since its inaugural year in 2013, Sync Cancer has blossomed into an incredible event and its goals have continued to grow incrementally with the unmatched support of current and former Buckeyes and families and friends of the program. In 12 years, the program has raised over $100,000Â for Team Buckeye and Pelotonia.
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Marsh Fleming was a member of the artistic swimming from 1994-97. A nine-time national event champion and four-time All-American, Marsh was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and the United States Synchronized Swimming Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Donations are still being accepted. Those who wish to donate can do so by visiting https://www.pelotonia.org/peloton/a0s3t00000BKXdmAAH. Pelotonia directs 100 percent of every dollar raised by participants to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, including the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology.
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With a common goal to "sync" cancer, the Buckeyes were joined by friends, family and fans at McCorkle for their unique take on a peloton. Those in attendance swam laps and raised money for the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.Â
This year, the team surpassed its $15,000 fundraising goal and had over 100 swimmers in attendance. The team also reached its 2025 goal of surpassing over $115,000 in all-time donations.Â
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The event was created by Marsh-Fleming and Ohio State coaching staff to create a unique version of the Pelotonia bike challenge that she loved and participated in on multiple occasions. Before she lost her battle, Marsh-Fleming was excited to create an event that would pay it forward and continue to live on in support of the fight against all forms of cancer.
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Since its inaugural year in 2013, Sync Cancer has blossomed into an incredible event and its goals have continued to grow incrementally with the unmatched support of current and former Buckeyes and families and friends of the program. In 12 years, the program has raised over $100,000Â for Team Buckeye and Pelotonia.
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Marsh Fleming was a member of the artistic swimming from 1994-97. A nine-time national event champion and four-time All-American, Marsh was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003 and the United States Synchronized Swimming Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Donations are still being accepted. Those who wish to donate can do so by visiting https://www.pelotonia.org/peloton/a0s3t00000BKXdmAAH. Pelotonia directs 100 percent of every dollar raised by participants to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, including the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology.
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