Photo courtesy of Julia Brookshire for Swim Across America
Cancer survivor and Charlotte native Julia Brookshire is preparing to take on the world's oldest open water swim to raise awareness for a clinical cancer trial in celebration of her remission, our news partners at WBTV report.
Context: The Hellespont and Dardanelles Swim, happening on Aug. 30, is the world's oldest open water swim.
The cross-continental swim takes swimmers through the strait of the Dardanelles, from the Asian side of Turkey to the European side of Turkey.
Brookshire's goal was to raise $50K, and she has already surpassed it.
