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eric koppelman

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1995

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Swimming for a cure.

Just months before he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, Eric Koppleman competed in a team of runners in a 200-mile road race in Oregon. These days, Eric finds it difficult to walk 100 yards. But the life-long competitive athlete didn't give up. Although he couldn't run, he could swim - his upper body strength remains and he uses a float between his legs.

But Eric just doesn't swim laps in his New York City neighborhood pool. He competes in long-distance, open-water events in places like the Hudson River and San Francisco Bay. Not only does he compete, but he uses the races as a way to raise money for other sufferers of the disease by establishing the Swim for a Cure Foundation. "I'm not trying to help find a cure. The object of the foundation is to raise money and provide resources to help with the quality of life."