LOS ANGELES – The UCLA swimming and diving program on Saturday announced the signing of 12-year-old Molly Bingham in conjunction with Team IMPACT.
Molly officially signed with the team at the Spieker Aquatics Complex on the campus of UCLA. She will participate in a variety of activities with the team over the next two years, including meets, practices, and other team events. She was joined at the signing ceremony by her mother, Linda.
The Bruins and Team IMPACT
Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization that services children facing serious and chronic illnesses, matching kids with college athletics programs that provide support, relationships and social opportunities to children who spend less time with their peers due to these illnesses.
Molly is the 14th child matched with UCLA athletic programs and becomes the eighth active member of the Team IMPACT partnership on campus. Other Bruin programs that actively support Team IMPACT children include football, beach volleyball, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's water polo, baseball and women's volleyball.
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Molly to our team for the next two years," said UCLA swimming and diving head coach Jordan Cordry. "It will be a tremendous experience for both our student-athletes and staff, as well as Molly and Team Impact. We are excited to build our relationship with Molly while helping contribute to the great work that Team Impact is doing around the country."
Founded in 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 2,300 children with 700+ colleges and universities in 49 states, impacting more than 60,000 student-athletes. If you know a child or team who may be interested, please visit www.teamimpact.org.
Media Contacts
For UCLA: Michael Abbott, mabbott@athletics.ucla.edu
For Team IMPACT: Katie DePaolo, kdepaolo@teamimpact.org
Molly officially signed with the team at the Spieker Aquatics Complex on the campus of UCLA. She will participate in a variety of activities with the team over the next two years, including meets, practices, and other team events. She was joined at the signing ceremony by her mother, Linda.
The Bruins and Team IMPACT
Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization that services children facing serious and chronic illnesses, matching kids with college athletics programs that provide support, relationships and social opportunities to children who spend less time with their peers due to these illnesses.
Molly is the 14th child matched with UCLA athletic programs and becomes the eighth active member of the Team IMPACT partnership on campus. Other Bruin programs that actively support Team IMPACT children include football, beach volleyball, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's water polo, baseball and women's volleyball.
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome Molly to our team for the next two years," said UCLA swimming and diving head coach Jordan Cordry. "It will be a tremendous experience for both our student-athletes and staff, as well as Molly and Team Impact. We are excited to build our relationship with Molly while helping contribute to the great work that Team Impact is doing around the country."
Founded in 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 2,300 children with 700+ colleges and universities in 49 states, impacting more than 60,000 student-athletes. If you know a child or team who may be interested, please visit www.teamimpact.org.
Media Contacts
For UCLA: Michael Abbott, mabbott@athletics.ucla.edu
For Team IMPACT: Katie DePaolo, kdepaolo@teamimpact.org