Local swim coach swims 12 hours to raise money for students

MENLO PARK, Calif. (KRON) — Aleksei Averchenko, a swim coach, began a 12-hour swimming marathon Wednesday morning in Menlo Park to raise money for student athletes. Averchenko is undertaking the challenge after a serious accident forced him to relearn how to walk and swim. His goal is to swim more than 26 miles during the […]

​MENLO PARK, Calif. (KRON) — Aleksei Averchenko, a swim coach, began a 12-hour swimming marathon Wednesday morning in Menlo Park to raise money for student athletes. Averchenko is undertaking the challenge after a serious accident forced him to relearn how to walk and swim. His goal is to swim more than 26 miles during the […]