Cherry Hill

About 700 swimmers gathered at Old Orchard Swim Club on July 30 for the 62nd annual Cherry Bowl, an end-of-season swim meet that features Cherry Hill's 12 ...

This year, the Old Orchard Swim Club Team Boosters partnered with the Friendly Strife Foundation – a nonprofit that supports veterans and community youth sports – to promote mental-health awareness. Erlton Swim Club’s Ben Schlotterer beat the 1993 record of 28.73 seconds for the 50-meter backstroke with 28.23 seconds. Peter Moon from Old Orchard Swim Club swam the 50-meter breaststroke in 31.93 seconds, beating the 2018 record of 31.96. “We partnered with Friendly Strife as kind of a community giveback and that was really important to us as a Swim Club Booster Club community to make sure we gave back to the community we were trying to showcase.” “It’s just a great day to be amongst your fellow community members,” said Maureen Behm, president of the Old Orchard Swim Club and co-chair of the 2022 Cherry Bowl. “(You can see) the energy, spirit and camaraderie of the kids and the parents and even members of our business community, who all just come together to make sure we deliver a quality event that really showcases the athletes.” “The 12 clubs participating today are an integral part of the fabric of Cherry Hill and a cornerstone of the special quality of life we enjoy,” said Shin Angulo. “No event is more emblematic of the special place our swim clubs hold in this community than Cherry Bowl, uniting generations of residents from every one of our neighborhoods to rally behind the athletes who compete every year.”