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Trent Theroux '85 Swim To Block Island Successful!
As posted on the Alumni Page of the La Salle website in July, La Salle grad Trent Theroux '85 was featured on the front page of the Providence Journal Tuesday, July 17 in a story that chronicled Trent's attempt to swim from Point Judith to Block Island to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries.
UPDATE:
Trent paid a visit to his school on September 18 to talk about his historic swim and to reminisce about his days at La Salle.
"Two people who stand out in my mind are Carl Toti and Jim Quinn. Mr. Toti always had is whistle ready in the morning," said Trent. "And Mr. Quinn was the swim coach and taught geometry. I came to La Salle with no swim training and within two weeks I had to swim 200 yards in under three minutes or get cut. I made it with a two-minute and 58-second swim and was on the team for all my years at La Salle and then made the team at PC."
Trent, who is the director of finance at Thielsch Engineering in Cranston, was also on the baseball team.
"Among the teachers a remember the most were Mr. McNamara and Br. Ralph Bucci, said Trent (and as fate would have it,Trent bumped into Br. Ralph as this interview was being conducted while strolling through the main school building).
"My fondest memories were when, as seniors, Br. Charles took us out in a group setting to the back of Rhode Island College where we discussed our greatest fears and biggest dreams," continued Trent. "I also remember a play writing class in which we brainstormed a play and then three months later we watched the actual performance."
"I also remember that first class of girls -- I think there were about 20," he continued. "I remember them walking six wide down the hallway and the boys stepping to the side -- something we have never done before in school."
Looking back at the things that were untaught lessons at La Salle, Trent talked about kids having a uniform dress code so that there was no distinction by what one wore and, therefore no social status apparent.
UPDATE:
Trent paid a visit to his school on September 18 to talk about his historic swim and to reminisce about his days at La Salle.
"Two people who stand out in my mind are Carl Toti and Jim Quinn. Mr. Toti always had is whistle ready in the morning," said Trent. "And Mr. Quinn was the swim coach and taught geometry. I came to La Salle with no swim training and within two weeks I had to swim 200 yards in under three minutes or get cut. I made it with a two-minute and 58-second swim and was on the team for all my years at La Salle and then made the team at PC."
Trent, who is the director of finance at Thielsch Engineering in Cranston, was also on the baseball team.
"Among the teachers a remember the most were Mr. McNamara and Br. Ralph Bucci, said Trent (and as fate would have it,Trent bumped into Br. Ralph as this interview was being conducted while strolling through the main school building).
"My fondest memories were when, as seniors, Br. Charles took us out in a group setting to the back of Rhode Island College where we discussed our greatest fears and biggest dreams," continued Trent. "I also remember a play writing class in which we brainstormed a play and then three months later we watched the actual performance."
"I also remember that first class of girls -- I think there were about 20," he continued. "I remember them walking six wide down the hallway and the boys stepping to the side -- something we have never done before in school."
Looking back at the things that were untaught lessons at La Salle, Trent talked about kids having a uniform dress code so that there was no distinction by what one wore and, therefore no social status apparent.
As posted on the Alumni Page of the La Salle website in July, La Salle grad Trent Theroux '85 was featured on the front page of the Providence Journal Tuesday, July 17 in a story that chronicled Trent's attempt to swim from Point Judith to Block Island to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries.
UPDATE:
Trent paid a visit to his school on September 18 to talk about his historic swim and to reminisce about his days at La Salle.
"Two people who stand out in my mind are Carl Toti and Jim Quinn. Mr. Toti always had is whistle ready in the morning," said Trent. "And Mr. Quinn was the swim coach and taught geometry. I came to La Salle with no swim training and within two weeks I had to swim 200 yards in under three minutes or get cut. I made it with a two-minute and 58-second swim and was on the team for all my years at La Salle and then made the team at PC."
Trent, who is the director of finance at Thielsch Engineering in Cranston, was also on the baseball team.
"Among the teachers a remember the most were Mr. McNamara and Br. Ralph Bucci, said Trent (and as fate would have it,Trent bumped into Br. Ralph as this interview was being conducted while strolling through the main school building).
"My fondest memories were when, as seniors, Br. Charles took us out in a group setting to the back of Rhode Island College where we discussed our greatest fears and biggest dreams," continued Trent. "I also remember a play writing class in which we brainstormed a play and then three months later we watched the actual performance."
"I also remember that first class of girls -- I think there were about 20," he continued. "I remember them walking six wide down the hallway and the boys stepping to the side -- something we have never done before in school."
Looking back at the things that were untaught lessons at La Salle, Trent talked about kids having a uniform dress code so that there was no distinction by what one wore and, therefore no social status apparent.
Trent closed with a story about Brother Anthony running the penny candy store and a student grabbing a handful without paying. "Brother, who was probably close to 80 years old, grabbed the kid and gave him a slap and said 'thou shall not steal.'"
The Providence Journal story mentioned at the beginnng of this story centered on Theroux's nearly lethal injuries suffered from being run over by a power boat some 10 years ago in Narragansett Bay while kayaking at night. Upon seeing the power boat bearing down on him and trying, without success, to wave off the boat, he dove into the water trying, again without success, to get deep enough to not be hit.
His "awareness swim" took place on Saturday, September 8 and was the subject of a major story in the Journal on the next day under a headline that read “Man’s epic swim benefits charity” to read a condensed version of the story and see a video clip click here
To go to Trent's website click here
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UPDATE:
Trent paid a visit to his school on September 18 to talk about his historic swim and to reminisce about his days at La Salle.
"Two people who stand out in my mind are Carl Toti and Jim Quinn. Mr. Toti always had is whistle ready in the morning," said Trent. "And Mr. Quinn was the swim coach and taught geometry. I came to La Salle with no swim training and within two weeks I had to swim 200 yards in under three minutes or get cut. I made it with a two-minute and 58-second swim and was on the team for all my years at La Salle and then made the team at PC."
Trent, who is the director of finance at Thielsch Engineering in Cranston, was also on the baseball team.
"Among the teachers a remember the most were Mr. McNamara and Br. Ralph Bucci, said Trent (and as fate would have it,Trent bumped into Br. Ralph as this interview was being conducted while strolling through the main school building).
"My fondest memories were when, as seniors, Br. Charles took us out in a group setting to the back of Rhode Island College where we discussed our greatest fears and biggest dreams," continued Trent. "I also remember a play writing class in which we brainstormed a play and then three months later we watched the actual performance."
"I also remember that first class of girls -- I think there were about 20," he continued. "I remember them walking six wide down the hallway and the boys stepping to the side -- something we have never done before in school."
Looking back at the things that were untaught lessons at La Salle, Trent talked about kids having a uniform dress code so that there was no distinction by what one wore and, therefore no social status apparent.
Trent closed with a story about Brother Anthony running the penny candy store and a student grabbing a handful without paying. "Brother, who was probably close to 80 years old, grabbed the kid and gave him a slap and said 'thou shall not steal.'"
The Providence Journal story mentioned at the beginnng of this story centered on Theroux's nearly lethal injuries suffered from being run over by a power boat some 10 years ago in Narragansett Bay while kayaking at night. Upon seeing the power boat bearing down on him and trying, without success, to wave off the boat, he dove into the water trying, again without success, to get deep enough to not be hit.
His "awareness swim" took place on Saturday, September 8 and was the subject of a major story in the Journal on the next day under a headline that read “Man’s epic swim benefits charity” to read a condensed version of the story and see a video clip click here
To go to Trent's website click here
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