BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons Swimming & Diving joined thousands of swimmers across the country in jumping into the pool in support of Carleton College's Ted Mullin 9th annual "Leave it in the Pool Hour of Power" Relay on Tuesday morning for the sixth straight year.

The event, which raises funds and awareness for Sarcoma Cancer research, first started to honor former Carleton swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma. The Ted Mullin "Hour of Power" Relay has grown from 15 teams in its first year to over 140 teams in 2013 who have joined forces to honor all those who are fighting against or have lost the battle to cancer.

The event takes place in each team's home pool and is a one-hour, all-out, leave-it-in-the-pool practice consisting of continuous, any-stroke relays for one hour, with the objective of keeping all relays in each lane on the same length. The all-out 60-minute relay is a challenging workout the fuels both team spirit and team energy.

Last year's event included 111 college and university programs representing 38 conferences across NCAA Division I, II and III, and Independents, along with 54 high-school and club teams. Also participating were a Masters team in Sweden and The American International School of Muscat, Oman.

Over the first seven years of this nationwide—and worldwide—event, participants have raised over $410,000 to support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in young people.

"I am proud that Simmons will be participating again. The Hour of Power relay is such a great opportunity to work hard as a team and to raise awareness for Sarcoma at the same time. Every year that we have done this event it has been very emotional. To know that thousands of other collegiate swimmers are working toward the same cause is very inspiring," said Head Coach Mindy Williams.

Click here to watch a short video about the event.