Campus High School 1975 graduate Dr. Lyle Noordhoek participated in the CHS Swim-A-Thon during his junior and senior years on the swim team. When he heard five CHS seniors would be in the pool raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas last weekend, he wanted to make a contribution.
Dr. Noordhoek, a pathologist in Hays, brought with him to Haysville a $500 donation and the desire to get back in his old high school’s pool. On Sunday, while CHS swimmers were in the pool, Dr. Noordhoek swam 3.5 miles bringing back memories of the last time he was in the pool 39 years ago participating in the Swim-A-Thon.
He is an avid swimmer logging a 3-to-5 mile swim every other Sunday and shorter 1-to-1.5 miles swim 1 to 2 times a week. After 2 hours in the pool, Dr. Noordhoek looked like after a brief rest he could swim another 3.5 miles.