The USA Swimming Foundation’s Golden Goggle Silent Auction will go live to the public Monday, with some major trips as the biggest items up for bid.
USA Swimming sent out a teaser over the weekend listing these as the major prizes:
Directly from USA Swimming’s e-mail:
Among the unique items included in the silent auction are:
- A trip for two to the 2015 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia; Package includes passes for the Wednesday practice round, Thursday opening round and three nights hotel.
- A trip for two to Paris for the 2015 French Open tennis tournament; Package includes airfare, a $2,000 Marriott gift card, tickets for two days of the tournament and more.
- Two VIP tickets to a Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees game at Fenway Park.
- A Bahamas tennis weekend at the One & Only Ocean Club, including a beachfront suite.
- A day with Rowdy Gaines in New York City, including a tour of the TODAY Show, lunch at 30 Rock, a USA Swimming broadcast voice-over with Rowdy and Dan Hicks and a swim clinic at Asphalt Green.
- A Bruce Springsteen autographed Fender electric guitar
- Additional swimming, sports memorabilia and travel packages and more.
The bidding is done online and runs one week, from Monday, November 17th to Monday, November 24th. The bidding will close at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the 24th, according to USA Swimming.
Proceeds go to the USA Swimming Foundation. The Silent Auction opens early for previous supporters of the USA Swimming Foundation – you can view the auction itself here.
