When the Cubs picked up Aroldis Chapman just before the MLB trade deadline in late July, Caitlin Swieca was conflicted.Chapman, who was accused of a domestic violence?incident?and served a 30-game suspension from MLB for the offense, was a blemish on an otherwise happy-go-lucky and lovable Cubs squad. His 100-plus mph fastball was overshadowed by the details of the assault of his 22-year-old girlfriend, though police ultimately decided not to press charges.So a day after Chapmans signing, Swieca took a stand on Twitter. She announced she would donate $10 to the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic in Chicago for every save Chapman earned for the Cubs.Fast-forward four months. The Cubs are World Series champions. More than 430 others have donated to her campaign with DVLC. And Chapman, serendipitously enough, blew a save in Game 7 and wasnt on the mound when Chicago broke the curse.Swieca cried tears of joy. But after Chapman gave up a game-tying two-run home run to Cleveland center fielder Rajai Davis in the eighth inning, she had something much different on her mind.I went from thinking We all compromised what we believed in to root for this guy, and hes gonna blow it, to celebrating a World Series title with someone else on the mound, Swieca said Thursday. Couldnt have scripted it better.The DVLC fundraising started with a goal of $11,000, which is a thousandth of Chapmans $11 million dollar salary. The group hit that goal during the regular season, but during the postseason, Twitter sharing of the campaigns page rose dramatically, Swieca said. The goal got pushed up again, and then again.By Wednesday night, more than $27,000 had been raised. Thursday morning, #Pitchin4DV, as its called, had passed $31,000. One man, Dave Ahlman, put up $253, a combination of how many games Chapman played, how many innings he pitched, his strikeouts, his wins and his saves. He doubled his donations for the NLDS and NLCS games, and the World Series was worth three times as much.In exchange for renting Aroldis Chapman for a year, he posted on Twitter. Happy to help.As for the result? It couldnt have been sweeter -- for the Cubs faithful, DVLC and, of course, Swieca. The fundraising initiative has been therapeutic for her and others, and its made coming to terms with Chicagos deal for the closer a little easier. A World Series win helps, too.It feels just as good as I imagined [it] my whole life, Swieca said.Sean Morrison is a digital media associate for ESPN. Follow him on Twitter?@sean_morrison Supply Air Jordan 1 Retro . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. 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THE 34 EVENTSMen (17 events)Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500mBackstroke: 100m, 200mBreaststroke: 100m, 200mButterfly: 100m, 200mIndividual medley: 200m, 400mRelay : 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medleyMarathon: 10km open-water circuitWomen (17 events)Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800mBackstroke: 100m, 200mBreaststroke: 100m, 200mButterfly: 100m, 200mIndividual medley: 200m, 400mRelay: 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medleyMarathon: 10km open-water circuitTHE FORMATFor the 50m, 100m and 200m races there are qualifying rounds, semi-finals and finals (8 swimmers).For the 400m, 800m, 1500m and relay races, the 8 swimmers with the best times in qualifying advance directly to the final.For the marathon races, 25 swimmers set off in a mass start, and the first to reach the finish line is the winner.MILESTONES36 BCSwimming competitions are held in Japan.11 February, 1869Foundation of the Associated Metropolitan Swimming Clubs (AMSC) in London. The organisation, which will become the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in 1886, promotes swimming as a leisure activity and outlines the first rules of competition.1896Swimming features at the first modern Games, with 3 events: the 100m, 500m and 1200m freestyle.1912Women make their Olympic swimming debut, with 2 events.9 July, 1922American Johnny Weissmuller, who would go on to star as Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s, becomes the first man to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute (58.6 seconds).28 February, 1964Australian Dawn Fraser becomes the first woman to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute (58.9 seconds) in Sydney. On 27 October, 1962, in Melbourne, she had compleeted a 110-yard (100.dddddddddddd.58m) race in 59.9sec.1972American Mark Spitz storms to an unprecedented 7 gold medals at the Munich Games: 4 in individual races and 3 in relay races.2008Michael Phelps goes one better than Spitz, winning 8 gold medals at the Beijing Games (3 in relay). With his 6 titles from the 2004 Games, the American becomes the most successful Olympic champion in history, with a total of 14 golds.STARSDawn Fraser (Australia)The Australian won the 100m freestyle gold at 3 consecutive Games, in 1956, 1960 and 1964, and also won the 4x100m freestyle relay in 1956. On top of her 8 Olympic medals, she set 28 world records and was the first woman to swim the 100m freestyle in under a minute.Mark Spitz (United States)The American achieved unprecedented success at the Munich Games in 1972, winning 7 gold medals and setting 7 world records in the freestyle (100m, 200m), butterfly (100m, 200m) and relays. With 9 gold medals overall (he won 2 in 1968), he held the joint record for most Olympic titles, along with Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis and Larisa Latynina, until the emergence of Michael Phelps.Ian Thorpe (Australia)A global media star, Ian Thorpe was just 21 when he won the race of the century at Athens 2004, beating Pieter van den Hoogenband and Michael Phelps in a spellbinding 200m freestyle final. He also defended his 400m crown at those Games, while golds in the 4x100m and 4x200m events at Sydney 2000 took his tally to 5 Olympic titles. A 6-time individual world champion, he retired in 2006 at the age of just 24. 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