CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) --
Members of the University of North Carolina swim team spent Wednesday helping out at the Ronald McDonald house in Chapel Hill ahead of Hurricane Florence.MORE: Full coverage of Hurricane Florence
Coach Rich DeSelm and some of the student-athletes dug some troughs and did some heavy lifting at the Ronald McDonald house as last-minute preparations for the hurricane.
DeSelm is a two-time cancer survivor and has some friends who are on the board of the Ronald McDonald house in Chapel Hill.
Members of the @uncswimdive team spent today helping out the Ronald McDonald house in Chapel Hill to prepare for #HurricaneFlorence #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/wAf0xTmnhJ
— Bridget Condon (@BridgetABC11) September 13, 2018
One of DeSelm's friends reached out to him Wednesday morning about needing some last-minute help laying out some sandbags. From there Coach turned to his team.
The remaining swimmers in town agreed to lend a hand.
Nick Palmer, Luka Tomic, Daniel Koenigsperger, Sterling Smith and Thomas Bretzmann were the five athletes who were able to make it to RMH.
