My friend just announced that her grandfather swam in the Olympics, when the swimming competion was done in the Hudson River. She is 40.
What does she mean by this? I don't think any Olympics were in NY, but could they have trained there? Or is she fibbing? :joker:
Just curious...SmartSwimmeroftheDay award to the person who knows!
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Out of curiosity, I had to look this up. I grew up on the banks of the Hudson after we relocated from California. The water back in the 1960's and 70's was badly polluted with PCB's, so swimming was always off limits. But it appears that back in the earlier part of last century, they did in fact hold swimming competitions.
August 19, 1928, Sunday
Hudson River Swim Captured By Nolan
select.nytimes.com/.../abstract.html
July 14, 1912, Sunday
Brooklyn Boy Wins Hudson River Swim
query.nytimes.com/.../abstract.html
Umm -- they hold competitions in the Hudson now. There was one yesterday (the Lady Liberty Swim) and of course the Manhattan Island Marathon (not that I've ever been in any).
Out of curiosity, I had to look this up. I grew up on the banks of the Hudson after we relocated from California. The water back in the 1960's and 70's was badly polluted with PCB's, so swimming was always off limits. But it appears that back in the earlier part of last century, they did in fact hold swimming competitions.
August 19, 1928, Sunday
Hudson River Swim Captured By Nolan
select.nytimes.com/.../abstract.html
July 14, 1912, Sunday
Brooklyn Boy Wins Hudson River Swim
query.nytimes.com/.../abstract.html
Umm -- they hold competitions in the Hudson now. There was one yesterday (the Lady Liberty Swim) and of course the Manhattan Island Marathon (not that I've ever been in any).
