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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Ripple:
thanks for the correction on Captain Webb!
Finding my Inner Fish
Perhaps he was a water polo player or was in a non aquatic sport? My grandfather swam in Hudson as a youngster--so yes these swims did occur
Peter
I think long distance swims are coming back--look at the explosion in Marathon running which used to be unique. We may now have a resurgence in open water swims, the number of English Channel swims is relatively low, now people are doing the Cook Strait, Gibralter, and the renewed Ederle/New York Harbor swim.
George
Lake Ontario can be a rough swim--I recall John Kinsella's tale of choppy waves. Did you ever swim in Lake Superior? I went in once to my knees and turned back--too cold!
Ripple:
thanks for the correction on Captain Webb!
Finding my Inner Fish
Perhaps he was a water polo player or was in a non aquatic sport? My grandfather swam in Hudson as a youngster--so yes these swims did occur
Peter
I think long distance swims are coming back--look at the explosion in Marathon running which used to be unique. We may now have a resurgence in open water swims, the number of English Channel swims is relatively low, now people are doing the Cook Strait, Gibralter, and the renewed Ederle/New York Harbor swim.
George
Lake Ontario can be a rough swim--I recall John Kinsella's tale of choppy waves. Did you ever swim in Lake Superior? I went in once to my knees and turned back--too cold!
