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Man swims entire length of 315-mile Hudson river

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh swam from the Hudson's source to its end in New York City to highlight the importance of clean rivers.

By Associated Press

Sept. 13, 2023

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Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer who is swimming the entire 315-miles of the Hudson River from the Adirondacks to New York City, talks about his journey to highlight the critical role rivers play in a habitable planet, before swimming a section of the river, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Castleton, N.Y.
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Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer who is swimming the entire 315-miles of the Hudson River from the Adirondacks to New York City to highlight the critical role rivers play in a habitable planet, swims a section of the river, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Castleton, N.Y.
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Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer who is swimming the entire 315-miles of the Hudson River from the Adirondacks to New York City to highlight the critical role rivers play in a habitable planet, swims a section of the river, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Castleton, N.Y.
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Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer who is swimming the entire 315-miles of the Hudson River from the Adirondacks to New York City to highlight the critical role rivers play in a habitable planet, reaches for a drink from a member of his safety team while swimming a section of the river, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Castleton, N.Y.
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Lewis Pugh, a British endurance swimmer who is swimming the entire 315-miles of the Hudson River from the Adirondacks to New York City to highlight the critical role rivers play in a habitable planet, swims a section of the river, Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Castleton, N.Y.
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Lewis Pugh, bottom right, swims along the edge of lower Manhattan in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13. The Hudson River is 315 miles from its source in the Adirondack Mountains to New York City. And Pugh is swimming all of it.
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Construction workers watch as Lewis Pugh swims along the edge of lower Manhattan in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13. The 53-year-old endurance swimmer finished the leg of his monthlong river journey Wednesday at the lower tip of Manhattan.
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Lewis Pugh swims along the edge of lower Manhattan in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Supporters and media watch as Lewis Pugh finishes the last leg of his swim in the Hudson River in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13.
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Lewis Pugh waves after finishing his swim of the Hudson River in lower Manhattan, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 13.

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