Swimming Down The Mississippi Has A Certain Ring To It
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Chris Ring set off on the Swim For Their Sacrifice on June 6th.
His goal?
To swim 2,552 miles (4,107 km) down the entire length of the Mississippi River from its northern reaches in the state of Minnesota down to its estuary in the Gulf of Mexico.
This charity swim is being conducted on behalf of Legacies Alive and is planned to be a bit longer than Martin Strel‘s pioneering 2,414-mile (3,885 km) stage swim down the Mississippi in 2002 in 68 days.
The result? See here.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Chris Ring set off on the Swim For Their Sacrifice on June 6th.
His goal?
To swim 2,552 miles (4,107 km) down the entire length of the Mississippi River from its northern reaches in the state of Minnesota down to its estuary in the Gulf of Mexico.
This charity swim is being conducted on behalf of Legacies Alive and is planned to be a bit longer than Martin Strel‘s pioneering 2,414-mile (3,885 km) stage swim down the Mississippi in 2002 in 68 days.
The result? See here.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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