Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson Results courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. 46-year-old Chad Schneider traveled the furthest of all the competitors to get to the 9th annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim - going from Coogee, Australia to the Hudson River in New York -
Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. The ninth annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim began this morning. Stage 1 of the 7 stages is called The Islands, 29.4 km along a narrow, peaceful, and rural part of the Hudson River from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge to the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge. Two of
Joe Zemaitis Is FAST, Pioneers Triple Crown Of Stage Swims Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. Joe Zemaitis is an inspirational athlete, coach, teacher and author from Arizona. "As a coach, I was motivated to help swimmers because I believe every child has a core genius, a natural talent, something he or she is particularly good at. In almost every
Devon Clifford Completes Triple Crown Of Stage Swims Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Devon Clifford has a long track record of success in the open water. But in 2018, she became pioneers of a different sort. She became the first woman to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims, a three-event series for solo marathon swimmers that
9 Swimmers Do 120 Miles In 7 Stages Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Rouch joined an illustrious list of accomplished marathon swimmers who completed all 120 miles of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim this week, but so did a number of other swimmers. While only 2 swimmers completed all 7 stages in both 2012 and 2016, no one
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Capri Djatiasmoro completed Stage 6 of the recent 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York. She took 6 hours 1 minute to swim 15.7 miles (25.2 km) from the Tappan Zee Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. The Project Manager for M&J Edelman & Associates in New York City explains her journey to the finish.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "We had great conditions on the water today with light winds out of the south, but there was boat traffic that created some chop in the Upper Bay," recalled race director Rondi Davies about the 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York. "But all of the swimmers finished strong and had a great day. We
Swimming In Stages Down The Hudson River Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Race director Rondi Davies summed up Stage 6 at the longest swimming race in the world, the 6th annual 7-day, 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York, "We had a fantastic day when everyone finished. Capri Djatiasmoro fought hard to reach the bridge as the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "I got goose bumps swimming under the George Washington bridge and seeing the beginning of the Manhattan skyline. [It was] absolutely incredible," said Steve Gruenwald at the 15.7-mile (25.2 km) Stage 6 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim. Like leader Cheryl Reinke, Gruenwald swam Stage 6 to the Little Red
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was a classic mano-a-mano battle against the only two swimmers left: 23-year-old Paige Christie [shown above] and 51-year-old Cheryl Reinke. Christie got the upper hand over her veteran rival in Stage 5 of the 7-stage 120-mile (193 km) 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, finishing in 8:24:38 versus Reinke's
