Courtesy of Marisa Frieder, Huntington Beach, California. The Portland Bridge Swim will be held on July 10th as swimmers competed down the Willamette River in Oregon. Founded in 2011 with just 16 swimmers, the Portland Bridge Swim is a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) race through the heart of downtown Portland. The swim is among the longest in America's Pacific
Photo courtesy of Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After the 2014 Portland Bridge Swim was cancelled due to deteriorating weather and lightening, race director Marisa Frieder is excited for the 17.2 km edition for 2015. "This year's Portland Bridge Swim will take place on July 12th. Registration
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Urban river swimming is a fast-building worldwide trend. For every long-running tradition like the Vibes & Scribes Lee Swim in Ireland that celebrated its 100th centennial anniversary this year, there are a number of locations around the world where urban river swims that run through large municipalities
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Marisa Frieder went from becoming the first person to complete the 10.7-mile (17.2 km) Portland Bridge Swim down the Willamette River through the heart of Portland, Oregon to a passionate race director. After her unprecedented success in 2010, Frieder has been organizing the Portland Bridge Swim for others
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Marisa Frieder went from becoming the first person to complete the 10.7-mile (17.2 km) Portland Bridge Swim down the Willamette River through the heart of Portland, Oregon to a passionate race director. After her unprecedented success in 2010, Frieder has been organizing the Portland Bridge Swim for others
38 solo swimmers and 13 relay teams entered the Willamette River in Sunday's Portland Bridge Swim. Race director Marisa Frieder saw the change in the ambiance of the event. "We seem to have hit that critical point in numbers. The swimmers made this year's field a real presence in the river, rather than simply being some isolated swimmers. I looked up
Marisa Frieder announced the 2013 Portland Bridge Swim. The third annual 10.7-mile event will be held July 21st in Portland, Oregon. The race is renowned as the downstream course passes under all 11 of Portland's bridges. The swim starts in the scenic Sellwood and Ross Island sections of the river populated with herons, osprey and bald eagles. Through
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 27 solo swimmers and 9 relays took part in the second annual Portland Bridge Swim in Oregon. An army of volunteers, many of whom were witnessing their first swimming event, were introduced the sport of open water swimming at the 11-mile downriver swim under all 11 bridges on the Willamette River. Swim
Marisa Frieder, who blazed the 11-mile traverse in the Willamette River through Portland, Oregon, and founder of the Portland Bridge Swim, revealed details of the 2012 swim through downtown Portland on July 22nd. The river course takes swimmers through the heart of the city and under all 11 of its bridges. This year, competition is open to 3-person relay
