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8 Bridges Hudson River Swim

7 days | 7 stages | 120 miles

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    • 8 Bridges Stage 4 – On Failure
    • Recovery: The Day After
    • Stage 7 – 18.1 Miles
    • Feeding the marathon swimmer
    • A Canadian’s perspective of 8 Bridges
    • Stage 6: Tappan Zee to George Washington Bridge – 15.7 miles
    • Stage 5: ’The Beast’ – Bear Mountain to Tappan Zee Bridge, 19.8 miles.
    • A “short dip”
    • The support teams
    • Stage 4: Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to Bear Mountain Bridge 15.2 Miles
    • Stage 3: The Short Stage
    • Pictures from Stages 1 and 2
    • Friday, Stage 2: From the Wheelhouse
    • Stage 2 Kingston-Rhinecliff 198 Miles: ‘The Bitch’
    • What motivates swimmers to take part in 8 Bridges?
    • Stage 1: All Action
    • A Love Affair
    • The time has come
    • How do swimmers train and prepare for 8 Bridges?
    • Introducing the 2017 8 Bridges Swimmers
    • Why Do I Swim Today?
    • First Swim, 1st Stage – Rip Van Winkle Br. to Kingston Rhinecliff Br.
    • LET’S SWIM! ENDLESS SWIMS! DENSE SWIRLS
    • Through the Eyes of a Kayaker
    • Take Me To The River
    • you can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water
    • Monday Monday
    • How to Deal With “Swim Brain”
    • picture this….
    • The Journey – Final Thoughts
    • The Adjustment
    • What an Adventure
    • The final stages…
    • Stage 7 – 18.1 Miles
    • Stage 6 – 15.7 Miles
    • My Shadow! My Very Own Shadow!
    • Stage 5 – 19.8 Miles
    • Stage 5, and a surprise…
    • Metaphors…
    • Stage 4 – 15.2 Miles
    • Stage 3 – 13.2 Miles
    • Relentless…
    • The Goal Must Change
    • STAGE 2 – 19.8 Miles
    • STAGE 1 – 18.3 Miles
    • Before…
    • Tasting the Hudson
    • Not the Triumph, but the Struggle
    • All 8 Bridges
    • Wind SSW
    • Key to success
    • Jumping in to Stage 1
    • Grace breaks the Catalina Chanel Record
    • Bannerman’s Return Tour (Test 2)
    • Planning…
    • Bannerman’s Island 10K
    • A Canadian’s perspective of 8 Bridges
    • Grace’s thoughts on 8 Bridges
    • We finished! 7 days, 7 stages, 120 miles
    • Stage 7 is here
    • Wind against current
    • Stage 6 has 6 chicks
    • Over the hump
    • Preview to Stage 5
    • Stage 4 recap
    • Swimming Stage 2
    • The Stage 4 line-up
    • The sun came out
    • Wind and current
    • The fun has begun
    • Dining on the Hudson
    • Elephants
    • Christmas in June
    • Countdown to 8 Bridges
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#20bridges Quiet Swim 10 today. Congratulations Ju #20bridges Quiet Swim 10 today. Congratulations Juan Gabriel Acosta of Colombia and Jean Craven of South Africa who had never met but had the exact same pace and swam together all day. Photo credit: Kayaker Sharon Gunderson
Srikaanth Viswanathan after completing #20bridges Srikaanth Viswanathan after completing #20bridges and his Triple Crown. Photo credit: Jia Jung #nyow
Jacques Tuset with his son as a pace swimmer under Jacques Tuset with his son as a pace swimmer under bridge 20. Photo credit: Manuela Jessel. #20bridges #nyow
20 Bridges-4 swimmers #20bridges #nyow http:track. 20 Bridges-4 swimmers #20bridges #nyow http:track.rs/nyow/
20 Bridges-3 swimmers ready to go. #nyow #20bridge 20 Bridges-3 swimmers ready to go. #nyow #20bridges follow them at https://track.rs/nyow/
Kris and David ready to splash for today’s 20 Brid Kris and David ready to splash for today’s 20 Bridges Quiet Swim!  Follow along at https://track.rs/nyow.  #20bridges #nyow #marathonswimming
Andrew and Malcom ready to splash for 20 Bridges! Andrew and Malcom ready to splash for 20 Bridges!  Follow along at https://track.rs/nyow.  #20bridges #nyow #marathonswimming
David and DH swimming past the 20th Bridge of toda David and DH swimming past the 20th Bridge of today’s Quiet Swim 5. By swim fan Jia Jung on her lunch break. #20bridges #nyow
When you finish your triple crown and your fellow When you finish your triple crown and your fellow swimmers make you a proper crown!  Congrats @poolboybob and thanks to @ale_cima_swims for the amazing crafts!  #20bridges #nyow #marathonswimming
Swimmers ready to go for 20 Bridges #2! First wav Swimmers ready to go for 20 Bridges #2!  First wave goes off at 8:05 AM from Mill Rock.  Track them all at https://track.rs/nyow #nyow #20bridges #marathonswimming
Back on SOLARIS for a windy Stage 6! #8bridges #n Back on SOLARIS for a windy Stage 6!  #8bridges #nyow
The winds have picked up, but so has the current. The winds have picked up, but so has the current. Less than 5 miles to the Bridge!  #8bridges #nyow
Stage 5 swimmers in the water! #nyow #8bridges Stage 5 swimmers in the water! #nyow #8bridges
Stage 4 finishers and record breakers 1-2-3 #nyow Stage 4 finishers and record breakers 1-2-3 #nyow #8bridges
Stage 4 splash. #8bridges #nyow Stage 4 splash. #8bridges #nyow
Stage 4 swimmers #nyow #8bridges @hudsonrivermarit Stage 4 swimmers #nyow #8bridges @hudsonrivermaritimemuseum
Stage 3 done. #nyow #8bridges Stage 3 done. #nyow #8bridges
@hudsonrivermaritimemuseum Solar powered Solaris @hudsonrivermaritimemuseum Solar powered Solaris  loaded with swimmers pulling out of the dock for the start of Stage 3
Stage 3 start. #nyow #8bridges @hudsonrivermaritim Stage 3 start. #nyow #8bridges @hudsonrivermaritimemuseum
Stage 3 swimmers on Solaris ready to Splash #nyow Stage 3 swimmers on Solaris ready to Splash #nyow #8bridges @hudsonrivermaritimemuseum
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