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Hudson River swimmer deals with fatigue, choppy water, rocks and pollution across 315 miles
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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, 2023, in Castleton, N.Y. - photo by AP Photo/Hans Pennink
CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson River snakes through forests and rushes over boulders in the Adirondack Mountains before settling into a wide, slow flow closer to New York City. It stretches 315 miles (507 kilometers) from source to end. Lewis Pugh is about to finish swimming all of it.