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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Hill

Hudson River swimmer deals with fatigue, choppy water, rocks and pollution across 315 miles

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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.

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