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Columbia River Cross Channel Swim
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(Redirected from Columbia River Labor Day Cross-Channel Swim)
The Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim is a 1.1-mile (1.77 km) river swim in Washington, U.S.A. It is one of the World's Top 100 River Swims and is held on Labor Day in September each year.
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Course[edit]
The course is in the Columbia River across to Hood River.
History[edit]
The Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim originated in 1942 when local orchardist Roy Webster challenged himself to swim across the river.
Distance[edit]
1.1 miles
Type[edit]
River
Location[edit]
City Pasco to Kennewick
State/County/Province Washington
Country USA
Region Americas
Contact[edit]
Name Eric Greager
Email [1]
Event Information[edit]
Month: September
Event Date: 9/11/2010
Website: http://www.3RRR.org
Class: Amateur
Wetsuit: Yes
Charity: No
