Hudson River
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. It is the venue of choice of numerous open water swimming competitions and informal events.
The Hudson River rises at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains, flows past Albany, and finally forms the border between New York City and New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into Upper New York Bay. Its lower half is a tidal estuary which occupies the Hudson Fjord.
The river is named after Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609.
The lower Hudson is actually a tidal estuary, with tidal influence extending as far as the Federal Dam at Troy. Strong tides make parts of New York Harbor difficult and dangerous to navigate. During the winter, ice floes drift south or north, depending upon the tides. The Mahican name of the river, Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, means "the river that flows both ways."
Notable landmarks on the Hudson include West Point, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Bard College, the Culinary Institute of America, Marist College, the Thayer Hotel at West Point, Bannerman's Castle, Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line (formerly part of the New York Central Railroad system), the Tappan Zee, the New Jersey Palisades, Hudson River Islands State Park, Hudson Highlands State Park,Walkway over the Hudson, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, New York Military Academy, Fort Tryon Park with The Cloisters, Liberty State Park, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Cities and towns on the New Jersey side include Tenafly, Fort Lee, Edgewater, West New York, Weehawken, Hoboken, and Jersey City. Cities in New York State include Troy, Albany, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Glens Falls, Yonkers, Newburgh Beacon and New York City.
The natural beauty of the Hudson Valley earned the Hudson River the nickname "America's Rhine", being compared to that of the famous 40-mile (65 km) stretch of Germany's Rhine River valley between the cities of Bingen and Koblenz. A similar 30-mile (48 km) stretch on the east bank of the Hudson has been designated the Hudson River Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. The Hudson was designated as one of the American Heritage Rivers in 1997.
Marathon Swimming
- The Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is partly held in the Hudson River.
- The 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim is held entirely in the Hudson River.
National Winter Swimming Championship
The first sanctioned U.S. Winter Swimming Association National Winter Swimming Championship will be held on 30 January 2016 in La Marina in the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. co-hosted by the U.S. Winter Swimming Association and the Coney Island Polar Bear Club.
External links
- The Legend of Charles Zibelman
- The Triple Crown of Stage Swim by Joe Zemaitis
- Pablo Fernández Álvarez Aborts World Record Attempt After Swimming 27 km In The First 3 Hours
- Predictable Unpredictability And Expecting The Unexpected
- John Zemaitis Describes Swimming To His Own Beat On WOWSA Live
- If Something Is Worth Doing, It Is Worth Overdoing
- Rondi Davies Sets Record Around Manhattan Island
- Swimming Around Manhattan Over The Past 100 Years
- NYC Swim website
- Ice Swimming Comes To New York City
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Devon Clifford Swims The Year Of Her Life
- Stephen Junk Rebounds From A Hit To The Oceans Seven
- How Do You Swim From New York To London?
- Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- They Did It
- Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River
- Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson
- Leslie Hamilton, Heather Fairbanks Go 1-2 In 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- Adrienne Groccia Sets Record In Stage 4 Of 8 Bridges
- Charlie Lived Life To The Fullest
- Swimmer Lost
- Batchelder Bests The Beast
- Flying Freestyling Fast In The Gulf Stream
