KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — An epic swimming odyssey is underway on the Hudson River.

Swimmers from around the world are participating in a seven-day, 120-mile, seven-stage swimming event called the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim. They’re swimming from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the Catskills to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge at the throat of New York Harbor.

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