Sunday ko Chicago River ne 1926 ke baad apna first open water swim host kiya, aur Olympian Olivia Smoliga ne apne hometown mein badi dhamakedaar entry maari.
Smoliga ne Sunday ko apne ghar Glenview ke paas non-wetsuit 1-mile race jeeti. Ye river almost ak century tak swimming ke liye unsafe rahi hai, isiliye ye two-time Olympian ke liye ak badi achievement ban gayi hai.
“Mujhe lagta hai ki definitely ye logon ka river ko dekhne ka najariya change kar dega,” Smoliga ne Block Club Chicago ko bataya. “Sach kahun toh jab bhi hum boat tour karte the — main hamesha ready rehti thi jump karne ke liye. Mujhe hamesha jump karna hota tha, toh fact ye hai ki main ab kar paayi aur (Chicago) ne ise clean kar diya, bahot accha lag raha hai.”
300 se jada open-water swimmers ne Sunday ko Chicago River ke liye wahi historic feel experience kiya.
Course Dearborn Street bridge se start hokar Wolf Point tak gayi aur phir wapas Clark Street bridge tak aayi. Spectators ne Riverwalk area se 1- aur 2-mile swims dekhi.
“Apne river ko reclaim karna sirf residents aur visitors ke liye ak recreational space hi create nahi karta, balki humein un global destinations ke saath map par laata hai jahan open-water swims city culture ka ak part ban chuki hain,” Chicago ke Mayor Brandon Johnson ne Chicago Sun Times ko bataya.
Lagbhag 15 seconds se baaki sabko piche chhodte hue Smoliga ne apni race 22:45 seconds mein jeeti
Wo akeli USA National Team ki member nahi thi jo participate kar rahi thi.
Becca Mann ne 2-mile non-wetsuit race 40:07 seconds mein jeeti, aur lagbhag 5 minute ka lead banaya.
“Water bahot beautiful tha, bilkul clear,” Mann ne Chicago Sun Times ko bataya. “Har baar jab main breathe karti thi, mujhe apne aas-paas pura city dikh raha tha.”
Wheaton College ke junior Isaac Eilmes ne men’s 2-mile race 40:13 mein jeeti.
Levy Nathan ne non-wetsuit men’s race 22:22 seconds mein jeeti, 32 seconds ke lead ke saath.
Wetsuit division mein, 41 saal ki Jessica Achtstatter ne women’s 1-mile race 23:57 mein jeeti, aur baaki field se 7 minute se jada aage rahi.
25 saal ki Liz Spears ne women’s 2-mile race sirf 6 seconds ke fark se jeeti.
Men’s category mein, 41 saal ke Joe Higgins ne 1-mile wetsuit race 23:12 mein jeeti. 39 saal ke William Sindewald ne 2-mile wetsuit race 48:27 mein jeeti, lagbhag 5 minute ka lead banate huye.
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