Liz Fry, an open water swimming legend, served as Abbey's kayak guide during the swim. Pictured above, in the green kayak, Fry counts Abbey's strokes to monitor how she is holding up.
New York's Manhattan Island is surrounded by the East River, the Harlem River, and the Hudson River - all three are tidal estuaries that create a natural 28.5-mile open water course around the island. In 1915, a lone swimmer first completed this circuit, now known as the 20 Bridges Swim, and since then only around 1,400 endurance athletes have successfully finished the marathon swim.
On August 24, Abbey Jackson Ferree, of Petersburg, completed the 20 Bridges Swim in eight hours and 51 minutes - a feat all the more astonishing because just two years earlier Abbey was fighting for her life, hosp...
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