Franklin, North Carolina. The Franklin Press Online. The local newspaper of Macon County, North Carolina.: "When you're used to swimming in the clean, pure water of Lake Chatuge, it can be a bit shocking while taking a dip in the Hudson River.
'It was pretty disgusting,' Dave Linn said.
'I didn't run across any dead bodies or anything. There was a briefcase and a couple of bottles; everything you could think of.'
Swimming in the Hudson River was the first part of a triathlon, although this wasn't just any triathlon. It was the Accenture USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships, held in New York City Sunday, July 26.
Paratriathlon is the new word for the sport that used to be known as the physically challenged triathlon.
Linn, a 35-year-old triathlete with Cerebral Palsy, won the national event that has eluded him for 10 years. After many second- and third-place finishes, the Franklin resident set a personal-record time to win his category..."
Good going, Dave!
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