Tag: Chris Ring
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Diving Deep With 5 Incredible Swimmers
In this reel, we stay afloat with stories of five incredible swimmers. We make our way through the Mississippi River with a former Navy SEAL, meet a synchronized swimmer smashing stereotypes, and get our adrenaline pumping with a champion cliff diver.
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What it Feels Like to Swim the Entire Mississippi River
To raise awareness and honor families that have lost a loved one in service to our country, former Navy SEAL Chris Ring decided to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. It took him 181 days to swim all 2,320 miles of the river, and in doing so he became the first American to…
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Navy vet on honoring fallen troops with historic Mississippi swim
Former Navy SEAL Chris Ring set out to honor the families of fallen troops by becoming the first American to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. He began his journey this spring at Lake Itasca in Minnesota,swimming through 10 states and more than 2,300 miles over six months. On Friday, he completed his…
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Navy Veteran Swimming Mississippi River for Fallen Comrades
Navy combat veteran Chris Ring says some people are calling him crazy for attempting to become the first American to swim the length of the Mississippi River. But the 28-year-old Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and Afghanistan says the endeavor is worthwhile if it helps keep alive the memories of the country’s fallen service…
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Navy vet about halfway through swim of the Mississippi
A 28-year-old Navy combat veteran is about halfway through his effort to swim the length of the Mississippi River. Chris Ring passed through the St. Louis area Monday as part of his goal of completing the 2,552-mile swim over six months. He typically swims 14 to 16 miles per day, except on Sundays, and started June 6…