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Profile: Columbia River advocate Christopher Swain swimming the length of the river to try to trigger discussions of how to clean it up
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BOB EDWARDS
NPR Morning Edition
06-26-2003
Profile: Columbia River advocate Christopher Swain swimming the length of the river to try to trigger discussions of how to clean it up
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
Whatever outdoor adventure you're on this summer, chances are Christopher Swain has you beat. The 35-year-old Portland, Oregon, resident is nearing the end of a journey some call remarkable and others crazy. Next week, Swain expects to finish swimming the length of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. That's 1,243 miles from the headwaters in ...
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