Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Ironman Athlete Dies During Hudson River Swim

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Ironman Athlete Dies During Hudson River Swim
Aug 12th 2012, 14:15

FORT LEE, N.J. -- An athlete competing in the Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City and New Jersey died Saturday after having a medical problem during the swimming portion of the grueling triathlon, race officials said.

The competitor "experienced distress" during a 2.4-mile swim in the Hudson River at the start of the all-day competition, a publicist for the race organizers said. The course ran along the New Jersey shoreline, just north of the George Washington Bridge.

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