British Environmentalist Lewis Pugh Swims 500 Kilometers to UN Headquarters in New York – Hudson River Journey

Through the Hudson River

Environmentalist swims 500 kilometers to UN headquarters in New York

Today, 08/14/2023 | 11:04

British long-distance swimmer and environmentalist Lewis Pugh embarked on a day-long journey to the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sunday evening (local time) – swimming in the Hudson River. Pugh started at the source of the river in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York and now swims the approximately 500 kilometers to the mouth of Manhattan in the Atlantic Ocean.

Long-distance swimmer wants to cover distance from the source of the Hudson River to New York

“After a stormy night camping in the mountains, I went to the source of the Hudson,” wrote the 53-year-old on Platform X. “Swimming has officially started.” With his action, he wants to draw attention to the protection of the oceans make.

Pugh, who is also the UN Patron of the Oceans, plans to average 10 miles a day and complete his trip around September 20. Then the United Nations will begin ratifying the Convention on the Protection of the World Ocean, which the participating states adopted in June 2023 after years of negotiations.

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Environmentalist Lewis Pugh is known for his high-profile actions

It’s not Pugh’s first high-profile move. He has already completed a long distance in all oceans and in 2007 became the first person to swim a long distance at the North Pole.

2023-08-14 09:04:00


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