{"id":2291238,"date":"2024-07-09T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-attempt-at-inaugural-anacostia-river-swim-called-off-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T14:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:17:34","slug":"second-attempt-at-inaugural-anacostia-river-swim-called-off-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-attempt-at-inaugural-anacostia-river-swim-called-off-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Second attempt at inaugural Anacostia River swim called off &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-attempt-at-inaugural-anacostia-river-swim-called-off-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the second attempt\u2063 at the \u2062inaugural Anacostia River swim being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">called<\/a>\u200c off due \u200dto Tropical Storm Beryl disrupting the weather forecasts. This event has been postponed\u2063 four times in two years, \u200cwith the first \u2064two instances occurring in \u200b2023 \u200bbecause of \u200bheavy rain. The cancellation was prompted by high levels of E. coli in the river, leading to \u2062a rescheduled date that was also affected by the storm. For over 50 years, swimming in the Anacostia River has\u200b been prohibited, and organizers continue to face challenges in holding the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Second attempt at inaugural Anacostia River swim called off<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/avilches\/\">Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T13:27:48-04:00\">July 9, 2024 1:27 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>For the second time this year, the inaugural Anacostia River Splash in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a>, has been postponed.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the fourth time in two years the event has been postponed, with the first two instances occurring in 2023 due to heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>For over 50 years, nobody has been allowed to swim in the Anacostia River. <\/p>\n<p>Originally scheduled for late June, organizers canceled the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3064665\/anacostia-river-splash-postponed-due-to-e-coli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>due to high levels of E. coli in the river<\/a>, prompting a rescheduling for this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This time, Tropical Storm Beryl disrupted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>weather<\/a> forecasts, prompting organizers to once again postpone the swim, according to Anacostia Riverkeeper Trey Sherard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s thunderstorms predicted for all the end of this week, so it just didn\u2019t look good for us,\u201d Sherard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/07\/08\/anacostia-swim-cancelled-beryl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An Anacostia Riverkeeper boat passes along the river during a tour Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Anacostia Park in Washington. To help change long-held perceptions that the water is still as polluted as it once was, Anacostia Riverkeeper, an environmental nonprofit organization, has organized a swim event along a small stretch of the river designated safe for swimming. (AP Photo\/Tom Brenner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1971, pollution levels, primarily from human waste, were so severe that swimming in the Anacostia was banned. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nonprofits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>nonprofit<\/a> organizations and government agencies have been working to restore the ecological health of the river\u2019s 8.4 miles.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-no-one-believes-you-anymore-joe-biden-no-one-should-believe-you\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;No One Believes You Anymore, Joe Biden -- No One Should Believe You&#039;\">public swim<\/a> was intended to temporarily lift the swimming ban to celebrate the river\u2019s improved quality.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anacostiariverkeeper.org\/event\/anacostia-river-splash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>website<\/a> promises to \u201cprovide a rare chance for residents to swim in and reconnect with the river.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sherard said a new date later this summer will be scheduled soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been another little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/accuser-testifies-ghislaine-maxwell-set-appointment-times-for-14-year-old-to-visit-epstein\/\" title=\"Accuser Testifies Ghislaine Maxwell \u2018Set Appointment Times\u2019 For 14-Year-Old To Visit Epstein\">emotional roller coaster<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sherard also explained that Beryl\u2019s landfall outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Houston<\/a> is likely to affect the weather in the Washington region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething the size of a tropical storm pulls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>water<\/a> from the entire area around it,\u201d he said, noting that such a disturbance affects weather patterns across hundreds of miles. \u201cWith our forecast, we\u2019re seeing here now, it just wasn\u2019t worth it to risk the splash.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second attempt at the inaugural Anacostia River swim in Washington, D.C., has been called off for the fourth time in two years. Originally scheduled for late June, the event was postponed due to high levels of E. coli in the river. Tropical Storm Beryl disrupted the weather forecasts, leading organizers to postpone the swim once again. The Anacostia River has been off-limits for swimming for over 50 years due to pollution levels, but efforts have been made to restore its ecological health. 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