{"id":586302,"date":"2024-05-31T17:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=586302"},"modified":"2024-05-31T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:04:05","slug":"marathon-swimmer-katie-pumphrey-to-attempt-bay-to-baltimore-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marathon-swimmer-katie-pumphrey-to-attempt-bay-to-baltimore-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Swimmer Katie Pumphrey to Attempt \u2018Bay to Baltimore\u2019 Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marathon Swimmer Katie Pumphrey to Attempt \u2018Bay to Baltimore\u2019 Swim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marathon Swimmer Katie Pumphrey<\/strong> is attempting the \u201cBay to Baltimore\u201d swim from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore\u2019s Inner Harbor.<\/p>\n

The attempt will be made this summer for the Maryland native<\/a>. (An original window in May was moved back after the collapse of the Key Bridge.) The swim will cover 24 miles and is estimated to take 12 to 13 hours. She will start at Sandy Point State Park and finish at the Harborplace Amphitheater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bay to Baltimore swim, in many ways, is my love letter to Baltimore City,\u201d Pumphrey told a Baltimore television station<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to swim towards Baltimore, towards home, and truly celebrate this major milestone for our city. To be the first person on record to complete a swim of this scale in these waters is something I\u2019ve dreamt about for years.\u201d<\/p>\n