Activist to Swim Gowanus Canal to Make a Point
511 views · Published 22 April 2015 · 2:14 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: FOX 5 New York · 2015 · News & Politics
While some people will be planting trees and recycling garbage on Earth Day, Christopher Swain will be swimming the Gowanus Canal, notorious for its polluted water. The clean water advocate originally from New York City wants to highlight the condition of the canal and push to clean it up once and for all. "I am going to swim the entire 1.8 miles of the canal. I will be swimming in a dry suit, wearing cap, goggles," said Swain. In 1972, the Clean Water Act was enacted but it did very little for the Gowanus which runs through Brooklyn. "How about now that we have it on the 'Superfund' list, we turn the Gowanus Canal into a jewel. It could be something amazing. Carving through the most expensive real estate in this world," said Swain. An initial clean up effort could take up half a billion dollars, according to Swain.
