Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River is a river in Pennsylvania that William Penn chose in 1682 as one bank of the confluence upon which he founded the planned city of Philadelphia on lands purchased from the native Delaware nation. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River, and its whole length was once part of the Delaware people's southern territories. Its upper end rises in what are called the richest anthracite coal fields in the world.
Length
The river is about 135 miles (217 km) long and lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania.
Open Water Swimming
The Schuylkill River is site of the Upper Merion Open Water Race (Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series), a 6-part 800m open water swimming competition held on Tuesday nights and hosted by French Creek Racing and former professional marathon swimmer and triathlete John Kenny.
External links
- Ivan Puskovitch, Casmera Wick Win Race #1 In Schuykill
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series - Tuesday Night #1
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series #2
- John Kenny Triathlon
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series - Tuesday Night #4
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series - Tuesday Night #3
- Alex Carpenter Wins Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series
- Laura Kenny Takes Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series results
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series, Race 1
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series, Race 2
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series, Race 3
- Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series, Race 4
- Upper Open Water Swim Series, Race 5
- Upper Open Water Swim Series, Race 6
- 2016 French Creek Racing Schedule
