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Breaststroking out of Boston Harbor
Container Ship Heads Out of Boston
Rosa Rugosa
What I see when I look down through my goggles
Foam
Turning of the tide
Swimming past kelp forests
Seaweed
Boston Skyline at Dusk
Floating Clump of Aquatic Plants
Forest River Salt Marsh
Fuel Slick in Marblehead Harbor
Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Outer Boston Harbor
Cranes for Unloading Freight, Boston Harbor
Lobster Trap
Beer Cans--the key to a healthy marine ecosystem
Algae bloom in tidepool contaminated with animal waste
Swim day supplies and equipment
Photo: Christopher Swain
Children's Island Triangle Swim
Rhod Sharp of BBC Radio interviewing Christopher Swain at Children's Island
Show and Tell at Children's Island
Flagpole Meeting at Children's Island
Drainage Pipe at Grace Oliver's Cove, Marblehead, MA. Photo: Christopher Swain
The Story of My Life
Christopher off Children's Island
Christopher Swain
Photo: Christopher Swain
How it Looks When I Get Hit By a Wave
Trash In Gloucester Harbor
Every Day Sea Turtles Mistake Floating Plastic Bags for Food
Crocs
Pepperidge Farm
Tropicana
Cape Pond Ice Company
Home Depot
Football
Sewage Slick
Flagship Adventures Crew plus Susan Ogan and Emily Peugh
Boston Harbor
Beverly-Salem Bridge
Fresh Seafood
McDonalds
Oreos
Chelsea Creek
Bridge over Chelsea Creek
Heading out on the first swim/snow day of the year
Ice in Salem Sound
Salem Harbor Coal-Fired Power Plant
Seal Hauls Out on the Ice of Salem Sound
Linden Beach
Storm Drain Dumps its Load
Plastic Spoon
Firestone
Quicksilver
Exxon/Mobil
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Rawlings
Christopher Swain
Kool-Aid
Gatorade G2
Poland Spring
DUX Escort Boat First Day in the water.
Breaststroking out of Boston Harbor
Breaststroking out of Boston Harbor
Container Ship Heads Out of Boston
Container Ship Heads Out of Boston
Rosa Rugosa
Rosa Rugosa
What I see when I look down through my goggles
What I see when I look down through my goggles
Foam
Foam
Turning of the tide
Turning of the tide
Swimming past kelp forests
Swimming past kelp forests
Seaweed
Seaweed
Boston Skyline at Dusk
Boston Skyline at Dusk
Floating Clump of Aquatic Plants
Floating Clump of Aquatic Plants
Forest River Salt Marsh
Forest River Salt Marsh
Fuel Slick in Marblehead Harbor
Fuel Slick in Marblehead Harbor
Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Outer Boston Harbor
Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Outer Boston Harbor
Cranes for Unloading Freight, Boston Harbor
Cranes for Unloading Freight, Boston Harbor
Lobster Trap
Lobster Trap
Beer Cans--the key to a healthy marine ecosystem
Beer Cans--the key to a healthy marine ecosystem
Algae bloom in tidepool contaminated with animal waste
Algae bloom in tidepool contaminated with animal waste
Swim day supplies and equipment
Swim day supplies and equipment
Photo: Christopher Swain
Photo: Christopher Swain
Children's Island Triangle Swim
Children's Island Triangle Swim
Rhod Sharp of BBC Radio interviewing Christopher Swain at Children's Island
Rhod Sharp of BBC Radio interviewing Christopher Swain at Children's Island
Show and Tell at Children's Island
Show and Tell at Children's Island
Flagpole Meeting at Children's Island
Flagpole Meeting at Children's Island
Drainage Pipe at Grace Oliver's Cove, Marblehead, MA. Photo: Christopher Swain
Drainage Pipe at Grace Oliver's Cove, Marblehead, MA. Photo: Christopher Swain
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life
Christopher off Children's Island
Christopher off Children's Island
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Photo: Christopher Swain
Photo: Christopher Swain
How it Looks When I Get Hit By a Wave
How it Looks When I Get Hit By a Wave
Trash In Gloucester Harbor
Trash In Gloucester Harbor
Every Day Sea Turtles Mistake Floating Plastic Bags for Food
Every Day Sea Turtles Mistake Floating Plastic Bags for Food
Crocs
Crocs
Pepperidge Farm
Pepperidge Farm
Tropicana
Tropicana
Cape Pond Ice Company
Cape Pond Ice Company
Home Depot
Home Depot
Football
Football
Sewage Slick
Sewage Slick
Flagship Adventures Crew plus Susan Ogan and Emily Peugh
Flagship Adventures Crew plus Susan Ogan and Emily Peugh
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
Beverly-Salem Bridge
Beverly-Salem Bridge
Fresh Seafood
Fresh Seafood
McDonalds
McDonalds
Oreos
Oreos
Chelsea Creek
Chelsea Creek
Bridge over Chelsea Creek
Bridge over Chelsea Creek
Heading out on the first swim/snow day of the year
Heading out on the first swim/snow day of the year
Ice in Salem Sound
Ice in Salem Sound
Salem Harbor Coal-Fired Power Plant
Salem Harbor Coal-Fired Power Plant
Seal Hauls Out on the Ice of Salem Sound
Seal Hauls Out on the Ice of Salem Sound
Linden Beach
Linden Beach
Storm Drain Dumps its Load
Storm Drain Dumps its Load
Plastic Spoon
Plastic Spoon
Firestone
Firestone
Quicksilver
Quicksilver
Exxon/Mobil
Exxon/Mobil
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Rawlings
Rawlings
Christopher Swain
Christopher Swain
Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid
Gatorade G2
Gatorade G2
Poland Spring
Poland Spring
DUX Escort Boat First Day in the water.
DUX Escort Boat First Day in the water.
Swain Dives off the Dock!
Swain Dives off the Dock!
Why I'm not at COP15 in Copenhagen
Why I'm not at COP15 in Copenhagen
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Christopher Swain What I think about when I am freezing my face off: thoughts from Swim Day 42

Oct 15, 2010 08:28 am

   In the mid nineteen-nineties, I was a twentysomething living in Gloucester, Massachusetts. I rented the third floor of an old Victorian on Middle Street, and although I couldn’t see Russia from my living room, I could peer over the buildings along Main Street and catch glimpses of the Atlantic Ocean. (Back then, I was convinced ... Continue reading What I think about when I am freezing my face off: thoughts from Swim Day 42

solinthesky
October 15, 2010 - 12:59pm
Great post! You are definitely one of the lucky few. Thanks for sharing this.
Scallops_with_Roe
December 9, 2010 - 8:27am
Thanks for swimming and writing. Keep up the good work! If you are looking for fun places to swim, you might want to swim the Acushnet River, home to New Bedford Harbor. Not quite as nice as Cape Ann, but one hell of a mess.
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  • Planet Saver
  • Marblehead, MA United States
  • Posted: Mar 19, 2009
  • Last Updated: Oct 15, 2010
  • Focus Areas: Environment: Conservation, Endangered, Global Warming, Water
  • Website: www.swimforahealthyworld.org

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bluesgal2424
October 29, 2009 - 12:44pm
What your doing is so Awesome, Kudos to you for making people aware of the SAD STATE of our OCEANS and WATERWAYS. former NorthShore via TX
jempeace
October 29, 2009 - 10:53am
Thank you, from me and the generations yet to come!
stephstew
September 24, 2009 - 12:49pm
Words cannot even describe how much I value what you are doing. I have always cared deeply about how we leave this planet for our future generations to come. I just decided to join the coast guard and am considering the marine science technician job aka " duck scrubbers" bc I want to enforce the laws and help keep our oceans clean. I would love to put our creative minds together and connect somehow.. I will be stationed in Wilmington NC.. as of next year. Positive energy and blessings your way.. keep up the awesome energy..and humanitarian effort! Peace in our oceans~ Stephanie Stewart "a voice"
vivandjacky
September 17, 2009 - 5:45am
Fantastic!! One person can make a huge difference - go man go! Is nice to feel pride in humanity :) Will be keenly following your endeavours and letting as many of our children here in NZ know as well as their parents. Warmest regards
mdevera
September 13, 2009 - 10:50pm
Wow Chris, Thank you for swimming for our oceans!!! MD from Santa Cruz, CA
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