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The Ohio River Way (ORW) is a non-profit, volunteer-led organization working to promote, protect and celebrate the natural beauty and recreational benefits of the Ohio River, our region's most important natural asset.
The ORW is currently working to raise funds to complete the Ohio River Bike Trail (downtown Cincinnati to Lunken Airport) and to create and promote the Ohio River Water Trail to help paddlers and power boaters alike safely explore and Ohio and its tributaries.
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News
The First Annual Great Ohio River Swim, sponsored by the Ohio River Way, Inc, was a great success. Over 70 swimmers ages 13-91 from four states participated in the inaugural 1/2 mile swim from the Serpentine Wall to the Ky shore by Newport on the Levy and back. Race Director Jonathan Grinder and his team from Tuscon Racing managed the timed race. Special thanks to the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Cincinnati Sail and Power Squadron for patrolling the Ohio which was closed to barge and power boat traffic for the swim. Thanks as well to the 12 life guards from the Cincinnati Recreation Commission who monitored the safety of participants and to the students from the Thomas Moore College Center for Ohio River Research and Education who placed and retrieved our race buoys.
• Story on Cincinnati.Com • Photo gallery on Cincinnati.Com
UPDATE: Race times are now available! Click here for results.
Great Ohio River Swim Photos
Click the photos below to view our photos on Flickr. If you're posting your own photos from the Swim to Flickr, be sure to tag your photos "ORWswim" and we'll share them with everyone.
We would like to thank all of our participants, volunteers, vendors and more for making the 7th Annual Ohio River Way Paddlefest another HUGE success. It's still early, but by all indications Paddlefest 2008 will now rank as the largest paddling event in the country. Thank you for making that happen!
The weather this year was a bit more challenging than in the past. We would also like to thank everyone for rolling with the punches and still having a great time.
While we are still getting all our information together about this past weekend, please take a look at photos from this year's Paddlefest.
We are pleased to announce that The Ohio River Water Trail is an "ACA-Recommended Water Trail". For more details, read or download (.doc) the press release from the American Canoe Association.
For more information on the Ohio River Water Trail, download the Ohio River Trail Boater's Guide. Or, pick up a copy at a local retailer with this coupon
