Today is the day. August 29th, 2017 is the day that Andreas Fath finishes his swim on the Tennessee River. After 34 days, the aquatic journey is over after many stops along the coast of the river. Today he comes ashore in Paducah, Kentucky to complete his trip and meet Read more…
In 2014, Andreas performed his record breaking swim of one of the most famous rivers in the world, the Rhine River in Europe. Currently, he is less than 2 days away from completing his swim of the Tennessee River, one of the longer rivers in the United States at around Read more…
Andreas is knocking on the doorstep of Kentucky Dam at this very moment. The cause for this dam has been mentioned in a prior post but not given the detail and respect it deserves. That is why today, the historic 1937 flood will be the topic of today’s post. An Read more…
During Andreas’ swim north through Kentucky Lake, there is a large mass of land to his starboard side. Should you cross that, you will find another lake called Lake Barkley. This area was formerly known as the “Land between the Rivers” (Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers to be exact) until Kentucky Read more…
Currently, Andreas is continuing his swim on the Tennessee River and quickly approaching the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. He is entering Kentucky Lake, the 5th largest freshwater man made lake in the United States (and at one point the largest), covering more than 160,000 acres. It also backs up the Tennessee Read more…