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Woman finishes Ohio River charity swim
CINCINNATI, A community college teacher finished a 981-mile swim of the Ohio River in support of women's charities with a final stop in Cairo, Ill., supporters say.
Mimi Hughes started her swim May 22 in Pittsburgh to raise money for women's education and advancement charities, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Sunday.
The 45-year-old developmental reading teacher kept to a goal of swimming 20 miles a day, sometimes swimming for 8 to 12 hours straight, the newspaper said.
She spoke of the many acts of kindness and assistance she was shown during her two-month swim.
"How lucky I am and how blessed have I been to be done (with) swimming and to see so much of the American spirit," Hughes said.
The swim was not without its problems, including swimming through a patch of floating hypodermic needles, and picking up an eye infection she is now taking medication for.
After an almost constant diet of energy bars, water and electrolytes, Hughes celebrated Saturday with ice cream, beer, french fries and a vegetarian burger, the Enquirer said.
CINCINNATI, A community college teacher finished a 981-mile swim of the Ohio River in support of women's charities with a final stop in Cairo, Ill., supporters say.
Mimi Hughes started her swim May 22 in Pittsburgh to raise money for women's education and advancement charities, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Sunday.
The 45-year-old developmental reading teacher kept to a goal of swimming 20 miles a day, sometimes swimming for 8 to 12 hours straight, the newspaper said.
She spoke of the many acts of kindness and assistance she was shown during her two-month swim.
"How lucky I am and how blessed have I been to be done (with) swimming and to see so much of the American spirit," Hughes said.
The swim was not without its problems, including swimming through a patch of floating hypodermic needles, and picking up an eye infection she is now taking medication for.
After an almost constant diet of energy bars, water and electrolytes, Hughes celebrated Saturday with ice cream, beer, french fries and a vegetarian burger, the Enquirer said.
