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Swimmers try to show river is clean 6-21-08 The Tennessean Politicians kicked off their shoes. Aformer deputy governor walked up with four shirt buttons undone. Four rescue boats stood by, just in case. Swimming legends they weren’t, but more than 20 Metro and state offiials, environmental activists and others swam across the Cumberland River on Thursday to make a point about the quality of the water running through the city. “I don’t think we have any Olympic contenders, but they’re doing a good job,” bluegrass singer Annie Neeley said as she and  Twelve years later, Vic Scoggin, right, in no hurry to cross the Cumberland River. her “hillbilly band” got ready to launch into another song on the East Bank. Paul Davis, director of water pollution control for the Tennes- see Department of Environment and Conservation, was the fastest, finishing in two minutes, 43 seconds, according to the stopwatch of Metro riverfront redevelopment director Chris Koster. The spectacle attracted crowds on both riverbanks. About 100 bureaucrats, attorneys, lobbyists and children watched the swim- mers dive in near Riverfront Park and emerge, some 500 feet later, near LP Field. The crowds might have been smaller if not for a recent spat between Metro Council members. Charlie Tygard called the event “a crazy publicity stunt” last week and said it could encourage teenagers to swim what he con- siders a dangerous river. Emily Evans, who started organizing the event last fall, said the river was safe and pointed out that every swimmer would wear a life vest. Evans, one of five council members who swam, also said sew- age overflows into the river have decreased from 2.3 billion gal- lons in 1989 to 16 million gallons in 2007. Vic Scoggin a Pegram man who swam all 696 miles of the Cumberland 12 years ago to draw attention to the river’s filth at the time, also made the much shorter trek Thursday. Before diving in, Scoggin said he was glad to see people paying attention to the river. “It’s a heck of an asset,” he said.
MAN SWIMS ENTIRE LENGTH OF UNCLEAN CUMBERLAND Commercial Appeal, Memphis Tn July 5, 1996. The Associated Press SWIMMER TO COVER CUMBERLAND RIVER Commercial Appeal, Memphis Tn May 1, 1996. The Associated Press "Impact of silt disputed at hearing for marina." Tennessean [Nashville, TN] 24 Oct. 2003 "SWIMMER CONTINUES." Kentucky Post [Covington, KY] 29 May 1996 "SWIMMER FIGHTS POLLUTION TRAVELED LENGTH OF CUMBERLAND." Kentucky Post [Covington, KY] 5 July 1996,
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