German professor finishes 652-mile Tennessee River swim.
Tennessee Aquarium Andreas Fath knew swimming the Tennessee River could be more of a challenge than his Rhine River swim in 2014, and the Tennessee didn’t disappoint.
He had been at it for 34 days, a longer time than the 28 it took for the 766-mile Rhine.
He also took one day off during the swim.
When asked if he was already planning his next swim, Fath said this will be his last.
"Otherwise, I would not be healthy after 34 days, eight hours a day in the water.
Martin Knoll, a professor at University of the South in Sewanee and a friend of Fath’s, was in the support boat the entire trip.
The stretch just below Kentucky where you have an industrial area, there we saw some litter, but otherwise no.” Knoll’s other big surprise was the people.
The Fath family then plans a vacation in New York.
“I’m convinced he could go several more weeks,” Knoll said.