‘The idea of the challenge’
30 years of the Long Bridge Swim By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The 30th annual Long Bridge Swim went off without a hitch on Aug. 2, when nearly 840 swimmers tested their endurance, speed and...
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Social distancing without social isolation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The COVID-19 crisis has touched every aspect of life. From income to routine, it seems everything is at the mercy of a virus that is hard to understand and...
Community fun — just add water
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Intern In the early ‘90s, Eric Ridgway drove Sandpoint’s Long Bridge every day. For a man who describes swimming as his “therapy, joy and meditation,” it isn’t surprising to hear...
On your marks, get set… swim!
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern There’s nothing quite like the sight of several hundred people breast-stroking their way to the finish line at the end of the 1.76 mile Long Bridge. And that’s exactly...
