Swim the Suck 10 Mile Open Water Race was hosted by Karah Friberg and Philip Grymes and sponsored by Outdoor Chattanooga, C.O.W.S. (Chattanooga Open Water Swimmers), River Rocks and Speedo.

“Karah was a wonderful host and she gave such incredibly thoughtful awards to everyone,” said overall winner Victoria Rian who finished in 3 hours 35 minutes in the 16K downstream swim through the Tennessee River Gorge in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

There were 40 competitors this year, double from the inaugural 2010 event. The top ten results are below:

Swim The Suck 2011 from Ben Friberg on Vimeo.

1. Victoria Rian – 3:35:32
2. Alexus Underwood – 3:39:50
3. Susana Martinez – 3:45:20
4. Jason Howard – 3:48:38
5. Jerry Smith – 3:52:21
6. Bridget Elizabeth – 3:52:22
7. Caitlin Healey – 3:56:47
8. Dana Woods-MacCorquodale – 3:57:47
9. Gary Labine – 3:58:44
10. Jack McAfee – 4:00:07

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