The DC Council has passed the DC Triathlon Act of 2007. This act legalizes swimming in the Potomac River for triathletes competing in The Nation’s Triathlon. The act leaves in place the general ban on swimming and creates an exemption for triathletes on race day. We are thankful to the Council for an opportunity to swim in the Potomac River and bring a full triathlon into the Nation’s Capital. The act was passed after 20 months of work between The Nation’s Triathlon and numerious DC Agencies, NGB’s. ANC’s, and others. The Council cleared the way for issuance of the swim permit which we expect to receive in a timely manner.
Now, like in all triathlons, we ask Mother Nature to cooperate and keep the rain away. Come join us for a historic first-time ever triathlon swim in Washington, DC. Its gonna’ be a great race.
Holy cow I can’t imagine the effor that took. Thanks for working hard to get this done and giving triathletes another race in a great location. I’m looking forward to being one of the first to race in the Potomac. I live in DC and the water really looks great. I’m psyched to dive in.
Process issues mostly but they were fueled by generalized “water safety” concerns. Since no one had really pushed them far enough to have to make these kinds of tough decisions, inertia mostly kept it from happening. Now though with 20 plus months of partnership work under our belt, everyone has a deeper understanding of the issues and can make more logical and reasoned decisions.